Ancient Civilizations
epub |eng | 2021-12-30 | Author:Paul Chrystal; [Chrystal;, Paul]

The Carausian Revolt The Carausian Revolt (286–296) occurred when a somewhat dubious Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul, thus creating the Britannic Empire. In ...
( Category: Rome September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2017-09-15 | Author:Daniel J. Gargola [Gargola, Daniel J.]

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE Over time, the augurs established a nested series of spaces that took on its developed form in the third century. Within the city and near to it, ...
( Category: Rome September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-05-09 | Author:History, Enthralling

Chapter 11 – The Doomed Prince This story begins with the agony of a king without an heir. He was the king of all Egypt, worshiped as the son of ...
( Category: Egypt September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2019-01-15 | Author:Richard Friedman [Friedman, Richard]

The Same Man Who was he? How did he come to have a copy of the original version of the history? How was he able to imitate the language and ...
( Category: Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 1997-12-31 | Author:Arafat, K. W.;Pierce, Karen F.;Deacy, Susan.; [Arafat, K. W.;Pierce, Karen F.;Deacy, Susan.;]

Fig. 11. J. Paul Getty Museum 83.AE.362, Williams 1991 fig. 8h p. 53;Robertson 1992 fig. 33. Now Rome, Villa Giulia 121110. Notes 1 This paper is one of a series ...
( Category: Greece September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-05-30 | Author:Manousos E Kambouris; [Kambouris;, Manousos E]

Cyprus: a decisive sideshow The revolt of Cyprus must have taken place before the battle of Ephesus (Her V. 108). Instigated by Onesilus of Salamis, younger brother of the steadily ...
( Category: Greece September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2009-10-01 | Author:Lloyd, Alan B. [Lloyd, Alan B.]

Homosexuality and the efficiency of the fighting force Having reviewed the evidence for military homosexuality, and having attempted to account for a partial dearth in evidence for something we have ...
( Category: Ancient Civilizations September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-02-19 | Author:D.J. Butterfield; [Butterfield;, D.J.]

Fig. 1: the south-west corner of the Palatine. The scalae Caci are at the top; beyond them (to the south) is the valley of the Circus Maximus. The ‘heroon’ is ...
( Category: Rome September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2003-09-15 | Author:Morkot, Robert. [Morkot, Robert.]

– M – MACE. One of the earliest weapons of war and symbols of the pharaoh’s might. Numerous maceheads in different shapes and unusual stones survive from the earliest periods. ...
( Category: Egypt September 20,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-02-07 | Author:Lisa K. Sabbahy; [Sabbahy;, Lisa K.]

People’s personal belongings were kept in wooden boxes; there were no drawers, cupboards, or clothes closets in ancient Egyptian houses. Clothing, footwear, jewelry, and toiletry items were all kept in ...
( Category: Egypt September 19,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-08-04 | Author:James Crawford [Crawford, James]

7 BORDER BURNING Dusk settles over a forest on a mountainside. Lights glimmer a mile or so down below. A semi-circle of brightness: a tiny coastal city. Beyond the city, ...
( Category: Mesopotamia September 19,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-04-15 | Author:J. Nicholas Reid; [Reid, J. Nicholas]

[Gilgameš] opened his mouth to speak, saying to Enkidu: “[Why,] my friend, are we trembling like weaklings, [we] who came across all the mountains?” (V:34–36)53 The awe-inspiring context of the ...
( Category: Mesopotamia September 19,2022 )