Best of
Ancient

1994

Lady of the Reeds


Pauline Gedge - 1994
    Intelligent and ambitious, Thu is convinced that her destiny is greater than to marry a peasant, tend crops and breed sons. She wants more. When Hui, aristocrat, healer and famed seer, anchors his barge at the nearby temple, young Thu swims to it, willing to offer him anything, even herself, for a glimpse of her future. And so she starts a journey that finally leads her to power as Lady Thu, beloved concubine of Ramses III - until, once again, she wants more.

The Matthew Henry Study Bible


Anonymous - 1994
    Crafted in a poetic literary style using Elizabethan English, the King James Version is one of the most distinctive Bibles available.The very best of Matthew Henry's commentary notes in one volume, revised and edited.Condensed notes placed in a study Bible format, the Matthew Henry Study Bible provides word, phrase, and verse commentaryKey topical essays inserted throughout the Bible appear in information boxesBook introductionsConcordanceCross referencesFootnotesMaps

To the Last Cartridge


Robert Barr Smith - 1994
    Collection of military conflicts across the ages in which extraordinary courage was displayed against impossible odds.

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East


Jack M. Sasson - 1994
    One hundred and eighty-nine scholars from all over the world contributed their expertise to make this set the most appealing, original, and comprehensive reference on this fascinating area of study. All students, teachers, and scholars who seek to satisfy their curiosity about the ancient Near East's peoples and cultures will find within these volumes articles that intrigue and inform them.History begins in the ancient Near East. While earlier peoples left signs at Stonehenge, on the walls of caves in France it is in the Near East that we first find messages, evidence of the transmission of knowledge from one generation to another, and the organization of nomadic tribes into societies with distinctive class structures, religions, and governments. Ancient Near Eastern civilizations took a great many forms, from the city-states of Mesopotamia to the centralized monarchy of Egypt, and they generated vital traditions in art, architecture, and literature. Through constant interchange with other parts of the world, these cultures influenced the emergence of three of the world's great religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the shape of human history into the Middle Ages and beyond. The vast expanses of desert in the region have preserved many ancient remains that scholars have recovered and analyzed. Spanning more than 4,000 years, from the Early Bronze Age to 325 BCE, this set explores all aspects of the emergence and development of the diverse cultures of the ancient NearEast.Civilizations of the Ancient Near East presents this enormously rich world from a variety of perspectives. It describes the physical world of the ancient Near East, evaluates the impact of ancient Near Eastern civilizations on succeeding cultures, and reconstructs its cultural contexts based on archaeological findings and the deciphering of documents. This two-volume edition contains the complete text of the original four-volume set, including 189 articles organized in eleven parts, enhanced by 46 maps and 612 photographs and line drawings.

The Early Church Fathers, 38 Vols


Alexander Roberts - 1994
    An invaluable primary resource, each of the three sets features introductions, helpful notes, references to Scripture citations, and indices of key persons, places, and theological issues. From the Apostolic Fathers to the Seven Ecumenical Councils, from the apocryphal gospels to the Arian controversy, this work is one of the most complete collections of the writing in the Christian church s first 800 years available today.

Philip of Macedon


N.G.L. Hammond - 1994
    Inheriting a kingdom near collapse, he left to his son Alexander the strongest state in Eastern Europe. He developed new military technology and made Macedonia the greatest power in the Western world. He created a united, multiracial kingdom based on liberal principles, and added to it the resources of a Balkan empire. Most important, he inspired the city-states of the Greek peninsula to form a unified community, ensuring peace among its members, the rule of law in internal politics, and collective security in the face of agressors. No statesman in Europe had ever achieved so much.In Philip of Macedon N. G. L. Hammond presents a narrative history of Hellenistic Macedonia from the state's rise out of obscurity under Philip to the accession of Alexander. Focusing on the character and career of Philip, Hammond discusses developments in military technology and strategy, the social composition and geography of northern Greece, and the region's political developments. He also examines the world of the city-states, the nature of their democracies, their propensity for interstate warfare, and their development of capitalism, scientific methods, and philosophical ideas.With close analysis of the literary and material evidence—including interpretations of recent archaeological discoveries—Hammond offers a unique portrait of Philip as a Macedonian. The book also reveals the culture and artistry of the Macedonian people who made Philip's success possible, with illustrations of the frescoes and artifacts found in the Royal Tombs at Vergina in 1977.

Frank Moore Cross: Conversations with a Bible Scholar


Hershel Shanks - 1994
    Now, for the first time, his insights are accessible in clear, informal and easily understandable language.In the unusual format of an interview, Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review editor Hershel Shanks questions cross about such diverse subjects as the route of the Exodus (through Saudi Arabia!), the development of Israelite religion, the history of the alphabet and its effect on Israelite culture, the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the importance of ancient Hebrew seals.And all this is illustrated with glorious full-color pictures, as well as explanatory charts and maps.In his customary engaging, sometimes provocative, style, Shanks explores with Cross the nature of the scholar's vocation, the way he reasons and even anecdotes involving efforts to purchase some of the Dead Sea Scrolls.In the process, a gentle, wise and witty scholar with a warm human face is revealed - a combination of high scholarship and personal testament.No one seriously interested in the Bible can afford to miss this discussion. Never before has biblical scholarship been so enticing. Best of all, it will be a highly enjoyable experience - indeed, one to return to again and again as rereadings open up new layers of scholarly wisdom.

