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M.Ö. 12’nci yüzyılın başlarından sonra gerçekleşen Ege göçleri nedeniyle Anadolu yüzünü politika ve kültür alanlarında Batı’ya çevirir ve Roma Devrinin sonuna kadar Batı dünyasının atmosferi içinde yaşar. Herodot Batı Anadolu’da, Lidya’da oturan Etrüsklerin bir kıtlık felâketi nedeniyle İtalya’ya göç ettiklerini anlatır. Gene Herodot’un anlattığı son Lidya kralı Krezüs’ün hazineleri masalı, muhtemelen Lidyalıların madeni sikkeleri icat etmekle, dünya tarihine yaptıkları katkıdan kaynaklanmaktadır.

11'inci13'üncü yüzyıl Gürcü tarih yazarları, anlattıkları olayların görgü tanığı veya katılımcısı olmuşlardır. "Kurucu David'in Tarihi" adlı eserin yazarı, Malazgirt savaşından sonra, 1073 yılında Bizans'la Selçuklular arasında gerçekleştirilmiş olan barış anlaşmasının özellikle, Gürcistan için önem taşıdığını, Selçukluların komşuluğu ve aralıksız saldırıları sonucunda Anadolu'daki devletlerin güçten düşmesinden dolayı Gürcistan'ın hiçbir yerden yardım bekleyemediğini bildirir.

Bugünkü Batı medeniyeti kökenlerini büyük ölçüde Anadolu topraklarında M.Ö. 1200’den sonra gerçekleşen kültür gelişmelerine borçlu olduğuna göre, kültür mirasımızın Akdeniz ve Ege kökenleri, aslında Avrupa ile paylaştığımız ortak bir mirası ifade ediyor. Son zamanlarda, Avrupa’nın çeşitli ülkelerinde, halkın kökenlerini araştırma arzusu ve merakı yaygın hale gelmiştir. Batılı insanların “Biz nereden geldik? Aslımız nedir?” sorularına cevap arayış gayretleri içinde karşılarına çıkan destan ve efsaneler arasında bilimsel çalışmalarla doğrulanmasını bekledikleri öykülerin sayısı giderek artıyor.

The book Before War will change how its listeners look at the world by exposing the female roots of Western civilization. It draws on the evidence from anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, primatology, and the shocking new genetics data, to tell the story of Western civilization. For listeners of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, this is about another way that our European ancestors lived, without violence, sexual shame, or social inequality. Its the story of a story that was buried and re-discovered again and again, and is once again being told, thanks to the new science of genetics.

Al principio, el Homo sapiens era solo una de las especies humanas del mundo. Tras siglos de coexistencia, fue el único superviviente. ¿Cómo ocurrió? Este fascinante libro sobre el Homo sapiens desvela los secretos de nuestra especie y lo que nos hizo humanos. Desde sus humildes comienzos en los albores de la prehistoria, el Homo sapiens se elevó hasta convertirse en una de las especies más resistentes del mundo.

Современная Древняя Греция – книга, которая окажется не только ценным пособием для студентов-историков, но также станет надежным проводником в мир легендарных событий прошлого, отголоски которого оставили глубокий след в мире современном. Ведь именно история является ключом к пониманию того настоящего, в котором мы живем.

In The Buried City, the director of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the city and reveals the new artefacts and remains that are now being unearthed in the biggest dig of the site in a generation. He reconstructs Pompeii as it would have been, revealing who lived here, what mattered to them and what happened in their final hours, while also reflecting on our role as keepers of this heritage.

The ancient world was full of many fantastic cities and places, and like today’s major cities, the great ancient cities were hubs of trade, religion, and science. Writing was first invented in ancient cities, and many important scientific discoveries were also made in them, some of which are still used in the modern world. Among the many cities of the ancient world, Rome and Athens may come to mind first, but the city of Babylon in the land of Mesopotamia was already an ancient, venerated city when the others were still inconsequential settlements.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the sands of time with "Egyptian Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Egyptian Myths and Legends." This enchanting volume is your gateway to a world where gods walk among mortals, where magic breathes life into the very fabric of existence, and where epic tales of love, betrayal, and heroism are etched into the stars.

