From Publishers Weekly Egyptologist Wilkinson presents a clear, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated (in color and b&w) guide to the bewildering array of Egyptian deities-a complete catalogue of gods and goddesses supplemented by examinations of the history of Egyptian religion, the rise and fall of the gods, and the ways in which they were worshipped. Ancient Egypt was, W...(展开全部)

Tracing the temples of ancient Egypt from their origins through their decline and to their modern-day study, this book is both an authoritative reference and an entertaining collection of "factfiles, " photographs, plans, and specially commissioned perspective views. 500 illustrations, 150 in color.

Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. Beignning with the early Middle Eastern civilizations of Sumer, and continuing right through to the Islmic invasion...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 查尔斯·弗里曼（Charles Freeman），英国当代历史学者，一直致力于古典文化史与古代思想史的研究，已出版多部专著，其中包括广受赞誉的《西方心灵的封闭：信仰的崛起与理性的衰落》（The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason）。 2003年，他当选为英国皇家文艺学会会员；2005年，他受邀担任著名的旅游丛书《蓝皮旅行指南》的历史顾问。 ◎译者简介 李大维，毕业于东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所，博士、副教授。2018年调入辽宁大学历史学院，主要研究方向为罗马史。 刘亮，东北师范大学埃及学博士，主要研究领域为古埃及文学、制度史与社会史。

◎著者简介 查尔斯·弗里曼（Charles Freeman），英国当代历史学者，一直致力于古典文化史与古代思想史的研究，已出版多部专著，其中包括广受赞誉的《西方心灵的封闭：信仰的崛起与理性的衰落》（The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason）。 2003年，他当选为英国皇家文艺学会会员；2005年，他受邀担任著名的旅游丛书《蓝皮旅行指南》的历史顾问。 ◎译者简介 李大维，毕业于东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所，博士、副教授。2018年调入辽宁大学历史学院，主要研究方向为罗马史。 刘亮，东北师范大学埃及学博士，主要研究领域为古埃及文学、制度史与社会史。

Egypt, Greece and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The volume begins with the early civilizations of Sumer (modern Iraq) and continues through to the Islamic invasions...(展开全部)

Contents: Hermetic Philosophy; Seven Hermetic Principles; Mental Transmutation; The All; the Mental Universe; Divine Paradox; "The All" in All; Planes of Correspondence; Vibration; Polarity; Rhythm; Causation; Gender; Mental Gender; Hermetic Axioms. Was Paul Foster Case one of the "Three Initiates?" We think so!

This collection contains more than 30 enthralling new retellings of favorite myths as well as some you might not have heard before! Including Theseus and the Minotaur, The Twelve Labours of Herakles, and the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy for children to understand yet still retains the humor and intrigue of th...(展开全部)

In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces, to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text unveil the mysteries of ancient Egypt as unearthed through major excavations. As it leads you on a tour of important sites—th...(展开全部)

The fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life--and even invented real automated machines The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention. More than 2,500 years ago, long before medieval automata, and ce...(展开全部)