Описание: This book will interest anyone who wants to better understand the period spanning the end of the Roman Empire and the birth of medieval civilization. It is a unique, far-reaching study that goes beyond synthesis to propose a new paradigm for urban evolution across the Roman world.
Автор: Amelia R. Brown Название: Corinth in Late Antiquity: A Greek, Roman and Christian City ISBN: 1350124982 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350124981 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Late antique Corinth was on the frontline of the radical political, economic and religious transformations that swept across the Mediterranean world from the second to sixth centuries CE. A strategic merchant city, it became a hugely important metropolis in Roman Greece and, later, a key focal point for early Christianity. In late antiquity, Corinthians recognised new Christian authorities; adopted novel rites of civic celebration and decoration; and destroyed, rebuilt and added to the city's ancient landscape and monuments. Drawing on evidence from ancient literary sources, extensive archaeological excavations and historical records, Amelia Brown here surveys this period of urban transformation, from the old Agora and temples to new churches and fortifications. Influenced by the methodological advances of urban studies, Brown demonstrates the many ways Corinthians responded to internal and external pressures by building, demolishing and repurposing urban public space, thus transforming Corinthian society, civic identity and urban infrastructure. In a departure from isolated textual and archaeological studies, she connects this process to broader changes in metropolitan life, contributing to the present understanding of urban experience in the late antique Mediterranean.
For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th century and has been embraced by modern street culture: graffiti have been left on natural sites and public monuments for tens of thousands of years. They mark a position in time, a relation to space, and a territorial claim. They are also material displays of individual identity and social interaction. As an effective, socially accepted medium of self-definition, ancient graffiti may be compared to the modern use of social networks.
This book shows that graffiti, a very ancient practice long hidden behind modern disapproval and street culture, have been integral to literacy and self-expression throughout history. Graffiti bear witness to social events and religious practices that are difficult to track in normative and official discourses. This book addresses graffiti practices, in cultures ranging from ancient China and Egypt through early modern Europe to modern Turkey, in illustrated short essays by specialists. It proposes a holistic approach to graffiti as a cultural practice that plays a key role in crucial aspects of human experience and how they can be understood.
Автор: Kim Hyun Jin Название: Eurasian Empires in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages ISBN: 110719041X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107190412 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15365.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Studies the history, literature and archaeology of the great empires of the vast Eurasian continent from a comparative, interdisciplinary and, in particular, a Eurasian perspective. It highlights the critical role of Inner Asian empires and peoples in facilitating contacts and exchanges across Eurasia in the ancient and early medieval worlds.
Описание: Apocalypse and Reform from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages provides the ideal introduction to what reformist apocalypticism meant for the formation of Medieval Europe, from the Fall of Rome to the twelfth century.
Описание: A high-level scholarly collection of articles on the transmission of knowledge and culture from a Mediterranean world politically fragmented by the fall of the western Roman empire and Islamic expansion into Latin Europe, 400-800 AD.
Описание: These essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England, taking a historian`s perspective to look at the use of irony, ridicule and satire as political tools.
Описание: These essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England, taking a historian`s perspective to look at the use of irony, ridicule and satire as political tools.
As with dance, so with juggling--the moment that the performer finishes the routine, their act ceases to exist beyond the memory of the audience. There is no permanent record of what transpired, so studying the ancient roots of juggling is fraught with difficulty. Using the records that do exist, juggling appears to have emerged around the world in cultures independent of one another in the ancient past. Paintings in Egypt from 2000 BCE show jugglers engaged in performance. Stories from the island nation of Tonga place juggling's creation with their goddess of the underworld--a figure who has guarded a cave since time immemorial. Juggling games and rituals are pervasive in isolated Inuit cultures in northern Canada and Greenland. Though the earliest representation of juggling is 4,000 years old, the practice is surely much older--in the same way that humans were doubtlessly singing and dancing long before the first bone flute was created. This book is an attempt to catalogue this tangible history of juggling in human culture. It is the story of juggling, represented in art and writing from around the world, across time. Although much has been written about modern jugglers-specific performers, their props, and their routines-little has been said about those who first developed the craft. As juggling enters a golden age in the internet era, Juggling: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages offers a look into the past--to the origins of our art form.
Автор: Matthew Gabriele, James T. Palmer Название: Apocalypse and Reform from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages ISBN: 113868404X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138684041 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Apocalypse and Reform from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages provides the ideal introduction to what reformist apocalypticism meant for the formation of Medieval Europe, from the Fall of Rome to the twelfth century.
Автор: Teresa Bernheimer Название: Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives ISBN: 0906094534 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780906094532 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 13860.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Washington`s God Michael Novak-one of America`s leading neoconservative pundits-and his daughter, Jana, uncover George Washington`s religious life. Finally the record is set straight on the most thoroughly misunderstood aspect of Washington`s life. The Novaks focus on Washington`s strong trust in divine Providence and see this belief as providing the unifying narrative to his monumental life.
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