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Ancient Divine Master: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Divine Master: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Meng RuJiangNanHe was born lowly, but his will was firm and he was unwilling to be mediocre.An accident had allowed him to pass down the sacred art, allowing him to be reborn into a dragon. From then on, he would step onto the road of martial arts with his domineering glory.He walked out of the Savage City and stepped into the Heavenly Myriad Domain where the sects stood, the experts were revered, and geniuses were as numerous as the clouds. He cultivated in the Dragon Art, summoned heavenly tribulation's thunder and lightning, and condensed it to an indestructible body …
Ancient Echoes (Gateway Essentials #310)
by Robert HoldstockJack Chatwin has visions, which leave tangible evidence - sounds and smells, which linger afterwards. What he sees are two primitive figures, with painted faces - Greyface and Greenface, a brother and sister. He calls them bullrunners. John Garth is a city dowser, searching for the mythical pre-Roman city of Glanum. He hopes to find an entryway to the elusive city beneath Exburgh, Jack's home town. And he thinks Jack's bullrunners may be connected to Glanum . . . Years later, Jack, now grown up, agrees to take part in experiments to investigate his bullrunners - until Greyface, the male, breaks free of Jack and takes corporeal form. The bullrunner kidnaps Jack's young daughter so Jack will force Greenface to follow her brother-husband, even against her own wishes. Though Greyface returns the daughter, he keeps a shadow of her, which takes on a life of its own. If Jack refuses to co-operate, the shadow will drain his daughter's vitality and personality - and her very future.The story of Jack's search for Greenface is interwoven with the connections between the bullrunners and the mystical city of Glanum in this resonant tale of ancient mythic wonder.
Ancient Economies in Comparative Perspective: Material Life, Institutions and Economic Thought (Frontiers in Economic History)
by Marcella Frangipane Monika Poettinger Bertram SchefoldThis book investigates the economic organization of ancient societies from a comparative perspective. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions by archaeologists, historians of antiquity, economic historians as well as historians of economic thought, it studies various aspects of ancient economies, such as the material living conditions including production technologies, etc.; economic institutions such as markets and coinage; as well as the economic thinking of the time. In the process, it also explores the comparability of economic thought, economic institutions and economic systems in ancient history. Focusing on the Ancient Near East as well as the Mediterranean, including Greece and Rome, this comparative perspective makes it possible to identify historical permanencies, but also diverse forms of social and political organization and cultural systems. These institutions are then evaluated in terms of their capacity to solve economic problems, such as the efficient use of resources or political stability. The first part of the book introduces readers to the methodological context of the comparative approach, including an evaluation of the related historiographical tradition. Subsequent parts discuss a range of development models, elements of economic thinking in ancient societies, the role of trade and globalization, and the use of monetary and financial instruments, as well as political aspects.
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology
by John L. Foster"Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge; approach the unlettered as well as the wise. The summit of artistry cannot be reached, nor does craftsman ever attain pure mastery. More hidden than gems is chiselled expression yet found among slave girls grinding the grain. " -from The Maxims of Ptahhotep Poetry, stories, hymns, prayers, and wisdom texts found exquisite written expression in ancient Egypt while their literary counterparts were still being recited around hearth fires in ancient Greece and Israel. Yet, because of its very antiquity and the centuries during which the language was forgotten, ancient Egyptian literature is a newly discovered country for modern readers. This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster's previous book Echoes of Egyptian Voices, along with selections from his Love Songs of the New Kingdom and Hymns, Prayers, and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems. Foster's translations capture the poetical beauty of the Egyptian language and the spirit that impelled each piece's composition, making these ancient masterworks sing for modern readers. An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature and its translation, as well as brief information about the authorship and date of each selection, completes the volume. John L. Foster is a Research Associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where he has studied, translated, and written about ancient Egyptian literature since 1966.
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology
by John L. FosterA beautifully translated collection sampling all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature.Poetry, stories, hymns, prayers, and wisdom texts found exquisite written expression in ancient Egypt while their literary counterparts were still being recited around hearth fires in ancient Greece and Israel. Yet, because of its very antiquity and the centuries during which the language was forgotten, ancient Egyptian literature is a newly discovered country for modern readers.This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster’s previous book Echoes of Egyptian Voices, along with selections from his Love Songs of the New Kingdom and Hymns, Prayers, and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems. Foster’s translations capture the poetical beauty of the Egyptian language and the spirit that impelled each piece’s composition, making these ancient masterworks sing for modern readers. An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature and its translation, as well as brief information about the authorship and date of each selection, completes the volume.“This exceptional sampling of one of the world’s most ancient literatures offers more than 40 hymns, stories, prayers, and songs revolving around religion, the Pharaohs, life, death, love, and more. . . . . Highly recommended for all literary collections, this is also of interest to comprehensive collections of Egyptology, Near Eastern history, world literature in translation, and religion.” —Library Journal“Older than the Buddha and the Bhagavad Gita, these poems constitute a truly ancient literature, and Foster’s rich and textured translations make genuine love poems and exhortations to the gods out of what, to most of us, are just pictures.” —Booklist
Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book Of Readings
by Miriam LichtheimFirst published in 1973, this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world’s earliest civilizations. Beginning with the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian genres, it includes biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. It then shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom (1550–1080 B.C.) and ends in the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. An introduction written in three parts by Antonio Loprieno, Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert, and Joseph G. Manning completes this classic anthology.
