Simon Esmonde Cleary & Ray Laurence 
City in the Roman West, c.250 BC-c.AD 250 [PDF ebook] 

Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, r …

First published in 1993. The Yezidis are a community of around 200, 000 Kurds who possess their own religion, quite distinct from Islam, which most other Kurds profess, and from the Christian and Jew …

First published in 2001. The psychological basis of the Roman Empire was a ruthless, frequently sadistic  »will to power ». This impulse is highly manifest in Ancient Roman attitudes towards sex. Aft …

Published in the year 2006, The Profession of English Letters is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works. …

First published in 1966. This book offers a description of the primitive life, customs and animistic beliefs of the Ibo people of Nigeria by one who, for thirty-five years, enjoyed the privilege of t …

Unlike his contemporaries, who saw Europe s prosperity as confirmation of a utopian future, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam Ferguson saw a reminder of Rome s lesson that egalitarian democ …

Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria presents an in-depth investigation of a variety of ‘magical’ practices with a focused study in the late antique Syria and Palestine. Offering new re …

Presenting a wide range of relevant, translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world, this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of recent scholarship. The …

The first book of its kind to study this period, Gerry Holloway »s essential student resource works chronologically from the early 1840s to the end of the twentieth century and examines over 150 …

This book provides a basic outline of the history of the American steel industry, a sector of the economy that has been an important part of the industrial system. The book starts with the 1830 »s, w …