Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history an...(展开全部)

Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history an...(展开全部)

Incorporating the latest research, The Victor's Crown offers an analysis of how competitive sport emerged in Greece during the eighth century BC, and then how the great festival cycle of Classical Greece came into being during the sixth century BC. Special attention is paid to violent sports of boxing, wrestling and pancration. We meet the great athletes of the past and discove...(展开全部)

Incorporating the latest research, The Victor's Crown offers an analysis of how competitive sport emerged in Greece during the eighth century BC, and then how the great festival cycle of Classical Greece came into being during the sixth century BC. Special attention is paid to violent sports of boxing, wrestling and pancration. We meet the great athletes of the past and discove...(展开全部)

约翰•菲吉斯(John Neville Figgis, 1866–1919),英国19世纪末20世纪初著名历史学家、政治哲学家，毕业于英国剑桥大学，师从英国著名历史学家、政治理论家阿克顿勋爵，并主编阿克顿勋爵的全集。其主要著作包括《神圣王权理论》《从热尔松到格劳秀斯的政治思想研究》《圣奥古斯丁<上帝之城>的政治思想》等。 戴鹏飞，法学博士，现供职于江西省宜春学院政法学院，主要致力于法理学、政治哲学、政治思想相关研究。在《读书》等期刊杂志发表论文若干，出版《19世纪英格兰的法律与公共舆论》《思索英格兰与苏格兰的联合》《枢密院考》《论华兹华斯的政治家气质》等多部译著。

约翰•菲吉斯(John Neville Figgis, 1866–1919),英国19世纪末20世纪初著名历史学家、政治哲学家，毕业于英国剑桥大学，师从英国著名历史学家、政治理论家阿克顿勋爵，并主编阿克顿勋爵的全集。其主要著作包括《神圣王权理论》《从热尔松到格劳秀斯的政治思想研究》《圣奥古斯丁<上帝之城>的政治思想》等。 戴鹏飞，法学博士，现供职于江西省宜春学院政法学院，主要致力于法理学、政治哲学、政治思想相关研究。在《读书》等期刊杂志发表论文若干，出版《19世纪英格兰的法律与公共舆论》《思索英格兰与苏格兰的联合》《枢密院考》《论华兹华斯的政治家气质》等多部译著。

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 丹•琼斯，专攻中世纪史的历史学家，曾获多项大奖。他的作品《金雀花王朝：缔造英格兰的武士国王与王后们》为《纽约时报》畅销书。《金雀花王朝》已被改编为四集电视纪录片《不列颠最血腥的王朝：金雀花王朝与大宪章，自由的诞生》。他和妻子及两个女儿生活在伦敦。 【译者简介】 陆大鹏，英德译者，热爱一切long ago和far away的东西。代表译作“地中海史诗三部曲”、《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》《金雀花王朝》《伯罗奔尼撒战争》《伊莎贝拉》《滑铁卢》《恺撒》《奥古斯都》《征服者》《罗曼诺夫皇朝》等。 豆瓣、新浪微博：陆大鹏Hans 微信公号：ldphans

【作者简介】 丹•琼斯，专攻中世纪史的历史学家，曾获多项大奖。他的作品《金雀花王朝：缔造英格兰的武士国王与王后们》为《纽约时报》畅销书。《金雀花王朝》已被改编为四集电视纪录片《不列颠最血腥的王朝：金雀花王朝与大宪章，自由的诞生》。他和妻子及两个女儿生活在伦敦。 【译者简介】 陆大鹏，英德译者，热爱一切long ago和far away的东西。代表译作“地中海史诗三部曲”、《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》《金雀花王朝》《伯罗奔尼撒战争》《伊莎贝拉》《滑铁卢》《恺撒》《奥古斯都》《征服者》《罗曼诺夫皇朝》等。 豆瓣、新浪微博：陆大鹏Hans 微信公号：ldphans