Download or read book The Early Seleukids their Gods and their Coins written by Kyle Erickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Alexander, the Near East was ruled by dynasts who could draw on the significant resources and power base of their homeland, but this was not the case for the Seleukids who never controlled their original homeland of Macedon. The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins argues that rather than projecting an imperialistic Greek image of rule, the Seleukid kings deliberately produced images that represented their personal power, and that were comprehensible to the majority of their subjects within their own cultural traditions. These images relied heavily on the syncretism between Greek and local gods, in particular their ancestor Apollo. The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins examines how the Seleukids, from Seleukos I to Antiochos IV, used coinage to propagandise their governing ideology. It offers a valuable resource to students of the Seleukids and of Hellenistic kingship more broadly, numismatics, and the interplay of ancient Greek religion and politics.
Download or read book Medusa written by Stephen R. Wilk and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medusa, the Gorgon, who turns those who gaze upon her to stone, is one of the most popular and enduring figures of Greek mythology. Long after many other figures from Greek myth have been forgotten, she continues to live in popular culture. In this fascinating study of the legend of Medusa, Stephen R. Wilk begins by refamiliarizing readers with the story through ancient authors and classical artwork, then looks at the interpretations that have been given of the meaning of the myth through the years. A new and original interpretation of the myth is offered, based upon astronomical phenomena. The use of the gorgoneion, the Face of the Gorgon, on shields and on roofing tiles is examined in light of parallels from around the world, and a unique interpretation of the reality behind the gorgoneion is suggested. Finally, the history of the Gorgon since tlassical times is explored, culminating in the modern use of Medusa as a symbol of Female Rage and Female Creativity.
Download or read book The Coins of the Ancient Britons written by John Evans and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Ancient written by Eliot Baker and published by Champagne Book Group. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer-nominated reporter, Simon Stephenson knows he must kill the mythological creature hunting on Nantucket. A mysterious French alchemist and a loveable Greek hit man tell him so. Billions of dollars and lives are at stake – not to mention the story of the century. Trouble is, he's fallen in love with it. And she doesn't want him to write the story. She wants something else. Something only he can give. Following a bloody trail of ancient coins, Simon confronts a diabolical conspiracy and his own family’s dark secrets. Meanwhile, his tennis-champion fiancée has become bridezilla, and a gorgeous TV reporter has her own intentions. Battling panic attacks and pursued by a host of nasty characters, from deadly alchemists and virulent beasts, to a sleazy rival reporter and a corrupt sheriff, Simon faces a world where no one is what they seem. Not even himself.
Download or read book The Coins of the Ancient Britons Arranged and Described by John Evans written by John Evans and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Numismatic Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The rules of the Numismatic Society of London" bound with New Ser., v. 1.
Download or read book Medusa S Cause written by P. E. Zimmerman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is immeasurable On an isolated cape high above a churning sea, a mysterious young woman of enchanting beauty enters a lonely temple. Lulled there by inconceivable desire, it is a clandestine meeting that will forever alter her fate. Wishing only to capture the love of a god, she instead commits a grievous act of sin against an angry goddess and sets in motion a chain of events that not only tears her world apart, but those that love her as well... In a world ruled by men, and explained by myth, two brave sisters must break the rules and embark on a perilous journey. Divided by difference, yet united by a singular cause, they must go out into a world that is at once cruel and capricious; a world which often views and treats women as being no better than slaves It is a journey that will take them across the width and breadth of ancient Greece. From the highest of mountains, to the deepest of valleys; to the most fabled of lands where myths come to life and futures are told, and finally, to the dark confines of the Underworld itself in search of answers. It is a journey that will see them pitted against unforeseen challenges and dangers, and at times against each other. But as their journey of struggle and discovery unfolds, something unusual begins to take shape, and the question of what happened to their sister is invariably replaced with one of a much deeper meaning How far would you go to save the soul of someone you love?
Download or read book Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture written by Adolf Furtwängler and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection North western Greece Central Greece Southern Greece and Asia Minor written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection North western Greece Central Greece Southern Greece and Asia Minor written by Hunterian Museum (University of Glasgow) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities written by Oskar Seyffert and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Medusa Coin written by Lou Paduano and published by Eleven Ten Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death has come to the city of Portents. Dozens have fallen before a mysterious menace hiding among them. Their only connection is the grisly condition of their bodies—hollowed-out chasms where their eyes used to be. Setting aside the aging case on his wife’s murder, Detective Greg Loren has returned to the city with the task of stopping the bearer of the Medusa coin—an artifact with power over Death himself—from continuing to slaughter the people of Portents. Soriya, no longer able to control the enigmatic Greystone, grapples with the decision to forge ahead in the case on her own, leaving Loren behind. But without the two counterbalancing each other, Death may be the force that levels them both. Lou Paduano’s The Medusa Coin, the third exciting installment in the Greystone series, promises to raise the stakes to even greater heights, offering glimpses of a darker side to Portents readers never imagined.
Download or read book The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins Tokens Commemorative War Medals Books Cabinets written by Spink & Son and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greystone The Complete First Cycle written by Lou Paduano and published by Eleven Ten Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 2024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pray for the light. Prepare for the darkness... The first five books in the series are now collected in one massive volume! Follow Soriya Greystone and Detective Greg Loren as they tackle myths, legends and monsters in the city of Portents. What threat hides in the shadows? And are either of them truly prepared for the secrets that come to light? Mythologies collide as the monsters of the past threaten to overtake the city of Portents. Can Soriya and Loren stand against the growing darkness or will fate require the ultimate sacrifice? Set contains: Book One - Signs of Portents Book Two - Tales from Portents Book Three - The Medusa Coin Book Four - Pathways in the Dark Book Five - A Circle of Shadows
Download or read book Pathways in the Dark written by Lou Paduano and published by Eleven Ten Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dark pathways of Portents tell of frightful demons and characters’ surprising histories. Detective Loren and Soriya Greystone’s journeys continue in the next series of tales in the Greystone Collection, Pathways in the Dark. Discover new monsters in Portents, including a phoenix, an onna-bugeisha, and the cult of Anubis. Delve deeper into Detective Samantha Myers’ secretive past, and follow Captain Ruiz as he continues to be plagued by the demons of Portents, even during his leave of absence. As Loren and Soriya battle the city’s monsters and their fractured relationship alike, they come to realize that everyone has two stories…and that nobody can be trusted, no matter how well you think you know them. The next anthology of the Greystone Collection further casts the city of Portents in the shadows, showing that no one is safe.
