Военная история / The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World

Название: The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
Автор(ы): Robert Garland
Издательство: THE GREAT COURSES 2012
Страниц: 381
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 18 MB

Imagine you’re a Greek soldier marching into battle in the front row of a phalanx. Or an Egyptian woman putting on makeup before attending an evening party with your husband. Or a Celtic monk scurrying away with the Book of Kells during a Viking invasion. Welcome to the other side of history, the 99% of ordinary people whose names don’t make it into the history books—but whose lives are no less fascinating than the great leaders whose names we all know. Here you’ll encounter such diverse individuals as