Scarre Christopher Books
Books di Scarre Christopher
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
Scarre Christopher
edizioni Penguin Group USA , 1995
Uses maps, text, and illustrations to present the history of the Roman Empire, from its beginning as a modest village to its transformation into a Christian theocracy
The Palace of Minos at Knossos
Scarre Christopher
Stefoff Rebecca
edizioni Oxford University Press collana Oxford Univ Pr (Hardcover) , 2003
On March 23, 1900, Arthur John Evans and his staff began to excavate on Crete, looking for the fabled site of Knossos, where an extraordinary civilization, a precursor to classical Greece, was rumored to have existed. Almost from the first shovel stroke, artifacts began to emerge. Evans realized that here was "an extraordinary...
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World
Scarre Christopher (EDT)
edizioni Thames & Hudson , 1999
Abu Simbel, Angkor Wat, Petra: today we stand in awe before the great monuments of the past as we wonder who built them and for what purpose. This authoritative and profusely illustrated compendium celebrates the achievements of those ancient builders who created huge and impressive structures without the benefit of...