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The Road to Byzantium offers a striking new perspective on the art of Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds. It focuses on the luxury arts, mostly objects made for wealthy patrons from precious materials such as gold, silver and ivory.

Fontanka Publ., 2006; 192 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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Wereldgeschiedenis
Duizenden jaren lang floreerden diverse geavanceerde beschavingen waaronder de Inca's in de schaduw van de Andes. Een uniek, geillustreerd naslagwerk over het prachtige artistieke erfgoed dat de verwoestingen van de Conquistadores in de 16e eeuw heeft overleefd.

Librero, 2011; 224 pp.; NL; index; ills. b/w & col;

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The Landeszeughaus Joanneum in Graz , with its unique collection of historical arms and armour dating from the period of the Turkish Wars, presents row after row of wooden stands clad in armour -lances, spears, swords, firearms-. This novel photographic perspective brings this world-famous collection to life, the suits of armour appear as strange science fiction-like figures, while lucid commentaries describe the living conditions of a society governed by violence.

Landesmuseum Joanneum; 217 pp.; EN; ills. col; hb

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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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The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history, a clash between generals that divided the state. Nic Fields explores the complex, often brutal world of Roman politics and reexamines Caesar andPompey as individuals, as politicians, and above all as soldiers.

Casemate, 2010; 238 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. In 399 BCE, the great philosopher stood before an Athenian jury on serious charges -impiety and subverting the young men of the city. The picture we have of it was created by his immediate followers Plato and Xenophon. Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources and presents here a new Socrates, in which he separates the man from from the legend.

Norton, 2009; 253 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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