Le Village de Kafr 'Aqab (Bibliotheque de L'Antiquite Tardive, #38)
by Bertrand Riba
We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Martin Devecka argues that we should see them as processes taking place over a long present. In Broken Cities, Devecka offers a wide-ranging comparative study of ruination, the process by which monuments, architectural sites, and urban centers decay into ruin over time. Weaving together four case studies-of classical Athens, late antique Rome, medieval Baghdad, and sixteenth-cen...
James Athenian" Stuart and Nicholas Revett's monumental Antiquities of Athens was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, these books set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed our understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally chall...
The Lost Book of King Arthur (King Arthur of the North, #2)
by Simon Keegan
The Lost Book of King Arthur reveals the ancient written source that proves King Arthur's origin as a Northern King - and identifies two "Grails" that are inscribed with his final battle, final resting place and Dragon title. On the 1500th Anniversary of the Battle of Badon, Pennine Dragon proved that the real King Arthur was a northern British chieftain from the York area called Arthwys ap Mar.Now the explosive follow-up The Lost Book of King Arthur reveals the texts that documented the great k...
This title offer an illustrated account of classical Greek buildings, sculptures and paintings, that are shown in 200 glorious photographs and drawings. It includes an authoritative exploration of ancient Greek civilization, architecture and style, sculpture, painting and mosaics. It provides a spectacular visual study of iconic Greek buildings and temples, including the Parthenon and the Acropolis, the Sanctuary of Delphi and the great temples of Olympia. It contains an examination of the Doric...
The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom - Special Edition
by Mark Amaru Pinkham
Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and two mountain ranges, the ancient city of Palmyra has the aura of myth. According to the Bible, the city was built by Solomon. Regardless of its actual origins, it was an influential city, serving for centuries as a caravan stop for those crossing the Syrian Desert. It became a Roman province under Tiberius and served as the most powerful commercial center in the Middle East between the first and the third centuries CE. But when t...
The Urban Shrine in Quarter a at Sumhuram (Quaderni Di Arabia Antica, #4)
by Michele Degli Esposti and Alexia Pavan