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The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder's economic thought-and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire's constrained innovation and economic growthThe elder Pliny's Natural History (77 CE), an astonishing compilation of 20,000 "e;things worth knowing,"e; was avowedly intended to be a repository of ancient Mediterranean knowledge for the use of craftsmen and farmers, but this 37-book, 400,000-word work was too expensive, unwieldy, and impractically organized to be of utilitarian value. Yet, as Richard Saller shows, the Natural History offers more insights into Roman ideas about economic growth than any other ancient source. Pliny's Roman Economy is the first comprehensive study of Pliny's economic thought and its implications for understanding the economy of the Roman Empire.As Saller reveals, Pliny sometimes anticipates modern economic theory, while at other times his ideas suggest why Rome produced very few major inventions that resulted in sustained economic growth. On one hand, Pliny believed that new knowledge came by accident or divine intervention, not by human initiative; research and development was a foreign concept. When he lists 136 great inventions, they are mostly prehistoric and don't include a single one from Rome-offering a commentary on Roman innovation and displaying a reverence for the past that contrasts with the attitudes of the eighteenth-century encyclopedists credited with contributing to the Industrial Revolution. On the other hand, Pliny shrewdly recognized that Rome's lack of competition from other states suppressed incentives for innovation. Pliny's understanding should be noted because, as Saller shows, recent efforts to use scientific evidence about the ancient climate to measure the Roman economy are flawed.By exploring Pliny's ideas about discovery, innovation, and growth, Pliny's Roman Economy makes an important new contribution to the ongoing debate about economic growth in ancient Rome.

Fleischers arkitekturleksikon er det mest omfattende opslagsværk om bygningskunst og håndværk fra før antikken og til bæredygtig arkitektur og containerisme 4.000 år senere. Det omfatter bygningstyper, materialer, stilarter, traktater, teorier og ikoniske bygværker foruden kunsthistoriske termer. Karakteristiske udsagn gennem tiden af arkitekter, filosoffer, kultursociologer, litterater og kunsthistorikere er medtaget. De enkelte artikler er gennemgået af fagfolk. Leksikonet spænder fra korte ordforklaringer over mindre artikler til store oversigtsartikler om stilarter, arkitektoniske nøglebegreber og fagdiscipliner som have- og landskabskunst og byplanlægning m.v. Det er rigt illustreret med instruktive tegninger og fotos. Leksikonet retter sig mod alle med interesse for arkitektur, og er uundværligt for enhver, der beskæftige sig professionelt med emnet: studerende, undervisere, forskere, praktiserende arkitekter, tekniske forvaltninger samt biblioteker og arkiver.

Featuring stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul, this book includes the discovery of an underwater cavern of the earliest known occupant of the region, the Hoyo Negro girl, and evidence for the first architecture at Ceibal.

Juraen og måden at tænke juridisk på blev skabt af romerne i antikken og er et af det gamle Roms vigtigste bidrag til verdenskulturen. De romerske jurister udviklede en eminent god måde at analysere komplicerede retlige spørgsmål på, hvilket endnu i dag præger jurister verden over. Latin var romernes sprog og blev også juraens sprog i næsten 2000 år, og vi finder stadig i juristernes sprog rester af det latinske grundlag. Juristlatin er et særligt fagsprog med fagudtryk og vendinger, som man ikke finder i det litterære latin, der normalt læses i skolen og på universitetet. Denne bog er en indføring i den rige kulturelle verden, som romerretten er en del af. Den er på en gang en lærebog i latin, en indføring i juristlatin og en introduktion til romernes juridiske verden.Denne bog indgår i serien LATINERKVARTERET, der udgives i samarbejde med Societas Latina Daniae (Latinselskabet).

