La Antigua Grecia

historia política, social y cultural

Auts. Sarah Pomeroy...[et.al]. Escrita por los cuatro especialistas más destacados del mundo clásico, este libro nos introduce a la historia y a la civilización de la Antigua Grecia en toda su complejidad y variedad, desde sus inicios hasta su «renacimiento» en el período ...

Animals in Greek and Roman thought

a sourcebokk

Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From Stoic assertions that humans owe nothing to animals ...

Kinship myth in Ancient Greece

In ancient Greece, interstate relations, such as in the formation of alliances, calls for assistance, exchanges of citizenshi, and territorial conquest, were often grounded in mythical kinship. In these cases, the common ancestor was most often a legendary figure from whom both communities claimed descent ...

Imágenes primigenias de la religión griega.T.III

Misterios de los Cabiros

Misterios de los Cabiros es la tercera entrega de la serie Imágenes primigenias de la religión griega. Con su habitual erudición e ingeniosa metodología, Kerényi esclarece uno de los conceptos fundamentales para el entendimiento de lo religioso en el mundo griego: el «misterio», aquello que ...

Money in classical antiquity

This is the first book to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds. It uses new approaches in economic history to explore how money affected the economy in antiquity and demonstrates ...

El viaje y sus riesgos

los peligros de viajar en el mundo greco-romano

A pesar de la abrumadora cantidad de referencias que demuestran de manera irrefutable la presencia de viajeros griegos y romanos en los más remotos confines del mundo, a pesar de la existencia de embajadas y contactos internacionales frecuentes desde los orígenes del Estado y, a ...

From Alexander to Jesus

Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander ...

Murder was not a crime

homicide and power in the roman republic

Embarking on a unique study of Roman criminal law, Judy Gaughan has developed a novel understanding of the nature of social and political power dynamics in republican government. Revealing the significant relationship between political power and attitudes toward homicide in the Roman republic, Murder Was ...

Lives behind the laws

the world of the 'Codex Hermogenianus'

In this exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, Serena Connolly draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the Codex Hermogenianus ...

The Edinburgh companion to ancient Greece and Rome

Eds. Edward Bispham, Thomas Harrison and Brian A. Sparkes. The Edinburgh Companion, newly available in paperback, is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain ...

Roma

la forja de un Imperio. Expansionismo romano y resistencia indígena (ss. I a.C-II d.C.)

INDICE:El imperialismo romano y la resistencia indígena en Occidente # El ejército romano como instrumento del expansionismo y los factores del rechazo a Roma # Conquista romana y resistencia indígena: Hispania y el norte de África # La Galia sometida y el fracaso del Imperium Galliarum # La ...

Rome

the autobiography

Edited by Jon E. Lewis. The history of Ancient Rome has been passed down to us through official accounts, personal letters, annotated words of great orators and considered histories of powerful men. This title collects over 150 pieces of Ancient Rome, from the written accounts ...

The romans in the age of Augustus

Providing a snapshot of the ancient Romans as they were at the height of their success, The Romans in the Age of Augustus is a fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the pivotal transition from Republic to Empire. The rule of the ...

Christianity in Ancient Rome

the first three centuries

The reader is taken from the very first generation of Christians in Rome, a tiny group of Jews who acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, down to the point when Christianity had triumphed over savage persecution and was on the verge of becoming the religion of ...

The emperor´s needles

egyptian obelisks and Rome

Obelisks#the ubiquitous, four-sided monuments with pyramid tops that dotted the landscapes of ancient Egypt#reached their heyday between 2000 and 1500 BC, when they transformed from emblems of the sun cult to everyday objects proclaiming the splendor of the pharaohs. Today, only twenty-seven Egyptian ...

Julio César

textos, contextos y recepción: de la Roma clásica al mundo actual

Coord., Antonio Moreno Hernández. Este libro recoge las aportaciones aprobadas por el Comité Científico del Coloquio Internacional sobre la figura y la Obra de Julio César celebrado en la UNED y en la Fundación Pastor de Estudios Clásicos. Recoge 25 colaboraciones de profesores de una ...

Roman battle tactics

390-110 BC

Illustrated by Gerry and Sam Embleton. By 390 BC, the Roman army was in need of change, as Greek-style tactics of fighting with a heavy infantry phalanx were proving increasingly outdated. A military revolution was born in the form of the legion, a tool of ...

La ruina del Imperio romano

Ésta es la historia de cómo uno de los mayores imperios de nuestra historia acabó de desmoronarse y con él el sueño de Alejandro Magno y Julio César de unificar Europa, el Mediterráneo y Oriente Medio en una sola comunidad. Durante el siglo VI, en ...

La leggenda di Roma

Vol. 2: Dal ratto delle donne al regno di Romolo e Tito Tazio

0ttorno alle origini di Roma esiste una complessa, affascinante leggenda che l'opera della Fondazione Valla intende ricostruire su basi nuove. Essa si articola in quattro volumi e offre al lettore un'ampia raccolta di fonti (annalistiche, antiquarie e poetiche; da Esiodo ai padri della ...

Pompeya

vida, muerte y resurrección de la ciudad sepultada por el Vesubio

El 24 de agosto del año 79 de nuestra era, Pompeya quedó sepultada bajo la lava del Vesubio y el mundo perdió su memoria. Dieciocho siglos después, fue descubierta de manera fortuita y comenzaron las excavaciones arqueológicas que la han devuelto a la vida y ...