The sound of Hagia Sofia CONSTANTINOPLE (Istanbul)
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books) $18.99 The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines … |
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The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World $4.22 Charles Freeman’s The Greek Achievement traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years–from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This brilliant account celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: the architectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of drama and the … |
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