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Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a commentary on the history of science that examines historic clashes and collaborations between science and the competing realms of religion, technology, poetry, mathematics, and philosophy.
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 745 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This book, first published in 2000, is a general and comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome. It begins with Homer and ends in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order. In between come studies of Plato, Aristotle and a host of other major and minor thinkers - poets, historians, philosophers - whose individuality is brought out by extensive quotation. The international team of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of the seven Greek thinkers considered to be the first true scientists of the western world. Included are Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Archimedes, Ptolemy, and Galen.
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
320 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this sumptuous guide to twelve centuries of military development, Peter Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with his superb full-color artwork. Making use of fresh archeological evidence and new material on the manufacture and use of the weapons of the period, the author presents an attractive and impressive volume that is both scholarly and beautifully presented with illustrations that are, quite rightly,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
ix, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Miletus - one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece - spawned the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy, setting in motion a chain of knowledge that would change the world forever. This book explains the extraordinary development of Greek science and its subsequent diffusion to the wider world
19) Greek warrior
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Less typical history than thrilling survey of what it took to be a warrior in Ancient Greece, this series profiles personalities, wars, battle tactics, and weaponry from ancient times and achieves the cool factor that will capture the imagination of students and create obsessive interest among readers. With a good combination of multiple-level text, illustration, photography, and fact boxes and timelines, this is a highly recommended series for many...