Adrienne Mayor Forfatter
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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who... Læs mere
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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life - and even invented real automated machines
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Fossil Legends of the First Americans (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Beginning in the East, with its Ice Age monsters, and ending in the West, where dinosaurs lived and died, this richly illustrated and elegantly written book examines the discoveries of enormous bones in North America and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells.
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
