№ 11 : Кадеш - 1274 до н.э. - 2011. - 32 с.

Complex and unstable, in 922 BC the kingdom of Ancient Israel was divided into Judah, in the South, and Israel, in the North. For the next 200 years, there was almost constant warring between these kingdoms and their neighbors. These bitter feuds eventually led to the collapse of Israel, leaving Judah as a surviving nation until the emergence of the Babylonian Empire, the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, and the exile of the Jewish people. Using ancient Jewish, Biblical, and other contemporary sources, this title examines the politics, fighting, and consequences of Israel's battles during this period. Focusing on the turbulent relationship between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, this book explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a definitive history of these ancient conflicts.

The publication of this book comes at a propitious time when research in the history of Egyptology in the first half of the twentieth century, long neglected, receives for the first time the attention it deserves. It presents five studies previously published as a thematic issue of the Journal of Egyptian History (5/2012). The idea to produce such a thematic collection of studies was first conceived by the editors who were working on comprehensive treatments of Fredrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bissing’s political involvement during the First World War and German Egyptology underNational Socialism, respectively. Lindsay Ambridge whose work focused on the scholarship of James Henry Breasted in the context of racial ideologies of the early 20th century, could be persuaded to contribute to the volume. The person competent to place these studies and their significance in context was Edmund Meltzer who wrote the thoughtful introductory chapter. When these studies were ready to be published in late 2011, the death of Manfred Mayrhofer, patron of the study of Indo-Aryans in the Ancient Near East, prompted Peter Raulwing to add a concluding chapter. More than an obituary, it also reflects on the twentieth century ideological context of scholarly interest in the question of Indo-Aryans in the Ancient Near East, making it a suitable final chapter. The editors and authors of this volume express their hope that their studies help to understand the interplay of academe and politics, and the profile of scholarly biographies between 1914 and 1945.

From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian mythology, Geraldine Pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of Egyptian mythology spanning ancient Egyptian culture from 3200 BC to AD 400. Pinch opens a door to this hidden world and casts light on its often-misunderstood belief system. She discusses the nature of myths and the history of Egypt, from the predynastic to the postpharaonic period. She explains how Egyptian culture developed around the flooding of the Nile, or the "inundation," a phenomenon on which the whole welfare of the country depended, and how aspects of the inundation were personified as deities. She explains that the usually cloudless skies made for a preoccupation with the stars and planets. Indeed, much early Egyptian mythology may have developed to explain the movement of these celestial bodies. She provides a timeline covering the seven stages in the mythical history of Egypt and outlining the major events of each stage, such as the reign of the sun God. A substantial A to Z section covers the principal themes and concepts of Egyptian mythology as well as the most important deities, demons, and other characters. For anyone who wants to know about Anubis, the terrifying canine god who presided over the mummification of bodies and guarded burials, or Hathor, the golden goddess who helped women to give birth and the dead to be reborn, or an explanation of the nun, the primeval ocean from which all life came, Egyptian Mythology is the place to look. Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), the handbook of Egyptian mythology is the only complete survey of Egyptian mythology of its kind available in English.

Valerius Maximus was an indefatigable collector of historical anecdotes illustrating vice and virtue. His Memorable Deeds and Sayings are unparalleled as a source for the opinions of Romans in the early empire on a vast range of subjects. Mueller focuses on what Valerius can tell us about contemporary Roman attitudes to religion, attacking several orthodoxies along the way. He argues that Roman religion could be deeply emotional. That it was possible to believe passionately in the divinity of the emperor - even when, like Tiberius, he was still alive - and that Rome's gods and religious rituals had an important role in fostering conventional morality. The study further explores elements of ancient rhetoric, Roman historiography, and Tiberian Rome. The fact that Valerius was a contemporary of Jesus means his work is also valuable in reflecting the attitudes and beliefs of the ruling class to which Christ and his followers were politically subject, and which formed the background to the growth and persecution of Christianity.

Comprehensive and detailed, this is the first ever study of ancient beer and its distilling, consumption and characteristics Examining evidence from Greek and Latin authors from 700 BC to AD 900, the book demonstrates the important technological as well as ideological contributions the Europeans made to beer throughout the ages. The study is supported by textual and archaeological evidence and gives a fresh and fascinating insight into an aspect of ancient life that has fed through to modern society and which stands today as one of the world’s most popular beverages. Students of ancient history, classical studies and the history of food and drink will find this an useful and enjoyable read.

Т. 1 : Малые произведения. - 1969. - 449 с.

Підручник з архітектури української, а також різних країн, таких як Єгипет, Месопотамія (Вавилон, Асирія), Рим, етруська архітектура тощо.

В книге исследуется история блестящей и могущественной империи ацтеков, распространившей свое влияние от Мексиканского залива до берегов Тихого океана. Автор знакомит с повседневной жизнью народа, создавшего высокоразвитую культуру, исчезнувшую в результате испанской экспансии, культуру, которой может гордиться человечество.

Книга рассказывает о жизни и деятельности Гамаля Абдель Насера — первого президента Арабской Республики Египет, выступавшего за прочную дружбу Египта с Советским Союзом. На обширном фактическом материале автор, работавший собственным корреспондентом «Комсомольской правды» в АРЕ, показывает борьбу Насера за независимость Египта, за сплочение всех арабских народов

Гунны – первое известное государственное объединение кочевых тюркоязычных народов. Что заставило эти племена объединиться? Какими они были? Чем руководствовались римляне в торговых отношениях с гуннами? Автор отвечает на эти и многие другие вопросы, исследует материальную организацию и социальную структуру гуннского общества до Аттилы и подвергает анализу то, что было сделано этим вождем, вошедшим в анналы мировой истории.

В предлагаемой работе автором предпринята попытка проследить на основании дошедшего до нас исторического материала ход египетских религиозных представлений о боге, религиозно-исторические судьбы которого тесно связаны с судьбами одного из наиболее распространенных в древнем Египте животных - крокодила. Покровитель фараонов древнеегипетский бог воды и нильского разлива Себек, изображавшийся с головой крокодила, сопоставлялся с богом земли Гебом, с солнечным божеством Ра в форме Себек-Ра и с Осирисом. Себек почитался главным образом в Файюме, на берегах Меридова озера, а также многих других местах, большей частью близких к воде. Культ его был особенно распространен во времена Среднего царства, многие фараоны которого имели резиденции в Файюме и иногда носили имена, производные от имени Себек (например, Себекхотеп или Нефрусебек).

В Египте около сотни пирамид. Большие и маленькие, ступенчатые и идеально гладкие, они расположены по берегам Нила неподалеку от древней столицы страны. Но самые известные пирамиды Египта находятся в Гизе. Кто и с какой целью их возводил? Какие строительные материалы и технику использовали древние строители? Почему так сложна система внутренних ходов? В книге рассказывается обо всех самых значительных сооружениях Египта, и на основе открытий историков и археологов предстает грандиозная панорама религиозных и социально-экономических преобразований этой страны на протяжении огромного периода времени.