Veje og stier er trådt af de første mennesker på kloden. Veje forbinder os over kulturer og grænser. De er civilisa- tionens byggesten, for veje forbinder mennesker, byer og lande, og udveksler information og kultur i videste for- stand. Magasinet her indeholder artikler fra vores civilisations historie med udgangspunkt i arkæologi, historie, religion, teologi, kunsthistorie og kulturhistorie.

Fra det antikke Grækenland har vi overleveret en forestilling om at der findes fire gode personlige egenskaber som er særligt vigtige. Disse fire – retfærdighed, besindighed, visdom og mod – er kendt som de fire kardinaldyder, og Platon får ofte æren for at have opfundet eller samlet disse dyder. Det skyldes at de spiller en meget fremtrædende rolle i hans mest berømte værk, Staten, når den lykkelige sjæl og den velfungerende stat skal beskrives. Denne bog præsenterer en grundig analyse af de fire kardinaldyders tidligste historie. Undersøgelsen falder i to dele. I den første kortlægges kardinaldydernes tilstedeværelse i den græske litteratur frem til og med Platon. Denne undersøgelse er bl.a. baseret på computerassisterede analyser af den samlede græske litteratur frem til Platons egen samtid, hvilket gør det muligt at skitsere og identificere forbindelser mellem de fire berømte termer. Korpuslingvistiske metoder og statistisk analyse anvendes for at give behandlingen et mere systematisk grundlag og tilstræbe så høj en objektivitet som fortolkningen af denne litteratur tillader. Anden del beskæftiger sig med en række centrale og berømte dialoger i Platons forfatterskab som underkastes en kritisk analyse med sigte på de fire kardinaldyder og deres mulige interne forbindelser. Undervejs sættes der spørgsmålstegn ved om de udgør en fast og veletableret filosofisk enhed, og om de repræsenterer den samlede dyd i de undersøgte dialoger. Samlet præsenterer bogens to dele et forslag til at genoverveje vores forståelse af begyndelse til de firekardinaldyders lange og prominente historie.

Evangelisterne mente, at Jesus blev korsfæstet uden at være skyldig, og Platon var også overbevist om Sokrates´ uskyld. Men er det dermed en kendsgerning, at der i begge tilfælde var tale om justitsmord? Det spørgsmål har ført til denne bogs undersøgelse af, hvad det var for en forståelse af Jesus og Sokrates, som førte til, at de blev dømt.

Grækenlands historie begynder, da de første skriftlige kilder kaster lys over historien omkring 750 f.kr., og beretter om begivenheder og personer, samfundsudvikling og storpolitik frem til 339 f.kr. Der fortælles endvidere om de mangeartede kilder til Grækenlands ældste historie, om problemerne ved at udnytte kildematerialet, og om det skiftende syn på græsk historie gennem tiderne.

Kristian Leth mener, at Bibelen er Verdens vigtigste bog. Igennem 2 ½ år har han hver søndag på P1 udforsket kristendommen sammen med journalist Lauge Hendriksen, og holdt flere hundrede foredrag om emnet. Deres aftale med DR er netop blevet forlænget. Radioprogrammet/podcasten "Bibelen Leth fortalt" er lyttet af over 100.000 – og det er ikke uden grund. Selv i et moderne samfund som det danske viser det sig, at vores kristne arv spiller en større rolle, end vi selv går rundt og tror – og måske endda større, end vi har lyst til at indse.Kristian Leth fortæller fra et udogmatisk standpunkt – han er hverken ”for” eller ”imod” kristendommen. Faktisk påstår han, at det nærmest slet ikke kan lade sig gøre – så dybt gennemsyrer den kristne arv vores bevidsthed. Siden han som 12-årig læste Bibelen for første gang, har han beskæftiget sig med både de klassiske tekster, og de apokryfe og okkulte. Han har besøgt stammesamfund i Papua Ny Guinea og Voodoo-præster på Haiti. Han har besøgt satanister i USA og kristne samfund alle steder i verden. Hans bibliotek i hjemmet i New York rummer værker fra gulv til loft om kristendommen og dens natur.Selvom Kristian Leth på den måde er en vaskeægte nørd, hvad angår kristendommens kilder, er han samtidig en blændende formidler af et stof, som de fleste måske anser for støvet. Der er absolut intet støvet over Verdens vigtigste bog – det er suveræn læsning til at blive klog af, hvad enten man tror eller ej. ”Jeg håber mere end noget andet, at læseren i løbet af bogen forstår, at det ikke er de andre ude i verden, der er de mærkelige, mens vi her i Danmark er mere rationelle og fornuftige. Jeg håber, at man ved endt læsning forstår, at historisk set, så er der intet logisk eller uundgåeligt ved vores vestlige, danske virkelighedsforståelse. I det store perspektiv, så er det os, der er de mærkelige. Og for at se det klart, må vi først finde ud af, hvor vores mærkelige ideer kommer fra.”

