Republicanism during the Early Roman Empire

Exploring the political ideology of Republicanism under the Roman emperors of the first century AD, Sam Wilkinson puts forward the hypothesis that there was indeed opposition to the political structure and ideology of the rulers on the grounds of Republicanism. While some Romans wanted a ...

Polémiques entre païens et chrétiens

Cet ouvrage redessine les contours des relations polémiques entre les païens et les chrétiens sous le règne de Théodose (379-395), en s'inscrivant notamment dans les perspectives ouvertes par l'identification de l'auteur de l'Histoire Auguste en la personne de Nicomaque Flavien senior ...

Papacy and crusading in Europe

1198-1245

An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defense of the Church or Christians. This study is therefore not concerned with ...

Caballeros y caballería explicados a mis nietos

Torneos, cruzadas, la Mesa Redonda y el amor cortés, el mundo de los caballeros y las caballerías fascina e intriga, pero ¿qué parte es historia y qué parte imaginación? De Rolando a Lanzarote del Lago, pasando por el rey Arturo, Demurger nos explica qué significaba ...

María Antonieta

María Antonieta nació en Viena en 1755, hija del emperador austríaco Francisco I y de María Teresa. En mayo de 1770 contrajo matrimonio, cuando tenía catorce años, con Luis XVI de Francia. De nuevo la destreza de Stefan Zweig para el retrato y su finísima ...

A companion to World War I

A Companion to the First World War brings together an international team of distinguished historians who provide a series of original and thought-provoking essays on one of the most devastating events in modern history. * Comprises 38 essays by leading scholars who analyze the current state ...

Mussolini y el fascismo italiano

El 23 de marzo de 1919 en la plaza San Sepulcro de Milán, un centenar de antiguos combatientes reunidos por Benito Mussolini, a la sazón director del periódico Il Popolo d’Italia, decidieron constituirse en «fascios italianos de combate». Más que un fenómeno italiano, una ...

The logistics of the Roman Army at War

(264 BC - AD 235)

Relying on a variety of literary, documentary and archaeological sources, this work explores the Roman military supply system from the Punic Wars to the end of the Principate. Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of logistics: supply needs and rations; packs, trains and ...

The Knights Templar

from the days of Jerusalem to the commanderies of Champagne

Using previously unpublished archive documents, this detailed historical account explores the origins and daily lives of the Knights of Templar, the first military religious order of Christendom. This brotherhood of monks and soldiers not only took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience; they also vowed ...

Los orígenes de los cultos revolucionarios

(1789-1792)

Los orígenes de los cultos revolucionarios (1789-1792), escrito en 1904 como parte del trabajo doctoral de su autor, el historiador Albert Mathiez, fue un libro pionero en el desarrollo de la interpretación de la Revolución francesa como una nueva forma de religión nacional. Lector temprano ...

The end of sacrifice

religious transformations in Late Antiquity

The religious transformations that marked late antiquity are an enigma that has challenged some of the West's greatest thinkers. But, according to Guy G. Stroumsa, the oppositions between paganism and Christianity that characterize prevailing theories have endured for too long. Instead of describing this ...

The mysteries of Artemis of Ephesos

cult, polis, and change in the Graeco-Roman World

Artemis of Ephesos was one of the most widely worshiped deities of the Greco-Roman world. Her temple, the Artemision, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and for more than half a millennium people flocked to Ephesos to learn the great secret ...

El libro negro

Cuando el 22 de junio de 1941 el ejército alemán cruzó la frontera de la Unión Soviética dio comienzo uno de los más espeluznantes episodios de la Segunda guerra Mundial.

Historia y catástrofe

Una corriente principal en las historias occidentales de la historiografía ha sido la historia del desarrollo del relato como forma literaria, problema intelectual e instrumento social. Y a pesar de que este enfoque ha tenido el efecto de confinar el significado de <> a <> -definición en ...

Hidden complexities of the Frankish Castle

social aspects of space in the configurational architecture of Frankish Castles in the Holy Land, 1099-1291

This volume of ASLU presents an approach to Frankish castles with the space syntax, a method and theory that aims to study the relationship people have with built space. Employing space syntax on crusader castles brought new insights into the functioning of the fortress both ...

El arte de la guerra en el Mundo Antiguo

de las guerras persas a la caída de Roma

El profesor Hanson, uno de los mayores expertos en historia militar, ha reunido en este volumen a investigadores de la talla de Donald Kagan, Barry Strauss o Peter J. Heather, entre otros, para ofrecernos una visión del papel de la guerra en el mundo antiguo ...

Roman Imperial armour

the production of early imperial military armour

The Roman Empire depended on the power of its armies to defend and extend the imperial borders, enabling it to dominate much of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Success was, in large part, founded on well-trained, well-disciplined soldiers who were equipped with the ...

La conquista de Italia por Roma

(II): Desde la toma de Veyes a la anexión de los Alpes Itálicos (siglo IV a I a.C.)

En el año 396 a.C. los romanos se veían en la cumbre de su poder. Por fin, tras cientos de años de guerras, batallas, matanzas, incursiones y saqueos, habían tomado a su, hasta entonces, máxima enemiga: la ciudad etrusca de Veyes (Veii, las actuales ...

The rise of female kings in Europe, 1300-1800

In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs - the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the ...

Trent

what happened at the Council

The Council of Trent (1545--1563), the Catholic Church's attempt to put its house in order in response to the Protestant Reformation, has long been praised and blamed for things it never did. Now, in this first full one-volume history in modern times, John W ...