A complete, accessible guide to the entire spectrum of archaeological discovery throughout the British Isles. Cross-referenced, with more than 500 drawings. Vast in scope and practical in style, this comprehensive and comprehensible guide to British archaeology is a valuable reference for students, professionals, and all who are interested in Britain's ancient past. Covering all types of archaeological finds, from bones to pottery, armor to jewelry, it offers a full and detailed picture of every major period from the Paleolithic to the medieval. It also provides explanations of such wide-ranging archaeological techniques as surveying, excavating, and dating, including clear definitions of every term used in modern archaeological study. This excellent handbook also features more than 500 drawings, cross-referencing, and a short bibliography with each entry. Lesley and Roy Adkins' many works include Archaeological Illustration, Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome, and Introduction to Archaeology. 319 pp 6 x 9 500+ line drawings

The Handbook of British Archaeology

Politics & Social Sciences

Adkins, Lesley

Adkins, Roy A.

Archaeology

Constable & Robinson Ltd.

This handy reference provides full access to the 1,200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D., including information that is hard to find and even harder to decipher. Clear, authoritative, and highly organized, Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome provides a unique look at a civilization whose art, literature, law, and engineering influenced the whole of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and beyond. The myriad topics covered include rulers; the legal and governmental system; architectural feats such as the famous Roman roads and aqueducts; the many Roman religions and festivals; the Roman system of personal names; contemporary poets and historians; even typical Roman leisure pursuits. Each chapter includes an extensive bibliography, as well as more than 125 site-specific photographs and line drawings. Maps chart the expansion and contraction of the territory from the foundation city of Rome itself to the Byzantine Empire and the ultimate decline of the West. Combining both archaeological and historical evidence, the Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome is perfect for anyone interested in Roman history, the classics, or an overview of the amazing period in which the Romans ruled.

Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome

Reference

Oxford University Press

Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece

This handy reference provides comprehensive access to over three millennia of ancient Greek history and archaeology, from the beginning of the Minoan civilization to the fall of the Greek states to the Romans by 30 BC. Clear, authoritative, and highly organized, the Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece provides an engaging look at a civilization that once stretched from what is now modern Greece, to Spain, India, and beyond; a civilization that has had an enormous and lasting influence on the development of myriad aspects of Western culture, from philosophy and medicine to democracy and town planning. The thematically arranged chapters cover an exhaustive range of topics: armies and weapons, rulers from Alexander the Great to Xerxes, the rise and fall of numerous city-states, notably Sparta and Athens, agriculture, architectural styles, craft industries, religious festivals, deities, travel and transport, mythological figures, even Greek concepts of the afterlife. The guide includes a wide-ranging bibliography for each chapter, as well as over 180 maps, photographs, and line drawings. Combining both archaeological and historical evidence, the Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece is essential reading for anyone interested in Greek history, the classics, or an overview of the Greek period.

History

Ancient Civilizations

Dictionary of Roman Religion

Long overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in general texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context as no other reference source has done before. While perhaps most familiar in the context of Greek-influenced gods, Roman religious life in fact encompassed a tremendous variety of deities, rites, and belief systems. From the Celtic god Abandinus to the pagan historian Zosimus, Dictionary of Roman Religion contains more than 1,400 entries, covering topics such as festivals, sacrifices, temples, burial rites, deities and spirits, and historical religious events. The different religions are also covered: Mithraism, Druidism, Judaism, and Christianity, which were all part of the Roman religious world. Entries range from brief definitions to concise essays reflecting important aspects of religious practice, and most include suggestions for further reading in addition to a complete bibliography. Complete with illustrations and helpful cross-references, this dictionary is both comprehensive and essential for students and researchers. For those interested in ancient religions, myths and legends, Roman society, and classical studies, this dictionary is a welcome and novel edition to the vast library on ancient Roman life.

Who were the Titans? How did the Greek alphabet evolve? What sort of weapons did the Greek warriors use? Three millennia of life in ancient Greece, from the advent of the Minoan civilization through the rise and fall of numerous city states, the emergence of democracy and the huge expansion of the Greek world under Alexander the Great to the Roman conquest of 30 BCE, are explored in this guide to the history, archaeology, literature and culture of ancient Greece. Chapters covering: civilizations, city-states and empires; rulers and leaders; military affairs; geography of the Greek world; economy, trade and transport; towns and countryside; written evidence; religion and mythology; art, science and philosophy; everyday life. Thematically arranged and easy to follow, each chapter includes an extensive bibliography as well as original line drawings, maps and photographs.

Ancient Greece: A Handbook

Sutton Publishing+ltd

Gathers information on leaders, the military, economy, industry, commerce, towns, architecture, the Greek language, Greek literature, religion, myths, art, philosophy, science, and everyday life

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Provides full access to 1,200 years of Roman civilisation from the 8th century BCE to the fifth CE. Organised thematically, nine chapters provide in-depth analysis of all aspects of Roman life.

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Ancient Greek culture was the product of centuries of change, resulting in a complex network of city-states whose legacy exerts a profound influence on modern Western civilization. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece explores three millennia of ancient Greek history and archaeology, from the advent of the Minoan civilization in Crete to the Roman conquest in 30 B.C. Organized thematically, the Handbook explores all aspects of life in ancient Greece. Each chapter includes an extensive bibliography as well as original line drawings, photographs and maps. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece combines archaeological and historical sources to provide all the essential information required by anyone interested in Greek history, archaeology, literature or culture.

Handbook To Life In Ancient Greece

Book by David, Rosalie, Foster, Lynn V., Cosman, Madeleine Pelner, Jones, Linda Gale, Deal, William E., Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel

Handbook to Life

David, Rosalie

Sider, Sandra

Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel

McIntosh, Jane

Bertman, Stephen

Cosman, Madeleine Pelner

Deal, William E.

Jones, Linda Gale

Foster, Lynn V.

Teen & Young Adult

Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England: How our ancestors lived two centuries ago

A cultural snapshot of everyday life in the world of Jane Austen\nJane Austen, arguably the greatest novelist of the English language, wrote brilliantly about the gentry and aristocracy of two centuries ago in her accounts of young women looking for love. Jane Austen’s England explores the customs and culture of the real England of her everyday existence depicted in her classic novels as well as those by Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Drawing upon a rich array of contemporary sources, including many previously unpublished manuscripts, diaries, and personal letters, Roy and Lesley Adkins vividly portray the daily lives of ordinary people, discussing topics as diverse as birth, marriage, religion, sexual practices, hygiene, highwaymen, and superstitions.\nFrom chores like fetching water to healing with medicinal leeches, from selling wives in the marketplace to buying smuggled gin, from the hardships faced by young boys and girls in the mines to the familiar sight of corpses swinging on gibbets, Jane Austen’s England offers an authoritative and gripping account that is sometimes humorous, often shocking, but always entertaining.

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The Handbook of British Archaeology

Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome

Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece

Dictionary of Roman Religion

Ancient Greece: A Handbook

Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece

Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome

Handbook To Life In Ancient Greece

Handbook to Life

Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England: How our ancestors lived two centuries ago