Novedades del último mes en libros de Historia antigua universal

Una historia de gloria, poder y traición en el corazón de Roma.En un ambiente violento pero fascinante, figuras de la talla de César, Pompeyo, Craso o Cicerón conspiran para hacerse con el poder absoluto de la unica superpotencia de la Tierra. Pero en su lucha brutal socavaran los cimientos de la Republica y abriran el paso al Imperio.Tom Holland nos traslada a la epoca mas apasionante de Roma como solo el sabe hacer. Conoceremos las grandes empresas que movian los hilos tras el Senado, las bandas mafiosas que actuaban en las calles de la gran capital, participaremos en las tremendas fiestas de la aristocracia y sabremos los verdaderos motivos que impulsaron a cada uno de los protagonistas de este gran drama.Ganador del premio Hessell-Tiltman de Historia

Una historia brillante de los vikingos y su mundo. La época vikinga fue testigo de una expansión sin precedentes de los pueblos escandinavos. Comerciantes, piratas, exploradores y colonizadores viki

El historiador de la Antigüedad, Carles Buenacasa, ofrece un recorrido detallado de la Antigüedad en la península ibérica, desde los pueblos celtíberos hasta la caída de los visigodos en la Batalla d

BOLD AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TOM HOLLAND MY GOD THIS BOOK IS NEEDED HISTORY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE ALIVE RUSSELL T DAVIES A gripping new journey through ancient history uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love In the early days of ancient Greece queer love was celebrated The most famous warrior in antiquity loved another man the poet whose lyrics were memorised by philosophers and kings sang of her desire for women Men could swear oaths of undying love and live out the rest of their lives together in peace What fragments survive of this ancient world all tell us one thing it was not a sin to be queer In this extraordinary book Harry Tanner sets out on a journey to discover the origins of homophobia in the West From the rise of belligerent tyrants to civil unrest and the birth of radical new philosophies Tanner follows the traces of this sinister idea as it swept across the ancient Mediterranean Wherever he discovers the roots of homophobia taking hold from ancient Judea to imperial Rome Tanner finds a confluence of crises mirrored across the centuries Inequality fear and an obsession with self control this is how societies turn on their queer citizens time and time again since the dawn of hist

A truly splendid read richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling John Guy Superb and gripping Simon Sebag Montefiore A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra When Alexander the Great arrived in Egypt he overthrew the hated Persian overlords and was welcomed as a saviour He repaid them by showing due reverence to their long held traditions After his death as the Greek empire broke up and his closest advisers squabbled over the spoils a Macedonian general named Ptolemy seized the Egyptian throne ushering in a new dynasty that would last for 300 years What followed was as dramatic and compelling as any period in Egyptian history The unique blend of Greek and Egyptian cultures led to an unprecedented flowering of learning as the new city of Alexandria became home to the Great Library the largest in the ancient world that attracted the brightest minds Wars incest double dealing foreign empires and huge wealth all followed but the rise of the Roman empire would eventually bring the Ptolemaic era crashing to a close Helped by the latest archaeological discoveries and using original papyrus documents Toby Wilkinson uncovers a story that can only now b

Guía de la Roma Antigua (4ª ed.): Georges Hacquard ofrece un recorrido por la historia, cultura y arquitectura de la Roma clásica. Edición revisada con 272 páginas.

En este fascinante ensayo, Philip Freeman retrata una de las figuras militares más legendarias de la antigüedad: Aníbal Barca. Desde su juramento de eterno odio a Roma hasta su audaz marcha a través

La Nueva Introducción a la Historia de la Antigüedad que aquí presentamos ha sido diseñada y elaborada por cuatro profesores del Departamento de Historia Antigua de la Universidad Nacional de Educaci