Best of
Ancient-History

1984

Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers


John Romer - 1984
    Illustrated with both color photos and black-and-white drawings, this groundbreaking study goes back more than 3,000 years to a village where the workers who created the tombs of the Pharaohs and the Valley of the Kings resided. "John Romer is an archeologist with a genius for raising the busy ghosts of ancient Egypt."--Sunday Times

The Lost Shipwreck of Paul


Robert Cornuke - 1984
    This bibically historic book takes a look at documented specific find of all four, thirteen foot Alexandrian Roman Anchors discussed in Acts 27:29 of the Holy Bible.

Roman Building: Materials and Techniques


Jean-Pierre Adam - 1984
    It looks at large- scale public buildings as well as more modest homes and shops. Placing emphasis on the technical aspects of the subject, it follows the process of building through each stage -- from quarry to standing wall, from tree to roof timbers -- and how these materials were obtained or manufactured. The author also discusses interior decoration and looks at the practical aspects of water supply, heating and roads.

Thucydides


W. Robert Connor - 1984
    Moving beyond other studies by its focus on the reader's role in giving meaning to the text, it reveals Thucydides' use of objectivity not so much as a standard for the proper presentation of his subject matter as a method for communicating with his readers and involving them in the complexity and suffering of the Peloponnesian War. W. Robert Connor shows that as Thucydides' themes and ideas are reintroduced and developed, the initial reactions of the reader are challenged, subverted, and eventually made to contribute to a deeper understanding of the war.

The Christians as the Romans Saw Them


Robert L. Wilken - 1984
    The making of a Roman official; Travels of a provincial governor; A Christian association; Offerings of wine & incenseChristianity as a burial society. Church or political club?; A sense of belonging; A Bacchic society; An obscure & secret associationThe piety of the persecutors. Roman religion & Christian prejudice; The practice of religion; "We too are a religious people"Galen: the curiosity of a philosopher. Philosophy & medicine; Christianity as a philosophical school; The practice of philosophy; The arbitrary god of the ChristiansCelsus: a conservative intellectual. Begging priests of Cybele & soothsayers; The deficiencies of Christian doctrine; Demythologizing the story of Jesus; An apostasy from Judaism; Religion & the social orderPorphyry: the most learned critic of all. In defense of Plato; The Jewish scriptures; The Christian New Testament; Philosophy from oracles; The religion of the emperor; Jesus not a magician; An unreasoning faithJulian the Apostate: Jewish law & Christian truth. The emperor's piety; Greek education & Christian values; Against the Galilaeans; The tribal god of Jews & Christians; An apostasy from JudaismEpilogueSuggestions for Further ReaderIndex

The Treasure Chest Enigma: A Go Miscellany


Noriyuki Nakayama - 1984
    

Hadrian's Wall in the Days of the Romans


Ronald Embleton - 1984
    It tells us about the soldiers who built and garrisoned it and the civilians who lived in the towns and villages scattered along its length. Never before has such a grand attempt been made to show in vivid colourful detail the life of Roman Britain. Every building to be found inside the Roman forts and camps has been carefully reconstructed.

Constantine and Eusebius


Timothy D. Barnes - 1984
    Barnes gives the fullest available narrative history of the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine. He analyzes Constantine's rise to power and his government, demonstrating how Constantine's sincere adherence to Christianity advanced his political aims. He explores the whole range of Eusebius' writings, especially those composed before Constantine became emperor, and shows that many attitudes usually deemed typical of the "Constantinian revolution" were prevalent before the new Christian empire came into existence. This authoritative political and cultural history of the age of Constantine will prove essential to students and historians of the ancient world.

The Might that Was Assyria (Great Civilizations Series) (Great civilization series)


Henry William Frederick Saggs - 1984
    W. F. Saggs. It illustrates the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Saggs spent half of his life studying the ancient Assyrians, before he wrote this book. - from Wikipedia

Discovery of Ancient America


David Allen Deal - 1984
    The people in the general area call it "Hidden Mountain" or Mystery Mountain" but the Indians retain its more ancient title "Cerro Los Moqujino" ("Cliff of the Strange Writings"). These names aptly apply for upon its slopes a secret is revealed that if accepted would change the basic concepts upon which ancient American history is built. Few even dare its challenge. Nevertheless the emerging evidence compels us to conclude that this wilderness region was in ancient times visited by adventurers from the middle East....The paragraph above is the author's introduction to this book which describes the exciting results of his years of study and research in the "Hidden Mountain" area. His conclusions considered highly controversial in some quarters are nevertheless if true of tremendous importance. He is thoroughly convinced that America possibly as long ago as 3500 years was once occupied by Hebrew mariners who left their mark with an inscription of the Ten Commandments. With many photos and drawings.

Armies of the Ancient Near East 3,000 BC to 539 BC


Nigel Stillman - 1984
    

The Jews of Palestine: A Political History of Palestine from the Bar Kokhba War to the Arab Conquest


Michael Avi-Yonah - 1984
    

Fathers and Daughters in Roman Society: Women and the Elite Family


Judith P. Hallett - 1984
    These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.