Chaco Canyon: A Center And Its World


Mary Peck - 1994
    Many mysteries of Chaco Canyon and the Anasazi will remain just so, but, here, in this book the grand splendor of Chaco Canyon is explored with penetrating essays by leading Chaco Canyon scholars and fabulous photography that attempts to understand this timeless place in its own terms.

The Revolutionary Ideas of Frederick Engels (International Socialism 65)


John Rees - 1994
    

The World of Roman Costume


Judith Lynn Sebesta - 1994
    True, she may have fudged a bit in her letter to the authorities, but she does teach art history, and she isn t about to miss her chance to see the world s most famous prehistoric paintings. Nora and her high-spirited husband, Toby, are visiting the Dordogne, in the southern French region of the Aquitaine. Aware that the Dordogne s renown for cave art is matched only by its reputation for delicious cuisine, the couple has also signed up for a cooking class at a nearby chateau, but they soon find that more than food is on their minds. During their tour of the cave, another visitor is murdered. When the local inspector pegs Nora and Toby as suspects, they embark on a mission to solve the crime, tracing strange links between a Cro-Magnon symbol and a thirteenth-century religious cult. As they match wits with the crusty inspector, Nora finds herself immersed in the notebooks of a forgotten artist who once lived in the chateau. In sifting through the artist s papers and uncovering old secrets, she begins to piece together the motives for the murder. But has she cooked up more trouble than she can handle?Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers"

Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum


Andrew Wallace-Hadrill - 1994
    Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure.Combining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of households did the inhabitants of the Roman house form? How did the world of work relate to that of entertainment and leisure? How widely did the luxuries of the rich spread among the houses of craftsmen and shopkeepers? Through analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in defining what it meant to live as a Roman.

Stories of the Flood


Ulma Krishnaswami - 1994
    A collection of flood legends and tales from around the world features the stories of Nu Wa from China, Utnapishtim from ancient Sumeria, and the frog and the people, from the Alabama nation in North America.

Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean


Irad Malkin - 1994
    Functioning historically, myths provided justifications and legitimations of conquest, displacement, and settlement. Focusing on the Spartan Mediterranean--the world of Sparta and its colonies--this book examines the spectrum of the uses of myth. Extending beyond the Greek world, the book also raises the important question of how peoples relate to and justify their national and territorial identities.

Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers


P.J. Casey - 1994
    286 and 296, the Gallo-Roman military commander Carausius and his successor Allectus ruled Roman Britain, forming a renegade government there that threatened the stability of the Roman Empire. Constantius Chlorus eventually suppressed this separatist regime, and his success paved the way for his son Constantine to use Britain as the base for his own bid for imperial recognition.Using literary, archaeological, and numismatic evidence, P.J. Casey brilliantly pieces together this little-known but extraordinary episode in the history of Roman Britain. Casey sets out the Continental and British background to the revolt, which he closely dates and, contrary to current published wisdom, locates initially in Gaul. He finds that Britain's independence was based on naval power—the first time that insular sea power played a major part in British history. He describes how Carausius and Allectus controlled the sea-lanes of the English Channel and the North Sea, maintaining what was probably the most effective naval force in the Roman world after serious naval warfare ceased in the reign of Augustus. He reviews the marine technology of the period and outlines the strategies of Roman coastal protection. He concludes by considering how Carausius was depicted by writers from the medieval period onward, in particular assessing the use of Carausius and Allectus as historical icons in periods of national crisis in British history.

The Parthenon Frieze


Ian Jenkins - 1994
    Designed by Phidias and carved by a team of anonymous masons, the frieze adorned the temple of Athena on the Acropolis and represents a festival procession in honour of the Olympian gods. Its original composition and precise meaning, however, have long been the subject of lively debate. Most of what survives of the frieze is now in the British Museum or the Acropolis Museum in Athens; the rest is scattered among a number of European collections. This book reconstructs the frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. In his introduction Ian Jenkins places the frieze in its architectural, historical and artistic setting. He discusses the various interpretations suggested by previous scholars, and finally puts forward a view of his own.

Thrand of Gotu


George Johnston - 1994
    They may be so categorized on account of their style, which is that of sober history, and not less so when events that we would consider supernatural occasionally take place in them. Both have been assigned approximate dates of composition early in the thirteenth century, among the first sagas to have been written down, yet their narrative lines have the assurance of a fully developed art. Their stories are told with finesse, many events in Faroe Islanders are given a comic slant that seems sophisticated, and both have small casts and little clutter of genealogies. Thrand of Gotu, in Faroe Islanders, is the most fully developed character in either, and one of the more complex and memorable villains of European literature. This beautiful book is a celebration of an ancient tradition, skilfully rendered for modern audiences by respected poet and scholar George Johnston. Johnston's second book of sagas, The Schemers and Viga Glúm, is also now available.

Virgil's Epic Technique


Richard Heinze - 1994
    This translation makes the book available in English for the first time.