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After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on love and would later exert a profound influence on Latin love poets and, through them, on all the poetry of Europe and the West. This volume offers a representative selection of the best Greek epigrams in original verse translation. It showcases the poetry of nine poets (including one woman), with many epigrams from the recently discovered Milan papyrus. Gordon L. Fain provides an accessible general introduction describing the emergence of the epigram in Hellenistic Greece, together with short essays on the life and work of each poet and brief explanatory notes for the poems, making this collection an ideal anthology for a wide audience of readers.

This text by Tim Newark explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the Sumerians, who were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel – The Akkadians, whose citizen army was composed almost entirely of light troops – The Babylonians, whose people were granted land in return for army service – the horned warriors of the Elamites – the Egyptians, with thier heavy spearmen and archers – the tribal and warlike Libyans – Nubians and Ethiopians – Hyksos – the armies of the Hittite Empire – the Sea People and others.

Полный вариант заголовка: «Inquiry concerning the site of ancient Palibothra : conjectured to lie with in the limits of the modern district of Bhaugulpoor according to researches made on the spot in 1811 and 1812 / by William Francklin».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Inquiry concerning the site of ancient Palibothra : Part 2 : with a map, views, and sections : 1814-15 / by William Francklin».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Inquiry concerning the site of ancient Palibothra : Part 3 : containing a continuation of the journey from Deo Ghur to the passes on the Ramghur frontier and from Thence to Sooruj Ghurra on the Ganges through the Kurruckpore hills / by William Francklin».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Inquiry concerning the site of ancient Palibothra : Part 4 : containing a tour from Bhaugulpoor to Mandar from thence to Curruckpoor and a circuit of the hills with an account of the site of the ancient city of Jey Nuggur and some remarks on the Jeyne worship made during the months of December and January 1818-19 with a map of the route, views, &c. / by William Francklin».