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Van Euripides, Sophocles, Ovidius en Vergilius tot bodybuilding en Schwarzenegger, Hercules heeft altijd een onwisbare indruk gemaakt en grote invloed gehad. Deze onconventionele biografie beschrijft zijn leven vanaf zijn dramatische geboorte in Thebe tot zijn pijnlijke dood op de berg Oeta.

Mets en Schilt; 204 pp.; NL; hb

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Covering the period from the first mention of the Celts by ancient Greek writers to the Roman conquest of Britain, Stephen Allen examines the Celtic warrior, his society and his place within it.

Osprey, 2007; 224 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; hb

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Beautifully illustrated with more than 250 captioned colour photographs and reproductions of art, this book surveys the treasures of the world that have been sunk, buried, entombed, and otherwise hidden so well that they were all but forgotten. This book recounts the rediscoveries of these treasures, as well as tales of others yet to be found.

Carlton, 2010; 256 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hb

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This book offers an overview of the history of mummification in Egypt from the prehistoric to the Roman period. The second part is a fascinating narrative of forensic research on mummies, much of it conducted with X-ray machines on the dig sites.

Cornell, 2006; 234 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Renault peels off the layers of wishful thinking to reveal the real Alexander the Great beneath as she re-examines the crucial episodes in his life -the murder of his father, the sacking of Thebes and his dying wishes.

Penguin, 2001; 240 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pb

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In this fascinating work, Stothard retraces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army of rebels, taking us back to an ancient world which confronted similar issues to those we face today -the perils of religious belief, the comfort of organized rel the virtues of public life. As he travels along the Spartacus road, the author breathes new life into the life of Spartacus and the greatest slave in antiquity.

Overlook, 2010; 353 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hb

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and Scandalous Gossip from Ancient Greece and Rome

Many ancient writers were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak brings together his favourite incidents, wisecracks and curious facts from ancient Greece and Rome.

Thames and Hudson, 2009; 192 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Detailed geographical maps, photographs of archaeological sites, and even some drawings, help to explain the stone and wooden sculptures, ceramics, gold and silver jewellery, fabrics, a.o.; some of which are two or three thousand years old.

Skira; 102 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; pb

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This lavishly illustrated book provides a photo record of numerous sites and objects left behind by the Maya and other pre-Columbian peoples in Guatemala.

Univ. of Oklahoma; 242 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; pb

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The Games invented and organized by the Ancient Greeks was an Olympic truce that suspended hostilities and bloodletting for their duration. A whole idea of what it means to be a man, a whole culture and philosophy, was shaped by these competitions. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient texts and iconography, Bernand makes the case for the festive, brotherly and spectacular side of the competitions, where physical and mental attributes were equally important to ideals of beauty and courage.

Periplus Publ., 2003; 300 pp.; EN; ills. col; L; hb

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This revised edition of the 1970 exhibition catalogue Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico celebrates the Los Angeles County Museum's acquisition of the magnificent collection of pre-Columbian funerary ceramics, resulting in one of the most extraordinary groupings of ancient West Mexico tomb sculpture in the world -clay tomb figures, effigy vessels, and related ceramic, stone and shell burial furniture that a people placed with their dead nearly 2,000 years ago.

LACMA; 180 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; pb

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The British Museum possesses one of the world's foremost collections of Egyptian antiquities. The 85 featured objects -sculpture, relief, papyri, ostraca, jewelry, cosmetic objects, and funerary items- span the full range of pharaonic history.

American Federation of Arts, 2006; 133 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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