Ancient Egyptians and Thebes: Travel Back In Time And Discover How People Lived In The Past (Time Travel Guides #8)
by Sarah RidleyTravel back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes and find out all about ancient Egyptian life and culture.Travel back in time to Thebes and find out all about life and culture there. Sail down the River Nile, visit the awe-inspiring pyramids and temple complex at Karnak and Luxor and join in the fun at a festival! Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, 'best time to visit', 'what to eat' and 'where to stay'. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up.Contents:Thebes Putting Thebes on the Map Sail Down the Nile Stop Off at the Pyramids Where To Stay Dress Like An Ancient Egyptian A Quick Guide To Gods and Goddesses Visit Some Temples Go To a Festival Death and Mummies Watch a Funeral Procession Tutankhamun Visit Quick! Glossary Further Information Index Books in this series:The Maya and Chichén ItzáRoman Britain and LondiniumThe Stone Age and Skara BraeViking Britain and JorvikAncient Greece and AthensThe Shang Dynasty and YinLondon and the VictoriansAncient Egypt and Thebes
Ancient Enemy
by Robert WestbrookThe murder of an archaeologist fuels an heated war between natives and those excavating their land. When the coroner confirms that the victim was cannibalized, the story takes a twisted turn.
Ancient Epic (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World #35)
by Katherine Callen KingAncient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics – Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes' Agonautica. Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts
Ancient Evenings
by Norman MailerNorman Mailer's dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel of ancient Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti; Menenhetet, their creature, lover, and victim; and the gods and mortals that surround them in intimate and telepathic communion. Mailer's reincarnated protagonist is carried through the exquisite gardens of the royal harem, along the majestic flow of the Nile, and into the terrifying clash of battle. An extraordinary work of inventiveness, Ancient Evenings lives on in the mind long after the last page has been turned.
An Ancient Evil: The Knight's Tale of Mystery and Murder as He Goes on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury (Canterbury Tales of Mystery And Murder #1)
by P. C. DohertyAn Ancient Evil inaugurates an ingenious new series of historical mysteries by P. C. Doherty, each one using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In Chaucer's poem, the pilgrims narrate tales to pass the time during their journey to the sacred shrine of Canterbury,Doherty's pilgrims entertain their companions with stories of mystery, terror, and murder. The Knight's Tale begins with the story of an ancient evil: the destruction of a sinister vampire cult that thrived in the wilderness of Oxfordshire during the reign of William the Conqueror. The tale then leaps two hundred years ahead to Oxford, where students are disappearing and citizens are murdered in a bizarre and brutal fashion. The sheriff of the city and the university authorities are baffled, but Lady Constance, Abbess of the Convent of St. Anne's, believes the murders are connected with the legends of the cult, and petitions the king for help. Two investigators, special commissioner Sir Godfrey Evesden and royal clerk Alexander McBain, arrive in Oxford and begin an investigation. The Archbishop of Canterbury sends unusual assistance in the person of the blind exorcist Dame Edith Mohun who, as a girl, had a horrifying experience with what may have been a remnant of that ancient cult. What this trio discovers and the repercussions for the city and the university form the scarily delightful plot of this novel.
