Catálogo de libros Historia: Primitiva Hasta La Actualidad

Heliodorus / The Athenian Society

This translation of the ancient Greek novel Aethiopica by Heliodorus was produced in 1897 by the scholars of antiquity belonging to the Athenian Society in Athens.For many centuries this novel was very obscure to readers in Western Europe. However, copies had always circulated around the Byzantine Empire, and it was during the Renaissance in the 14th century that burgeoning int...

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10,96 €

The Non-Christian Cross

John Denham Parsons

The Non-Christian Cross-An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion is a classic religious studies text by John Denham Parsons. In the thousand and one works supplied for our information upon matters connected with the history of our race, we are told that Alexander the Great, Titus, and various Greek, Roman, and Oriental rule...

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17,59 €

The Story of the Greeks

H. a. Guerber / HAGuerber

Ancient Greek history is full of fascinating events and adventures, with the refined culture and many Gods of olden Greece a highlight - this history, aimed at younger readers, summarizes the great civilization.Experienced historian and author Helene Guerber tells her history as a series of short and poignant stories. We hear of the founding of early cities such as Athens and T...

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11,22 €

Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians

Iamblichus / Thomas Taylor

The Syrian philosopher Iamblichus is famous for his accounts of ancient religious traditions: this book contains Thomas Taylor’s translations of his commentaries regarding Egypt, Assyria and Chaldea.Containing many references to the mystical philosophies of the ancients, Iamblichus’ writings are considered early accounts of theurgic traditions for their description of magical r...

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12,38 €

The Light of Egypt

Thomas H. Burgoyne

In this thorough series of lessons, Thomas H. Burgoyne explains the spiritual realms and mysterious forces which exert influence upon humans and their souls. This edition contains both volumes.The inquiries made by Burgoyne are varied and eclectic; they range from ancient deities of Egypt such as Isis, to the behavior of the celestial bodies, to the emergence of alchemy in Medi...

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17,63 €

Carthage or the Empire of Africa

Alfred J. Church / Alfred JChurch

This history of Carthage takes us through the earliest legends, to the peak of the civilization, and finally to the wars with the ascendant Roman Republic.Greek legend has it that Dido, daughter of the slain Tyrian King Malgernus, founded Carthage in around 850 BC. The status of Carthage as a grand and prosperous city at the head of a coastal Empire whose commercial prowess was...

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12,55 €

A Miracle in Stone

Joseph Augustus Seiss

A Miracle in Stone comprises three lectures on the nature of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.Notable for serving as an overview of archeological and spiritual investigation of the Great Pyramid as it stood in the 1870s, this book discusses the Egyptian pyramids in a manner which considers their origins and construction methods. After describing both the interior and exterior...

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10,02 €

Nineveh and Its Remains

Austen Henry Layard

Brimming with the excitement of discovery, Layard’s illustrated archaeological studies of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh carry supreme historic insight and value.Austen Henry Layard was a young explorer and aspiring archaeologist in the 1840s. Seeing potential in the young man, the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Sir Stratford Canning dispatched him to the region...

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14,81 €

Crania Aegyptiaca

Samuel George Morton

Samuel Morton studied the excavated remains of ancient Egyptians to gain insight into their origins and relation to other ancient ethnic groups, and published these results.When Morton released his enquiry in 1844, new archaeological finds from Egypt resulted in a surge of interest from scholars and historians. Together with skeletal and mummified remains, a great number of stu...

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15,07 €

The Hymns of Orpheus

Orpheus / Thomas Taylor

This collection of hymns by Orpheus also includes a biography of the great poet by the celebrated translator and scholar of antiquity, Thomas Taylor.Termed by Pindar to be “the father of songs”, Orpheus is a legendary figure of ancient Greece, responsible for gifting the arts of music and singing to humanity. Renowned for his charm, Orpheus was said to be able to cast his allur...

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8,50 €

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