Men, kære kulturminister, udover det filosofiske og logiske tankesystem, da stammer vi ligeledes fra et mytisk tankeunivers, som vi har fra fx de antikke digtere – fra den vestlige verden nævnes først Homer. Myterne har givet mennesket en forståelse af dets samhørighed med naturen på en anden vis, end filosofien og senere videnskaben har kunnet. Myten eller skønlitteraturen (om man vil) fortæller om menneskeskæbner, om hvordan mennesker kunne tænkes at leve og dø. Aristoteles mente, at digtekunsten var mere seriøs end historiske studier, fordi den drejer sig om det alment menneskelige – det, som kunne være sket, ikke blot det, som faktuelt skete.

Lucius Falerius er død, og i hele Romerriget sørger man over tabet af den magtfulde senator. Det er nu op til Marcellus, Lucius Falerius’ unge søn, at føre sin fars løfter over for de sicilianske slaver ud i livet. Det er dog ikke alle, der ønsker at se Roms ære kompromitteret. Samtidig er der uro i de romerske grænseprovinser, og legionerne rykker nordpå for at gøre det af med truslen fra kelterne. De keltiske stammer har samlet sig under én høvding, den frygtindgydende og uforudsigelige Brennos – men der er også dem, der ønsker ham død. Brennos bliver forrådt af sin egen familie, og hævnen bliver både brutal og blodig.”Republikkens skæbne” er tredje og sidste bind i trilogien ”Republikken”.David Donachie, forfatteren bag pseudonymet Jack Ludlow, er at finde på de internationale bestsellerlister. Han har udgivet historiske romaner i mere end 30 år, og det er blevet til over 50 bøger - med flere på vej!

An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the "Oedipus complex," or a replica of the Parthenon in a Chinese theme park, ancient Greek culture shapes the contours of our lives. Ever since the first Roman imitators, we have been continually falling under the Greeks' spell. But how did ancient Greece spread its influence so far and wide? And how has this influence changed us? Tony Spawforth explores our classical heritage, wherever it's to be found. He reveals its legacy in everything from religion to popular culture, and unearths the darker side of Greek influence--from the Nazis' obsession with Spartan "racial purity" to the elitism of classical education. Paying attention to the huge breadth and variety of Hellenic influence, this book paints an essential portrait of the ancient world's living legacy--considering to whom it matters, and why.

"Phoenicians - Masters of the Sea: Shipping and Trading Lessons from History" explores the remarkable maritime and trading prowess of the Phoenician civilization. This book delves into their innovative shipbuilding techniques, navigational skills, and extensive trade networks. It highlights the Phoenicians' impact on global commerce and their enduring legacy as masters of the sea. Avaluable source of inspiration for modern-day entrepreneurs and business leaders

