A History of the VikingsIn AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse 'sea-wolves' followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death...9999903256373Lars Brownworth
Editors Varis
miércoles, 8 de enero de 2025
The Slow Death of the Roman SuperpowerThe Fall of the Roman Empire has been a best-selling subject since the 18th century. Since then over 200 discrete reasons have been advanced for the collapse of the western half of...9999903238065Adrian Keith Goldsworthy
PHOENIX
viernes, 29 de noviembre de 2024
This work pieces together the life history of the myth of Prestor John, the Christian potentate of the East, Emperor of Ethiopia.9999903233220Robert Silverberg
Phoenix Press
martes, 26 de noviembre de 2024
A new captivating, inspiring, and totally perspective-shifting volume from the wife and husband team behind Gender Swapped Fairy Tales The Greek myths were first told thousands of...9999903225775Karrie Fransman Jonathan ...
Faber & Faber
lunes, 18 de noviembre de 2024
War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman WorldThe Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialist...9999903221371Adrian Goldsworthy
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
jueves, 14 de noviembre de 2024
For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascinati...9999903221043Peter Berresford Ellis,
Robinson Publishing
miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2024
The First World Empire and the Battle for the WestIn 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory - rapid, spectacular victory - had s...9999903221012Tom Holland
London : Abacus, 2006.
miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2024
"This outstanding study spans four rich civilizations in ancient Mexico, from 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest soon after A.D.1500: The "Olmecs," hunters and farmers who worshippe...9999903216087Nigel Davies
Penguin Books Ltd
jueves, 7 de noviembre de 2024
Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at The Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London, 21 November, 1978-18 March, 1979An exhibition presented at the Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly, London, 21 Nov., 1978-18 March, 1979.9999903201199Warwick Bray Royal Academ...
Times Books
jueves, 17 de octubre de 2024
The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along w...9999903179115Stephen Kershaw,
Robinson Publishing
lunes, 26 de agosto de 2024
A Palaeoecological Study of a Bronze Age Site : a Contribution to the History of the British Insect Fauna9999903158264Paul C. Buckland
Editors Varis
jueves, 11 de julio de 2024
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