In 89 A.D., following a failed insurrection by the governor of Upper Germania, the disgraced Legio XXI Rapax is dispatched to Pannonia, on the River Danube. The legion is purged of its senior officers and Emperor Domitian appoints the venerable Lucius Flavius Silva as the new commanding legate. A revered general, Silva famously captured the Herodian Fortress of Masada at the end of the Great Jewish Revolt, twenty years earlier.

From the ruins of Persepolis to lawless outposts of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, The Mesopotamian Riddle whisks you on a wild adventure through the golden age of archaeology in an epic quest to understand our past.

Imagine a history so profound, it reshapes everything we thought we knew about the origins of civilization. Great Water reveals a new narrative that turns the spotlight away from ancient Egypt, the Fertile Crescent, and southeast Asia, directing it instead towards the Great Lakes region of North America, where evidence suggests that metal technology first emerged around 10,000 years ago. This story follows an unexpected journey into the heart of prehistoric North America, where ancient copper mines around Lake Superior bear silent witness to a long-lost history of indigenous metal use.

Hoy en día, Persia es conocida como el país de Irán, pero hace mucho tiempo, Persia fue el hogar de varias tribus nómadas. Fue testigo del ascenso de muchos imperios y dinastías. Los asirios cayeron ante los medos, que allanaron el camino para la aparición del Imperio aqueménida, uno de los mayores imperios de la historia antigua.

In Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac, Smith pieces together the stories of these women, showing how they struggled for control of their lives at a time when both the law and culture were stacked against them. It is not a conventional history but an interpretation of the original texts informed by what we know now about the mechanics of domestic abuse. There are no ‘nymphomaniacs’ here but the picture that emerges is one of spirited, inspiring and sometimes reckless resistance to male authority.

In How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator, acclaimed archaeologist Theodore Papakostas takes the listener on a spectacularly iconoclastic and hugely engrossing journey through Ancient Greece, from its beginnings in prehistory to its end. Marvelling at the exalted moments in Ancient Greek history as well as the more mundane, Papakostas introduces the listener to countless fascinating stories about the cradle of western civilization – many of which upend received wisdom about the empire as well as about archaeology itself.

Venture back to the golden age of Vikings and experience Norse Myths retold as they were, by warriors and raiders of the era, on a bold journey to secure a Danegeld unmatched by any seen before. This is Norse Mythology and Viking history intertwined into an adventure not to miss.

In popular media and culture, the Paleolithic era is often depicted as a time when humans were completely savage, spoke with little more than grunts, hit women over their heads with clubs and kidnapped them, and of course, everyone lived in caves. The reality is that the Paleolithic era was a time of great change when humans coalesced into groups and developed different technologies that helped them survive and ultimately thrive in harsh environments.

Möchten Sie die spannende und beeindruckende Geschichte des antiken Griechenlands kennenlernen? In diesem Buch werden die brillanten Menschen, die erstaunlichen Kriege und das bezaubernde Erbe der alten Griechen von der archaischen bis zur hellenistischen Epoche vorgestellt.

No era in world history has fascinated us more than that of the Roman Empire, especially when it was at its height. The period known as the Pax Romana is generally agreed to have occurred between Octavian's defeat of Mark Antony at Actium in 27 B.C. to the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D.180. During this 227-year period, most of the sharp military conflict was confined to the periphery of the empire, though the civil war kicked off during the Year of the Four Emperors in 68/69 was a glaring exception to this "universal" peace.

In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster. A catastrophic megadrought on the Asian steppes in the fourth century AD forced the migration of entire peoples—Huns, Goths, Vandals, and others—west into the Roman Empire. They met an empire weakened from war with Persia. Rome's misfortunes multiplied as it made tactical errors on the battlefield.