History - Ancient

The books of Chronicles: With maps, notes and introduction

W. A. L. Elmslie

The work is a scholarly commentary on the biblical books of Chronicles, produced for the Cambridge Bible for…

Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life Accompanied by Fragments of the Ethical Writings of certain Pythagoreans in the Doric dialect; and a collection of Pythagoric Sentences from Stobaeus and others, which are omitted by Gale in his Opuscula Mythologica, and have not been noticed by any editor

Iamblichus

The work is a scholarly edition that brings together Iamblichus’s “Life of Pythagoras” with fragments of…

A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Perrot, Georges; Chipiez, Charles

The volume is a scholarly survey of Egyptian art that proceeds methodically through architecture, sculpture,…

A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion

Epictetus

This volume presents a selection from the Discourses of Epictetus together with the Encheiridion, a work that…

The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

the Elder Pliny

Museum of Antiquity: A Description of Ancient Life

Yaggy, L. W. (Levi W.); Haines, T. L.

Museum of Antiquity is a nineteenth‑century reference work that seeks to compress the breadth of classical…

Corea: The Hermit Nation

William Elliot Griffis

Griffis’s work is a scholarly handbook that traces Korea’s history and social customs from ancient times to…

The early history of the Hebrews

A. H. Sayce

The book is a scholarly attempt to rewrite the history of Israel on the basis of recent archaeological…

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge

This work is a concise survey of Egyptian literature, compiled by Sir E. A.

Keskikoulun Yleinen Historia. 1. Vanha ja Keskiaika Oppi- ja Lukukirja Keski- ja Tyttökouluille Sekä Seminaareille

Mantere, Oskari; Sarva, Gunnar

Keskikoulun Yleinen Historia on opetusmateriaali, jonka on laatinut Oskari Mantere ja Gunnar Sarva.

Pausanias' description of Greece, Volume I.

active approximately 150-175 Pausanias

Pausanias’ Description of Greece, Volume I, is a first‑hand travelogue from the Roman‑era scholar who roamed…

The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

Archibald Geikie

The work is a scholarly survey of extinct volcanic activity in the British Isles, written by Archibald…

A History of Rome to 565 A. D.

Arthur E. R. Boak

Arthur E. R. Boak’s A History of Rome to 565 A.D. is a compact survey designed for introductory college…

Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II): or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work

William Stukeley

The work is a posthumous compilation of William Stukeley’s scattered notes, plates, and tracts, assembled to…

Selections From Josephus

Flavius Josephus

Greece and Babylon: A comparative sketch of Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Hellenic religions

Lewis Richard Farnell

Lewis Richard Farnell’s work is a scholarly lecture‑series that sets out a comparative study of the major…

Augustus: The Life and Times of the Founder of the Roman Empire

Evelyn S. Shuckburgh

The work is a scholarly biography of Augustus, the founder of the Roman Empire, written by Evelyn S.

Celtic art in Pagan and Christian times

J. Romilly Allen

This volume is a scholarly survey of Celtic visual culture from its pagan roots through its Christian…

The religion of Plutarch: A pagan creed of apostolic times

John Oakesmith

The work is a scholarly essay by John Oakesmith that revisits his earlier privately‑circulated volume on…

Galen: On the Natural Faculties

Galen

The work is a scholarly translation of Galen’s treatise on the natural faculties, rendered from the Greek…

Fishing from the Earliest Times

William Radcliffe

The work is a scholarly survey of fishing’s antiquity, presented as a single‑volume history that begins with…

The Evolution of States

J. M. Robertson

The work is a scholarly treatise that seeks to explain the rise and decline of political entities by tracing…

The excavations at Babylon

Robert Koldewey

Robert Koldewey’s The Excavations at Babylon is a meticulous archaeological report rather than a narrative…

A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Perrot, Georges; Chipiez, Charles