Pengarang: Mary Beard

What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a …

Die Geschichte Roms für unsere Zeit: Wer hätte gedacht, dass Alte Geschichte so spannend und gegenwärtig sein kann? Unkonventionell, scharfsinnig und zugleich akademisch versiert – dies trifft …

Die international bekannte Althistorikerin Mary Beard hat uns schon in »SPQR«, der großen Geschichte des Römischen Reichs, die Welt der Antike so nah gebracht wie nie zuvor. Auch in »Cleopatras Nase« …

Im Jahr 79 n. Chr. regnete glühende Asche auf Pompeji nieder. Lava überflutete Menschen, Tiere und Gebäude – und konservierte sie für die Ewigkeit. Jahrhunderte später ist Pompeji eine der …

Das Buch zur großen Debatte um Feminismus, Gleichberechtigung und #Me Too, Spiegel-Bestseller und Nr. 1-Bestseller in Großbritannien:  Mary Beard, Cambrige-Professorin für Alte Geschichte, ist eine …

Die Autoren dieses Bandes berichten sehr unterhaltsam, unterstützt durch Abbildungen und Cartoons, von dem Entdeckerspaß der Altertumswissenschaftler, aber auch von den Problemen, vor die sie sich …

This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson …

This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson …

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A scholar explores the history of slavery in Ancient Rome using a fictional story as a backdrop.Marcus Sidonius Falx is an average Roman citizen. Born of a relatively well-off noble family, he lives …

At last, a clear manual for managing slaves the Roman way. In How to Manage Your Slaves, Marcus Sidonius Falx offers practical advice, showing where and how to buy slaves and how to get the best out …

Companion to the BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama The idea of ‘civilisation’ has always been debated, even fought over. At the heart of th …

An updated edition of the Sunday Times Bestseller Britain’s best-known classicist Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how histor …

The Colosseum was Imperial Rome’s monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50, 000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now …

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world’s most famous images. Its ‘looted’ Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In a …

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 ‘The world’s most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy’ Laura Silverm …

Mary Beard’s by now famous blog A Don’s Life has been running on the TLS website for nearly three years. In it she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live …

Mary Beard’s new book Emperor of Rome is available now Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and sto …

Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching – and much else besides. In this second collection following on from the success of It’s a Don’s Life, Beard ponders whether Gaddafi’s h …

Mary Beard is one of the world’s best-known classicists – a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting and her books. In a series of spa …

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In diesem unterhaltsam und engagiert geschriebenen Band werden die Methoden und Ergebnisse der Archäologie und der Altertumswissenschaft auf eine für jeden verständliche Weise …

How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers …

“Plutarch regularly shows that great leaders transcend their own purely material interests and petty, personal vanities. Noble ideals actually do matter, in government as in life.” —Michael Dirda, Wa …

“Over the past hundred years we have had numerous versions . . . of [Tolstoy’s] major works. This volume, however, is arguably the best so far.” —Times Literary Supplement In the last two days of his …

A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, this is “the perfect introduction to classical studies, and deserves to become something of a standard work” (Observer). Mary Beard, drawing on thirty y …

New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the Nationa …

From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated …

New York Times Bestseller One of the Guardian’s ‘100 Best Books of the 21st Century’ — ‘A modern feminist classic.’ From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling aut …

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2, 0 …

Wie sieht das Gesicht der Macht aus? Und wie reagieren wir auf Statuen von Politikern, die wir fürchten oder gar hassen? Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Denkmalstürze erzählt die Bestsellerautorin …

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER & BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF 2023 A PROSPECT BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 …

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Best Books of 2023: New Yorker, The Economist, Smithsonian Most Anticipated Books of Fall: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers We …

O magistrală, panoramică radiografie a Imperiului Roman, semnată de unul dintre clasiciștii de frunte ai zilelor noastre, care ne dezvăluie de ce Roma continuă să rămână relevantă pentru noi chiar și …

This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world’s first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman …

Qual é a face do poder? Quem será celebrado pela arte, e por quê? E como reagir a estátuas de governantes que deploramos? Neste livro  assombroso — escrito em meio a um questionamento global sobre …

Um dos livros mais importantes que existe sobre Roma Antiga! Cobrindo mil anos da história romana, SPQR revela em detalhes como Roma cresceu de uma vila insignificante na Itália Central para se …

This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means – and why it matters. In 2024, nearly ha …

Der New York Times-Bestseller von Mary Beard über die römischen Kaiser – von Augustus bis Caligula, von Nero, bis Vespasian. Nach ihrem Bestseller »SPQR«, in dem über den Senat und das Volk von Rom …

It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; i …

Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) is the most famous female Classicist in history, the author of books that revolutionized our understanding of Greek culture and religion. A star in the British academi …