Ancient

The Roman gladiator has long been a figure of fascination. Portrayed frequently in fine art and popular culture alike, the gladiator is both a real part of history and a legend of a romanticized past. We know that these men entertained Roman audiences by fighting in dangerous and often deadly games. But who were the gladiators? What were their lives like? And why do they continue to have such a strong hold on our imagination, centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire?

This is your gateway to self-mastery, resilience, and inner peace through the works of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus. For over two thousand years, their words have shaped leaders, thinkers, and everyday people searching for meaning. The Complete Stoicism Collection brings their most powerful ideas directly to you, translated and adapted for the contemporary listener. Whether you seek practical advice on how to face life’s challenges or wish to deepen your understanding of Stoic philosophy, this collection has everything you need.

Ramesse II, pur non essendo tanto diverso dai suoi predecessori e dai suoi successori, è l'unico sovrano egizio a cui è stato attribuito l'appellativo “il Grande” e a essere acclamato in tutti i tempi come “re dei re”. In un affascinante ritratto del faraone, Toby Wilkinson ricostruisce l'insieme dei fattori che gli valsero la gloria e la memoria eterne privilegiando due aspetti: la creazione attenta e quasi ossessiva della propria immagine in una continua opera di propaganda e autopromozione.

Charles Hapgood's classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. He has found the evidence in many beautiful maps long known to scholars, the Piri Reis Map that shows Antarctica, the Hadji Ahmed map, the Oronteus Finaeus and other amazing maps. Hapgood concluded that these maps were made from more ancient maps from the various ancient archives around the world, now lost.

Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not passive fertility symbols

This volume presents in new English translations the scattered fragments and testimonies regarding Hermes Thrice Great that complete Brian Copenhaver's translation of the Hermetica (Cambridge, 1992).

C'est l'erreur de calcul de trop ! Un, Deux, Trois et Quatre se sont échappés, laissant l'univers au bord du chaos. Seul Pythagore peut restaurer l'harmonie du monde, en révélant aux nombres l'antique secret qui rythme leur danse ... Aristote, comme chacun sait, fut le précepteur d'Alexandre. Mais voici longtemps que le turbulent disciple s'est affranchi des sages conseils du Maître pour se lancer à la conquête du monde.

C'est l'erreur de calcul de trop ! Un, Deux, Trois et Quatre se sont échappés, laissant l'univers au bord du chaos. Seul Pythagore peut restaurer l'harmonie du monde, en révélant aux nombres l'antique secret qui rythme leur danse ... Un grand récit sur les mathématiques, l'harmonie et la beauté de l'univers. De 9 à 99 ans ! Un hommage à l'amoureux de la sagesse ! Symbole du savoir et de l'amour de la sagesse, Pythagore est un scientifi que et mathématicien aussi légendaire qu'énigmatique. Son regard curieux n'a pas peur de considérer chacun des éléments composant le monde.

World History, Volume 1: to 1500 is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course to 1500 offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Suitable for both majors and non majors World History, Volume 1: to 1500 introduces students to a global perspective of history couched in an engaging narrative. Concepts and assessments help students think critically about the issues they encounter so they can broaden their perspective of global history.

Épictète est né dans la servitude. Il est boiteux, dort sur une paillasse, et pourtant c'est l'homme le plus libre de Rome. On le dit même plus heureux que l'Empereur... Au soir de sa vie, Leibniz, génie universel, avait achevé de décrire l'univers. Mais aux yeux de son jeune ami Théodore, la question du mal restait incompréhensible : pourquoi les hommes peuvent-ils commettre de si grands crimes ? Répondre à cette question, c'était plonger dans la pensée même de Dieu...