In this "sweetly romantic coming-of-age story with fun, magical touches" (Kirkus Reviews), a girl uses her newfound ability to make people fall in love to sabotage her rival. Erin Johnson's thirteenth birthday unfolds like any other day, from her mom's quirky and embarrassing choice of outfit to racing her nemesis, Trevor Jin, to the best seat in class--front row, center. But her gifts this year include something very out of the ordinary: magical powers. Erin discovers her mysterious father is actually the love god Cupid and she's inherited his knack for romance. It's not the most useful ability for an overachiever with lofty academic and extracurricular goals...or is it? Erin desperately wants to be elected president of the Multicultural Leadership Club, and as usual, Trevor is her fiercest competition. He's never backed down from a challenge before, but if Erin makes him fall in love with her, maybe he'd drop out of the race and let her win. With her magical pedigree, wrapping Trevor around her finger is a snap, and having him around all the time is a small price to pay for victory. But without their cutthroat rivalry bringing out the worst in each other, Erin realizes Trevor may not be as bad as she thought, and suddenly her first foray into love gets a lot more complicated...

Slaven Jacob – også kendt som Spurv – vokser op på et bordel i Carthago Nova i Spanien i Romerrigets sidste år. Som voksen ser han tilbage på sin umenneskelige barndom: som forældreløs var han overladt til det barske liv på bunden af samfundet, det hårde slid i værtshuset og blandt de prostituerede. Men trods vold, forfald og lidelse finder Spurv både kærlighed, venskab og ømhed. Og hans fantasi og hans sang lindrer den brutale virkelighed. "Spurv" er en betagende roman om slaveri og sammenhold i Romerriget og en livsbekræftende historie om overlevelse. Om forfatteren:James Hynes (f. 1955) har skrevet seks romaner, "Spurv" er hans første på dansk. Han har skrevet essays og anmeldelser for New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Review og Salon. Han bor i Austin, Texas.

Internationally bestselling author Dilly Court writing as Lily Baxter returns with another emotional, heart-pounding saga set in World War II England.In 1939, thirteen-year-old Poppy is forced to evacuate her London home and flee to a grand country house on the coast of England. Alone and frightened, she arrives with only a set of clothes, a gas mask, and memories of the family she left behind, whom she may never see again. But the cruel inhabitants of the house make life a misery for her, and she longs for the love she once took for granted.The years pass, the endless war rages on, and Poppy grows into a lovely young woman determined to do her part. Training as a nurse, she meets a dashing pilot who captures her heart and, for the first time in years, reminds her of life before the war.While England battles over land, sea, and sky, Poppy must fight every day to gain the family she's always wanted, to find the love she's been missing, and to discover who she truly is.

In the first major work written about Attila in decades, Nick Holmes rewrites the story of Attila and Rome. Contrary to his brutal legend, Attila was a complex and captivating personality. A great warlord who despised ostentation, admired bravery and valued loyalty.He led his steppe nomads further west than Genghis Khan or Tamerlane. He nearly destroyed the Roman Empire. But his vast ambition undid him. This book is a must read for those interested in Rome, the Huns and military history. This is the third volume in Nick Holmes' series on The Fall of the Roman Empire. The first volume, The Roman Revolution, covers the 'crisis of the third century' when classical Rome nearly fell to invading barbarians but was reinvented as a Christian empire. The second volume, The Fall of Rome, covers the period from Constantine to the sack of Rome by the Goths in AD 410. Further volumes will tell the full story of Rome's fall, from its revival under the emperor Justinian to the rise of Islam, the beginnings of Byzantium and the dawn of the Middle Ages.

Author Joe Patrina unpacks primate/alien genetics in this three-volume compendium.Volume I - Research ... fresh views of ancient writings, seeing them as "sincere accounts" of what was witnessed during the 4,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. expanse of the new Homo Sapient race.Volume II - e Primate & Alien Series ... re-enactments of humankind's primate/alien co-existence - covering Sumerian, Hebrew, Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, Greek and American episodes.Volume III - Genetics Drives Political Preference ... one's genetic pull is either more Primate or more Alien. This pull alone determines a preference for socialism versus libertarianism, logic superfluous.

