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Constantine The Great

Warlord of Rome

Constantine the Great is a titanic figure in Roman, and indeed world history. Most famed for making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire (and thus ensuring its survival and spread), and for moving the seat of imperial rule to 'New Rome' (Constantinople), he ...

Islamophobia and the politics of empire

In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a "war on terror" ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, or Islamophobia. However, 9/11 alone did not create Islamophobia. This book examines the historic relationship between Islamophobia and the agenda of ...

How to defeat the Saracens

Guillelmus Ade, Tractatus quomodo Sarraceni sunt expugnandi

The fall of Acre in 1291 inspired many schemes for crusades to recover Jerusalem. One of these proposals is How to Defeat the Saracens, written around 1317 by William of Adam, a Dominican who traveled in the eastern Mediterranean, Persia, and parts of India. Extensive ...

Ambush

surprise attack on Ancient Greek warfare

There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlefield. The alternative model, equally Greek and ...

Greek sculpture

Sculpture is one of the art forms for which Ancient Greece is renowned, serving as an inspiration to other societies from Ancient Rome to the present day. This book offers an accessible introduction to Ancient Greek sculpture from its beginnings in the eighth century BC ...

Dangerous gifts

gender and exchange in Ancient Greece

Deianeira sends her husband Herakles a poisoned robe. Eriphyle trades the life of her husband Amphiaraos for a golden necklace. Atreus's wife Aerope gives away the token of his sovereignty, a lamb with a golden fleece, to his brother Thyestes, who has seduced her ...

Sport and festival in the Ancient Greek World

First launched at the time of the Athens Olympics, Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World has become a classic study in its field. The 15 illustrated chapters of this collection not only explore many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the rich program ...

Chariots and other wheeled vehicles in Italy before the Roman Empire

his study presents evidence for transport by wheeled vehicle in Italy before the Roman Imperial period, the beginning of which is often thought to be marked by Augustus's conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. Three categories of wheeled vehicle documented for the period are ...

In defence of the terror

liberty or death in the French Revolution

For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in sensibility. The Revolution is no longer judged ...

Nacionalismo y colonialismo en Marruecos (1945-1951)

el general Varela y los sucesos de Tetuán

El libro es un estudio de historia política centrado en las relaciones hispano-marroquíes durante el protectorado hispano-francés en Marruecos. Se trata de un trabajo de investigación basado principalmente en documentación de archivo, en buena parte inédita. En sus páginas la autora analiza cómo se subordinó ...

La Reconquista

(Revista Desperta Ferro. Antigua y Medieval, Nº 13, año 2012)

SUMARIO: • La guerra medieval en la Península Ibérica, por Mario Orsi • El Imperio almohade, por Maribel Fierro, CSIC • Mesnadas cristianas al servicio de la fe islámica, por José Luis de Mesa • Las terceras taifas y el surgimiento del emirato nazarí de Granada, por Francisco Vidal ...

Control de convencionalidad y efectos de las sentencias

A partir de la Carta de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, aprobada en San Francisco el 26 de junio de 1945, y luego con la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, adoptada y proclamada por la Asamblea General el 10 de diciembre de 1948 ...

Augustus Carp

Augustus Carp es la autobiografía de un superintendente de la escuela dominical que se dedica a denunciar los pecados y debilidades de los demás ignorando, al mismo tiempo, los suyos. Aunque hace campaña en contra de la lujuria, del ocio, de beber y de fumar ...

Nutshells company Law

An essential revision and starter guide, presenting the essentials of the law in clear and straightforward language. Features such as diagrams and checklists make Nutshells easy to use, while the inclusion of model questions and answer plans help students test their knowledge. Nutshells are an ...

Schmitthoff the Law and practice of international trade

Schmitthoff's Export Trade, now in its twelfth edition, is the leading text in the field of international trade law and provides the reader with a comprehensive treatment of the subject including the sale of goods, finance and transportation of exports, insurance, customs law and ...

Imagem e reflexo

religiosidade e Monarquia no Reino Visigodo de Toledo (Séculos VI-VIII)

A análise das relações entre religiosidade e Monarquia no período que engloba desde a conversão do Reino de Toledo até sua destruição é o objeto de estudo de Ruy de Oliveira Andrade Filho neste livro. Andrade passa em revista práticas muito distintas quanto ao espaço ...

Las dos guerras de España

La historia contemporánea de España está marcada por dos grandes guerras: la de la Independencia (1808-1814) y la Guerra civil (1936-1939). Ronald Fraser se ha especializado en el estudio de ambas contiendas, a cuya historia ha contribuido con dos obras maestras como son La maldita ...

Soldados a caballo

una extraordinaria historia de guerra del siglo XXI

Esta es la historia de los soldados de las Fuerzas especiales norteamericanas y agentes de la CIA, a quienes, tras los atentados del 11-S de 2001, se les encomendó la formidable tarea de derrotar a los talibanes de Afganistán, lo que consiguieron en una campaña ...

The Cambridge History of jewish philosophy

Volume 2: The Modern Era

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish philosophy from the seventeenth century to the present day. Written by a distinguished group of experts in the field, its essays examine how Jewish thinking was modified in its ...

Pedro Manuel de Urrea

cancionero

En estos tres volúmenes se ofrece la primera edición crítica del Cancionero de Pedro Manuel de Urrea, partiendo de la versión de 1516. El estudio textual y el análisis de la configuración del libro nos indican que nos las habemos con uno de los pocos ...