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Ancient history has traditionally focused on Greece and Rome. This book takes a global approach to the distant past, following the development of human societies across the globe from the last Ice Age, 11,700 years ago, to the rise of Islam in the seventh century CE.
Popular Politics in an Aristocratic Republic explores the different... Læs mere
The first comprehensive study of the Excerpta, a sort of 'Byzantine Google' which repackaged many key works of Greek... Læs mere
An interdisciplinary analysis of Byzantine frontier policy in the northern Balkans and the Black Sea region. Explores cultural interaction between Romans and barbarians, warfare, diplomacy, and the creation of identities before the final collapse of the ancient world order.
Romanos' lively and dramatic hymns are a highlight of Byzantine literary invention. This book examines the rhetorical... Læs mere
Excavations in 2007-8, ahead of an extension to the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen, uncovered... Læs mere
This revised and expanded edition surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval times. Examining its relationship with religion, science, philosophy, art, literature... Læs mere
The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance Brittain Bouchard demonstrates that the Cistercian monks of Burgundy were exemplary in both spheres...
"No Plays" are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed... Læs mere
This volume traces the social, economic and political history of the Greeks between 500 and 1050.
A comprehensive impression of the quality of life across Asia Minor during the last century or so before the end of Antiquity.
This is the story of two very different men, Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, and Henry Tudor and how they met in battle on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth Field.