Historia

What does history look like without 'civilisations'? Josephine Quinn calls for a major reassessment of the West and the concepts that define it. The West, history tells us, was built on the ideas and values of Ancient Greece and Rome, which disapp...

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'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-President On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's large...

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I slutet av 1100-talet och början av 1200-talet lyckades Djingis khan skapa ett mongoliskt välde som sträckte sig från Kaspiska havet i väster till Stilla havet i öster. Efter härskarens död år 1227 utvidgade hans ättlingar territoriet till det st...

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Fredsfurste eller hårdför diktator? Klok landsfader eller grym krigare? Augustus, Romarrikets förste kejsare, pendlade mellan ytterligheterna. Som adoptivson till den store Julius Caesar kom Augustus eller Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, som han s...

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This brief but highly informative book presents an outline of Greek religion in the classical period. After surveying its main characteristics, it offers a clear and innovative view of the great gods and heroes as well as their sanctuaries and als...

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Reveals how the pyramids of Egypt were sophisticated generators of clean energy. Sharing extensive new evidence and cutting-edge research that the Great Pyramid at Giza was built as an energy-harvesting machine, Christopher Dunn details how the an...

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Mary Beard's new book Emperor of Rome is available now Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape o...

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IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES 'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry&ap...

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Den 24 februari 2022 anföll Ryssland Ukraina Putin hade strax innan förklarat Ukraina vara en stat utan existensberättigande. Då insåg politiker i väst slutligen att Putin menade allvar med återställandet av Sovjetimperiets gränser. Nils Torvalds,...

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In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and on...

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This succinct introduction uses a precise style, clear structure, and engaging narrative approach to inspire a sophisticated understanding of the subject. Schtze breaks down the core material required for study of EU law, and equips students to co...

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Under devisen Deus vult , ”Gud vill det”, drog hundratusentals européer ut i korståg på medeltiden för att befria Heliga landet från muslimskt välde. Resultaten varierade, från det första korstågets spektakulära erövring av Jerusalem t...

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An updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published to tie in with the bicentenary of Champollions breakthrough in 1822. Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-Franois Champollion, the impo...

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'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen' How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great St...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE A SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 'Magnificent . . . Important and hugely readable' William Dalrymple, Financial Times 'A wildly ambitious and entertainingly lurid history' James Bar...

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'Rubicon' is a narrative history which provides bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, oratory and amazing feats of conquest and cruelty.

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The last forty years have brought about a transformation in the understanding of pagan Roman religion, rescuing it from the margins of the discipline and restoring its rituals and rhythms to their place at the centre of Roman life and literature. ...

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»Harrison briljerar återigen med sitt språk och sin förmåga att väcka intresse...« BTJ Karl den store förvandlade det frankiska riket till medeltidens största västeuropeiska imperium. Få härskare genom tiderna har betytt lika mycket för Europas po...

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EMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION ***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'*** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The real remedy is educa...

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Berättelsen om Roms dramatiska kejsartid! Sedan Roms förste kejsare Augustus tagit makten år 30 f Kr skulle fred råda i det romerska imperiet. Idén om Pax Romana , den romerska freden, kopplades till kejsartanken. Om en enda kejsare styr hela värl...

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No area of Greek life was wholly untouched by religion, and a basic knowledge of this aspect of life is essential to anyone seeking a proper understanding of the classical world. In this engaging survey Robert Garland brings out the unique quality...

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This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD. Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman Empire was racked by a series of military crises. Whi...

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A gripping, illustrated narrative of the longest and most brutal land battle of the 190405 Russo-Japanese War. Growing rivalry between Imperial Russia and Imperial Japan over territorial control in China and Korea led to the outbreak of war in Feb...

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This atlas traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. It examines its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences, and follows its foreign wars and internecine struggles. The transformation of Ancient Rome into...

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'This is probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language, certainly the best I have ever read ... Students, scholars and the general reader will never find a better guide to Habsburg history' Alan Sked, Times Literar...

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När Caesar gick över Rubicon utmanade han på allvar sin konsulkollega Pompejus om makten. Ett blodigt inbördeskrig senare stod han som ensam härskare över det växande romerska imperiet. Caesar - den förste kejsaren. Inbördeskriget är en del av han...

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with the earliest references...

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Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relatively unknown. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This is the...

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail The ruins of Pompe...

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»En sakkunnig men ledigt skriven översikt.« BTJ »Den som vill bredda sin förståelse för Roms tidiga liv, innan staden blev till ett imperium ... kan med stort utbyte läsa Eva Queckfeldts bok.« Tidskriften Medusa Kunnig och medryckande skildring av...

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