Antiquities Archaeology category: 284 books
Walking the Bible
A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible describes one man's epic odyssey—by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel—through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mount Sinai to touching the burning bush, Bruce Feiler's inspiring journey will forever change your view of some of history's most storied events.
by Lowell Edmunds
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
An indispensable guide to the myth of Oedipus this book is the first to analyze its long and varied history from ancient times to the modern day, and presented with an authoritative survey that considers Oedipus in art and music as well as in literature.
Lowell Edmunds accepts this variation...
Clerical Vestments
Ceremonial Dress of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe. The history of these priestly garments and how their use developed in Britain and Europe is fascinating. This book...
by Auguste Rodin
Language: French
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Auguste Rodin, né à Paris le 12 novembre 1840 et mort à Meudon le 17 novembre 1917, est l'un des plus importants sculpteurs français...
by Gary Cook
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
'I was dissatisfied with the history of New Zealand we were taught at school... I always felt short-changed. I couldn't understand why the Maori accounts were not an accepted part of the past, part of a truth that revealed a deeper history.'
Thus speaks Gary Cook, who has made many intriguing journeys...
Grail Chronicles
Tracing the Holy Grail from the Last Supper to Its Current Location
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2011
Covering Arthurian legend, Templars, King John, the Crown Jewels, and Thomas Becket, this exciting new account of what happened to the Holy Grail after the Last Supper reveals where it is now This is the story of a plain silver chalice from the first century AD that now rests in the heart of England....
The Lost Book of Moses
The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
One man’s quest to find the oldest Bible scrolls in the world and uncover the story of the brilliant, doomed antiquarian accused of forging them.
In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira—archaeological treasure hunter and inveterate social climber—showed up unannounced in London claiming...
Classical Mythology
A dictionary of the tales, characters and traditions of Classical Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
For thousands of years the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome have fascinated people and inspired great writers, thinkers, artists and culture. This book explains myths and retells them in this comprehensive and useful tales, myths and characters in over 1000 cross-references.
Complete Books of Enoch: All Three: New Translation with Extensive Commentary
1 Enoch (First Book of Enoch), 2 Enoch (Secrets of Enoch), 3 Enoch (Hebrew Book of Enoch)
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
A NEW Translation of All Three Books of Enoch
Many of the Book of Enoch books available are in fact public domain (the R. H. Charles version of 1917) which means that they can be given away to anyone for free, by anyone. This book is NOT one of those.
What is the problem with public domain...
by Jon D. Mikalson
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson...
by Elaine Fantham
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
This scholarly biography details the life of an extraordinary woman in an extraordinary society.
Julia Augusti studies the life of the only daughter of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the father who sacrificed his daughter and her children in order to establish a dynasty.
Studying...
Civic Rites
Democracy and Religion in Ancient Athens
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2010
Civic Rites explores the religious origins of Western democracy by examining the government of fifth-century BCE Athens in the larger context of ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Deftly combining history, politics, and religion to weave together stories of democracy’s first leaders and...
by Charles William King
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
The Gnostics and Their Remains is an illustrated, expansive treatise on Gnosticism. Its history, sources, theology, and more are thoroughly discussed, with the original illustrations interspersed throughout the chapters.A table of contents is also included for easier navigation.
Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church
Emperor Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Vision of Rome
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
This groundbreaking study brings into dialogue for the first time the writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. Susanna Elm compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between...