This comprehensive resource on the construction and use of ancient Egyptian pyramids is perfect for young readers looking to expand their knowledge on history, architecture, and ancient Egyptian civilization.

    The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.

    Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno.Volume II shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom (1550-1080 B.C.). With a new foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert.Volume III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. With a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning.

    In between (with, among others, his speeches for Cluentius and Rabirius), he built a reputation as the greatest orator of his time.Cicero defended his practice partly on moral or compassionate grounds of 'human decency'--sentiments with which we today would agree. His clients generally went free. And in vindicating men--who sometimes did not deserve it--he left us a mass of detail about Roman life, law and history and, in two of the speeches, graphic pictures of the 'gun-law' of small provincial towns.

    Appearing in an English-language paperback edition for the first time, volume 1 analyzes in vivid detail the military tactics and strategies used by the great warriors of antiquity. Delbrück disputes some points in classical history and separates fact from legend in his objective reconstruction of celebrated battles stretching from the Persian Wars to the Peloponnesian War, Alexander's campaign to conquer Asia, the Second Punic War and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, and the triumph of the Roman legions and Julius Caesar. Walter J. Renfroe Jr. based his much-praised English translation on the third (1920) edition of volume 1.

    Safrai and M. Stern in cooperation with D. Flusser and W.C. van Unnik Section 2 - The Literature of the Jewish People in the Period of the Second Temple and the Talmud Section 3 - Jewish Traditions in Early Christian Literature

    A member of the Constantinian dynasty, he became Caesar over the western provinces by order of Constantius II in 355. He campaigned successfully against the Alamanni & Franks. Notable was his victory over the Alamanni in 357 at the Battle of Argentoratum despite being outnumbered. In 360 in Lutetia (Paris) he was acclaimed Augustus by his troops, sparking civil war with Constantius. Before the two could face off, however, Constantius died, after naming Julian as his successor. In 363, he began a campaign against the Sassanid Empire. Initially successful, he was wounded in battle & died shortly thereafter. A complex character, he was "the military commander, the theosophist, the social reformer & the man of letters". He was the last non-Xian ruler of the Empire. It was his desire to bring the Empire back to ancient Roman values in order to prevent its dissolution. He purged a top-heavy state bureaucracy & attempted to revive traditional religious practices. His rejection of Xianity in favor of Neoplatonic paganism caused him to be called Apostate by the church. He was the last emperor of the Constantinian dynasty, Rome's 1st Xian dynasty.

    Coverage of Rome's enemies includes Gallic, British, Pictish, Scots/Irish, German, Dacian, Sarmatian, Frankish, Saxon, Vandal, Visigothic, Ostrogothic, Hunnic, Pontic, Parthian, Armenian, Jewish, Palmyran, Sassanid and Blemye armies. It examines tactics and strategy, organisation and formations and orders of battle as well as providing a detailed guide to the dress and equipment of the armies of the period. Comprehensive illustrations by Ian Heath complement Phil Barker's text and the result is a wealth of information for anyone interested in the warfare of the time. Long out of print, the book has been a source of inspiration to wargamers and academic historians alike. It is reprinted here in its complete 1981 fourth edition with an updated bibliography.

    Volume One is 601 pages. Volume Two is 709 pages. The set covers "a world -wide history of archaeology and its greatest discoveries, area by area, in the eloquent words of the original discoverers, observers, and interpreters".

    Recounts the Greek myth of Jason, his search with the Argonauts for the Golden Fleece, and the final tragedy resulting from Medea's love for him.

    Read about the development of alphabets and scripts, the evolution of modern letter forms, more.