The Histories (Translated by George Rawlinson with an Introduction by George Swayne and a Preface by H. L. Havell), Herodotus
Автор: Herodotus Название: The Histories ISBN: 0199535663 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199535668 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history`, as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of one-eyed men and gold-digging ants. This superbly readable new translation is supplemented by expansive notes that provide readers the background that they need to appreciate the book in depth.
Автор: Herodotus translated by Tom Holland Название: The Histories ISBN: 0140455396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140455397 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 11430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. This book offers a translation of Herodotus` Histories.
Автор: Herodotus Название: The Histories ISBN: 0143107542 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143107545 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 15330.00 T Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Автор: Macrakis Kristie Название: Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to Al-Qaeda ISBN: 0300212607 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300212600 Издательство: Wiley yUP Рейтинг: Цена: 36300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The first history of invisible ink revealed through thrilling stories about scoundrels and heroes and their ingenious methods for concealing messages.
Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies is a book about concealing and revealing secret communications. It is the first history of invisible writing, uncovered through stories about scoundrels and heroes. Spies were imprisoned or murdered, adultery unmasked, and battles lost because of faulty or intercepted secret communications. Yet, successfully hidden writing helped save lives, win battles, and ensure privacy; occasionally it even changed the course of history.
Kristie Macrakis combines a storyteller's sense of drama with a historian's respect for evidence in this page-turning history of intrigue and espionage, love and war, magic and secrecy. From the piazzas of ancient Rome to the spy capitals of the Cold War, Macrakis's global history reveals the drama and importance of invisible ink. From Ovid's advice to use milk for illicit love notes, to John Gerard's dramatic escape from the Tower of London aided by orange juice ink messages, to al-Qaeda's hidden instructions in pornographic movies, this book presents spellbinding stories of secret messaging that chart its evolution in sophistication and its impact on history. An appendix includes fun kitchen chemistry recipes for readers to try out at home.
Автор: Ryszard Kapuscinski Название: Travels with Herodotus ISBN: 0141021144 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141021140 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 9670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Records how the author set out on his first forays to India, China and Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. The author sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time).
Автор: Hau Lisa Название: Moral History from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus ISBN: 1474427138 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474427135 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 31670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across.
