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What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive? Historian Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscany’s past, underlining both the area’s regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.
One of the most exciting periods of Britain’s history under the Romans remains largely unknown today. Yet, at the end of third century AD, two men successively ruled the island, together with parts of the Continental coast, as emperors of Britannia for a period of ten years.
Introduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and – most importantly – the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity.
An eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins of humanity—and how, for three centuries, ideas of prehistory have been used to justify devastating violence against others
Hvad kendetegner mennesket bedre end dets evne til at manipulere omgivelserne?Lige fra vuggen går spædbarnet i gang med at forsøge at gennemtvinge sin vilje. Jægeren, fiskeren... Læs mere
Hvordan har landsbyen dannet ramme om livets udvikling i Danmark?Dette spørgsmål bliver besvaret på en direkte og tilgængelig måde i denne bog. Fremstillingen er... Læs mere
Denne beskrivelse af bondekulturen tager sin begyndelse i 3000 – 2500 f.v.t. På baggrund af arkæologiske fund og historiske sammenligninger giver forfatteren et billede af, hvordan livet så ud... Læs mere
At its height Ancient Rome ruled North Africa, Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula and Western Europe and extended beyond lands once held by the... Læs mere
Hvordan så livet ud omkring Borup i vikingetiden og i middelalderen? Og hvordan kan vi spejle os som danskere i lige præcis Borup-egnen?I bogen giver forfatteren os nogle grundige og... Læs mere
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Scandinavian-influenced place-names in East Anglia, and proposes a new model of place-name formation that incorporates the hypothesis of a substantial migration of Viking settlers from Scandinavia.