The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements—Roman numerals, straight roads—but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The first people in history to enjoy safe and easy travel, Romans embarked on the original Grand Tour, journeying from the lost city of Troy to the Acropolis, from the Colossus at Rhodes to Egypt, for the obligatory Nile cruise to the very edge of the empire. And, as Tony Perrottet discovers, the popularity of this route has only increased with time.Intrigued by the possibility of re-creating the tour, Perrottet, accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend, sets off to discover life as an ancient Roman. The result is this lively blend of fascinating historical anecdotes and hilarious personal encounters, interspersed with irreverent and often eerily prescient quotes from the ancients—a vivid portrait of the Roman Empire in all its complexity and wonder.

A dangerous emperor brings darkness close to homeRome, 83 AD. Marcus and Althea are married at last and dreaming of a peaceful life in the country, far away from their jobs managing the gore of the gladiatorial Games. But before they can leave Rome Emperor Domitian has three final tasks for them to complete, and his erratic behaviour is beginning to frighten them. Is he just strange, or is he dangerous? As the tasks grow ever darker and more and more lives are lost, perhaps it is time to take flight from Rome. But who will reach safety? And who will be left behind? The compelling final novel in the Colosseum series, The Flight of Birds follows the backstage team of the Colosseum as they risk everything to escape the deadly Games. Pick your way through Rome's dark streets and darker history. Buy The Flight of Birds today.

An introduction to the reader of the many forces that molded early Christianity including the classical pagan world, its prevalent thought processes, its core values, and its cultural behaviors.

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The History of Ancient Israel series was compiled by Ahava Lilburn and produced by Minister 2 Others. This ten-volume set synchronizes the entire manuscripts of Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees into the Bible, making one complete story-line. The books are interwoven using the first six books of the Bible as the backbone, and the extra-biblical texts as the fleshing out of that backbone.Though the language in the writings has been updated, replacing words like "thou" and "thine" with words like "you" and "your", the integrity of the verses remains intact.The History of Ancient Israel series includes the following books:Book 1: In The Beginning... From Adam to NoahBook 2: In The Beginning... From Noah to AbrahamBook 3: In The Beginning... From Abraham to IsraelBook 4: In The Beginning... From Israel to EgyptBook 5: In The Beginning... From Egypt to GoshenBook 6: Israel... From Goshen to SinaiBook 7: Israel... From Sinai to the TabernacleBook 8: Israel... Through the Book of LeviticusBook 9: Israel... Through the Book of NumbersBook 10: Israel... Through the Book of Joshua

The History of Ancient Israel series was compiled by Ahava Lilburn and produced by Minister 2 Others. This ten-volume set synchronizes the entire manuscripts of Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees into the Bible, making one complete story-line. The books are interwoven using the first six books of the Bible as the backbone, and the extra-biblical texts as the fleshing out of that backbone.Though the language in the writings has been updated, replacing words like "thou" and "thine" with words like "you" and "your", the integrity of the verses remains intact.The History of Ancient Israel series includes the following books:Book 1: In The Beginning... From Adam to NoahBook 2: In The Beginning... From Noah to AbrahamBook 3: In The Beginning... From Abraham to IsraelBook 4: In The Beginning... From Israel to EgyptBook 5: In The Beginning... From Egypt to GoshenBook 6: Israel... From Goshen to SinaiBook 7: Israel... From Sinai to the TabernacleBook 8: Israel... Through the Book of LeviticusBook 9: Israel... Through the Book of NumbersBook 10: Israel... Through the Book of Joshua

