not least because they wrote little themselves.Andrew Bayliss, Senior Lecturer in Greek History at the University of Birmingham and author of an excellent, short book onThe Spartans, talks us through what we know about the heroes of Thermopylae, including the darker sides of their culture and so...
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Celebrated Anglo-Saxonist and art historian Janina Ramirez has written her first book for children: a Viking mystery with a fearless young heroine, Alva – both detective and shield-maiden. Here, Dr Ramirez recommends five superb history books to help young readers get an in-depth understanding...
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History, I was impressed. After discussing his new book with him over beer in Beijing, I was eager to return home and read it. This is one of the best studies of the inculturation of Marian artistic expressions available; by tracing the history of Mary’s depictions on Chinese funerary ...