Настоящий том ежегодника «Древнейшие государства Восточной Европы» посвящен исследованию дипломатических практик в различных культурах античности и средневековья. Особое внимание уделяется дипломатии Древней Руси, в том числе русско-византийским договорам Х в. Рассматриваются также особенности дипломатии Византии в Кавказском регионе и тюркском мире. Ряд статей посвящен анализу источников, их датировке и содержащейся в них информации. Публикуютс ...
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a divine sovereign. It was the terminus of the Silk ...
The history of Tokyo is as eventful as it is long. A concise yet detailed overview of this fascinating, centuries-old city, Tokyo: A Biography is a perfect companion volume for history buffs or Tokyo-bound travelers looking to learn more about their destination. In a whirlwind journey through Tokyo's past from its earliest beginnings up to the present day, this Japanese history book demonstrates how the city's response to everythin ...
Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, often called the Nihonshoki, is one of Japan's great classics of literature. Regarded as one of the seminal original authorities on the mythology and ancient history of Japan, it remains as fresh today as when it was written in the eighth century. It provides a vivid picture of a nation in formation. In the Nihongi, we see the growth of national awareness following the assimi ...
"Der Tod wird den mit seinen Schwingen erschlagen, der die Ruhe des Pharaos stort." Diese Inschrift trug ein geheimnisvolles Tontafelchen, das Forscher in der Vorkammer des Grabes von Tut-ench-Amun fanden. Niemand ahnte, dass dreizehn der zwanzig Wissenschaftler des Forschungsteams bald nicht mehr am Leben sein wurden. Die Inschrift gilt seitdem als verschollen, doch die Vorstellung eines uralten, todlichen Fluchs halt die Menschheit nach w ...
The fourth volume in the Amheida series, ‘Ain el-Gedida: 2006-2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt's Western Desert (Amheida IV) presents the systematic record and interpretation of the archaeological evidence from the excavations at ‘Ain el-Gedida, a fourth-century rural settlement in Egypt's Dakleh Oasis uniquely important for the study of early Egyptian Christianity and previously known only from written sources.Nico ...
Egypt is one of the really mysterious and very interesting topics in the world of history. Your child should be able to see it too. This book’s goal is to spark interest in history for all children out there and to maintain it. Ancient Egypt’s Deepest Secrets Revealed is something you shouldn't miss giving to your young ones. You can get it today. ...