Discover what life was like for the first-ever Europeans during the Stone Age. Then, fast forward to the Bronze and Iron Ages when the first advanced civilizations emerged in Europe. You'll discover more about the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Northern European barbarians. Next up on your tour of European history, you will enter the gruesome middle Ages, when Vikings and knights were the heroes and villains of the day. The medieval time was also a war-torn period. You will learn about the Norman Conquest, the Crusades, and the Hundred Years' War before finally discovering the grizzly truth of what the Black Death was. Here are just a few of the incredible things you'll discover in this book:What inspired the US Declaration of Independence?Who believed telling the truth was the most important thing, even if it hurts people?Did you know that children as young as four years old once had full-time jobs?Where did the famous phrase "let them eat cake" come from?Who was the most famous short man ever?How did one man's death start a world war?In doing so, they recognized the enormous strategic value of the Cape as global shipping routes were developing and expanding. Possession passed back and forth once or twice, but more or less from that point onwards, the British established their presence at the Cape, which they held until the unification of South Africa in 1910. However, it would only come after several rounds of conflicts.

How many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times. In The Bones of Birka, author C. M. Surrisi introduces young readers to the events that led up to this discovery and the impact it has had on scientists' and historians' views of gender roles in ancient societies and today. This is the inside account of the Birka warrior grave Bj 581 archaeological endeavor, including all of the dreams, setbacks, frustrations, excitement, politics, and personalities that went into this history-changing discovery. The finding has raised crucial questions about research bias, academic dialogue, and gender identity.

The History of Ancient Israel series was compiled by Ahava Lilburn and produced by Minister 2 Others. This ten-volume set synchronizes the entire manuscripts of Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees into the Bible, making one complete story-line. The books are interwoven using the first six books of the Bible as the backbone, and the extra-biblical texts as the fleshing out of that backbone.Though the language in the writings has been updated, replacing words like "thou" and "thine" with words like "you" and "your", the integrity of the verses remains intact.The History of Ancient Israel series includes the following books:Book 1: In The Beginning... From Adam to NoahBook 2: In The Beginning... From Noah to AbrahamBook 3: In The Beginning... From Abraham to IsraelBook 4: In The Beginning... From Israel to EgyptBook 5: In The Beginning... From Egypt to GoshenBook 6: Israel... From Goshen to SinaiBook 7: Israel... From Sinai to the TabernacleBook 8: Israel... Through the Book of LeviticusBook 9: Israel... Through the Book of NumbersBook 10: Israel... Through the Book of Joshua

The History of Ancient Israel series was compiled by Ahava Lilburn and produced by Minister 2 Others. This ten-volume set synchronizes the entire manuscripts of Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees into the Bible, making one complete story-line. The books are interwoven using the first six books of the Bible as the backbone, and the extra-biblical texts as the fleshing out of that backbone.Though the language in the writings has been updated, replacing words like "thou" and "thine" with words like "you" and "your", the integrity of the verses remains intact.The History of Ancient Israel series includes the following books:Book 1: In The Beginning... From Adam to NoahBook 2: In The Beginning... From Noah to AbrahamBook 3: In The Beginning... From Abraham to IsraelBook 4: In The Beginning... From Israel to EgyptBook 5: In The Beginning... From Egypt to GoshenBook 6: Israel... From Goshen to SinaiBook 7: Israel... From Sinai to the TabernacleBook 8: Israel... Through the Book of LeviticusBook 9: Israel... Through the Book of NumbersBook 10: Israel... Through the Book of Joshua

Between 1532 and 1536/37, the Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck traveled to Rome. Most of the drawings created there were made by van Heemskerck in a sketchbook that he filled with motifs as he wandered through the city, and whose original binding has been lost. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, researchers at the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett have now largely reconstructed the original sequence of the book's pages. This forms the basis of the present facsimile. In his fascinating studies, van Heemskerck captured the ancient sculptures, ruins, and Roman cityscapes. His sketches display a refined eye for composition and perspective as well as an extraordinary sensibility of drawing. In the sketchbook, the artist developed a space for individual experimentation, as well as a valuable trove of motifs from which he would draw throughout his life. MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK (1498-1574) was one of the most famous Dutch painters of the sixteenth century. Today he is best known for his magnificent Roman drawings.