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The author, a historian brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gi…
The Pax Assyriaca provides a study of the evolutionary process of ancient civilisations, stressing the complementarity between theoretical principles and the relevant historical and archaeological evidence. Taking its approach from World Systems Theory, the study focuses on the …
Die Geschichte der Ästhetik verzeichnet das Verhältnis von high und low, also von Hoch- und Populärkultur, als ein streng antagonistisches. Andererseits findet in der Gegenwartsliteratur kein Ende, was spätestens mit den historischen Avantgarden programmatisch wurde: Grenzübersc…
This epic journey in search of the origins of the Western World ranges across the ancient lands and archaeological sites of the Mediterranean. The epic legends of Classical Greek and Rome appear to have been based on the exploits of genuine historical figures and actual events. …
"In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the c…