An Ancient Evil: Disturbing and macabre events in medieval England (Ancient Egypt Trilogy Ser. #1)
by Paul DohertyAs the travellers set out on their pilgrimage, the first tale of death and deceit falls to the Knight...Paul Doherty relates the Knight's tale in An Ancient Evil - a tale of mystery and murder as he goes on pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters and Susanna Gregory.As the travellers gather in the Tabard Inn at the start of a pilgrimage to pray before the blessed bones of St Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, they agree eagerly to host Harry's suggestion of amusing themselves on each day of their journey with one tale, and each evening with another - but the latter to be of mystery, terror and murder.The Knight begins that evening: his tale opens with the destruction of a sinister cult at its stronghold in the wilds of Oxfordshire by Sir Hugo Mortimer during the reign of William the Conqueror, and then moves to Oxford some two hundred years later where strange crimes and terrible murders are being committed. The authorities seem powerless but Lady Constance, Abbess of the Convent of St Anne's, believes the murders are connected with the legends of the cult and she petitions the King for help.As the murders continue unabated, special commissioner Sir Godfrey Evesden and royal clerk Alexander McBain uncover clues that lead to a macabre world sect, which worships the dark lord. But they can find no solution to a series of increasingly baffling questions, and matters are not helped by the growing rift between Sir Godfrey and McBain for the hand and favour of the fair Lady Emily...What readers are saying about Canterbury Tales Mysteries:'Simply one of the best books ever written''An intriguing tale which keeps one entertained up to the last page''Spellbinding'
An Ancient Evil: Disturbing and macabre events in medieval England (Ancient Egypt Trilogy Ser. #1)
by Paul DohertyAs the travellers gather in the Tabard Inn at the start of a pilgrimage to Canterbury, they agree to amuse themselves on each day of their journey with one tale and each evening with another - but the latter to be of mystery, terror and murder. And so begins the Knight's tale. It opens with the destruction of a sinister cult at its stronghold in the wilds of Oxfordshire during the reign of William the Conqueror, and then moves to Oxford some two hundred years later where terrible murders are being committed. The authorities seem powerless but the Abbess of the Convent of St Anne's, believes the murders are connected with the legends of the cult and she petitions the King for help. As the murders continue unabated, special commissioner Sir Godfrey Evesden uncovers clues that lead to a macabre world sect, which worships the dark lord. But he can find no solution to a series of increasingly baffling questions and matters soon worsen...
Ancient Fiction: The Novel in the Graeco-Roman World (Routledge Revivals)
by Graham AndersonA number of ancient novelists were skilful storytellers and resourceful literary artists, and their works are often carefully individualised presentations of an ancient and distinguished heritage. Ancient Fiction, first published in 1984, examines the tales retold by these novelists in light of more recently discovered Near Eastern texts, and in this way offers a tentative solution to Rohde’s celebrated problem about the origins of the Greek novel. Among the surprises that emerge are an ancient stratum of the Arabian Nights and a possible Tristan-Romance, as well as an animal Satyricon and a human Golden Ass. This new framework is, however, incidental to an examination of the achievements of ancient novelists in their own right. In presenting character, structuring narrative, imposing a veneer of sophistication or contriving a religious ethos, these writers demonstrate that their work is worthy of sympathetic study, rather dismissal as the pulp fiction of the ancient world.
Ancient Fire (Danger Boy #1)
by Mark London WilliamsHitch a ride through time on the Danger Boy adventures! These rich, action-filled fantasies about a reluctant time-traveler and his unusual sidekicks will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The year is 2019, and a secret government agency is forcing Eli's dad to continue with his time-travel experiments, even though Eli's mom has just disappeared in one. Now Eli has a ridiculous new code name -- and a gravely important mission. In DANGER BOY: ANCIENT FIRE, a lab accident sends Eli sprawling through the Fifth Dimension, where he hooks up with the amiable Clyne, an evolved dinosaur from an alternate Earth who just wants to finish his homework. Clyne's timeship lands them in ancient Alexandria, Egypt, just as a great fire rages through the city and the girl scientist Thea is fleeing an angry mob who thinks she's a witch. As if that's not enough, in the present-day world, a deadly pox is on the loose, and bizarre things are starting to happen to the fabric of time itself.
Ancient Forces Collection (Forbidden Doors)
by Bill MyersIn Volume 4 of the bestselling Forbidden Doors supernatural fiction series, author Bill Myers presents books 10-12-The Ancients, The Wiccan, and The Cards-stories to unmask dangerous occultic influences in young adult lives. With insight and his unsurpassed ability to weave a suspensful story, each volume explores spiritual warfare by presenting biblical truths through realistic situations.
Ancient Ghost Stories (Ghost Stories)
by Flame TreeGhosts and apparitions abound across the peoples of the early civilisations, from the Ancient Egyptians, the Babylonians, Greeks, Romans and the Vikings too.Phantoms of the dead, warning apparitions and necromancy – there are many stories of ghosts to be found in the retold literature of ancient peoples: &‘Khonsemhab and the Ghost&’ and &‘The Adventure of Setne Khamwas with the Mummies&’, both from Ancient Egypt; &‘Philinnion and Machates&’ from Ancient Rome; spirits featured in Homer&’s Odyssey, from Ancient Greece; tales of Babylonian demons and the netherworld; and stories of fire apparitions from Japan. The Vikings too had their fair share of ghosts, such as crop up in the 13th-century Icelandic Laxdaela Saga. These stories are all brought together in this new collection for an intriguing insight into the spirit world of early cultures.FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson
by Anita ThompsonA collection of outrageous and brilliant interviews with the author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," selected and edited by his widow, Anita Thompson.
Ancient Greece
by Robert PayneA history of Greece from its founding to the advent of Philip of Macedon. Covers all aspects of Greek life, philosophy and literature.