Author: Sāzmān-i Zamīnʹshināsī-i KishvarPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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A History of the Jews in Babylonia, Part III
Author: Jacob NeusnerPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725222914
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Wintu Grammar
Author: Harvey PitkinPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520096127
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Proceedings
Author: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling NatuurkundePublisher:
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages :
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Numismatic Studies
Author: A History of Greece
Author: Connop ThirlwallPublisher:
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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The Amazons
Author: Adrienne MayorPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691170274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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The real history of the Amazons in war and love Amazons—fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons—Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and China. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
Parthian Stations by Isidore of Charax
Author: Isidore (of Charax.)Publisher:
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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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A History of the Jews in Babylonia
Author: Jacob NeusnerPublisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians ...
Author: Charles RollinA Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province
Author: Horace Arthur RosePublisher:
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Category : Caste
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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