Building Mid-Republican Rome offers a holistic treatment of the development of the Mid-Republican city from 396 to 168 BCE. As Romans established imperial control over Italy and beyond, the city itself radically transformed from an ambitious central Italian settlement into the capital of the Mediterranean world. Seth Bernard describes this transformation in terms of both new urban architecture, much of it unprecedented in form and extent, and new socioeconomic structures, includin...

Long before the emergence of Roman historical writing, the societies of Iron Age Italy were actively engaged in transmitting and using their past. This book provides a first account of this early historical interest, providing a sort of prehistory of historical thought in Italy leading down to the first encounters with Roman expansion. From the Early Iron Age to the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, Italian communities can be seen actively using burial practices, images, special objects, cal...

Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan's luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thrilling contemporary voices and visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Ocean Vuong, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest and many more.* A Guardian Best Poetry Book of the Year ** Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards *Encompassing both the flowering of queer poetry over the past f...

Quelle est la part du droit dans les relations internationales d’aujourd’hui, qui semblent de plus en plus privilégier les affirmations de puissance ? Le droit est à la fois un mode d’organisation, un instrument d’équilibrage des forces brutes, et un instrument de puissance. C’est tous ces visages qu’éclaire ce nouveau numéro de Politique étrangère, à travers les exemples de la Cour pénale internationale, de l’« extra-territorialité » du droit américain, de la complexe constructio...

Was ist Bewusstsein?Es ist die vielleicht größte ungelöste Frage der Wissenschaft, Philosophie und Menschheitsgeschichte. Jeder Mensch erlebt Bewusstsein in jedem Augenblick seines Lebens – und dennoch weiß niemand mit Sicherheit, was es eigentlich ist.In diesem außergewöhnlichen Band der Reihe "Kontrovers – Die großen Debatten unserer Zeit" treffen zwei der bekanntesten Denker der modernen Bewusstseinsforschung aufeinander: Bernardo Kastrup und Anil Seth.

Discover the secrets to becoming a successful marketer and creating a lasting impact in the world with the expert insights of Seth Godin. In this book, you'll gain exclusive access to Seth's unparalleled knowledge and wisdom on some of the most critical marketing themes of our time.From building a powerful personal brand to managing your reputation in the digital world and taking your marketing game to the next level, this book is packed with invaluable insights and strategies that...

A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth.A man is unexpectedly appointed as doctor at the local prison. But when a terrified inmate begs to be moved, the young doctor begins to question his good fortune: the cell adjacent to the frightened man has been boarded up for years – and no one will let the doctor inside.

During the fourth and third centuries BCE, Roman expansion into Italy reshaped the peninsula's Archaic societies and prompted new political relationships, new economic practices, and new sociocultural structures. Rural landscapes and urban spaces throughout Latium saw intensified use amidst novel principles of land management, animal husbandry, and architectural design. This book offers fresh perspectives on these transformations by embracing a wide range of approaches to Middle Republican...

This edited volume presents a multi-perspectival inquiry into the models that have shaped the study of ancient economies in past decades. The contributions collected here respond to the prevailing tendency to measure ancient Mediterranean economies using methods and techniques designed for assessing the performance of modern economies, considering a range of approaches that might generate a more socially and morally attuned history of the ancient Mediterranean.The volume explores t...

El "Cantar de mío Cid" es una obra fundamental de la literatura española y uno de los primeros ejemplos de la épica en lengua castellana. Este poema narrativo se centra en las hazañas del noble caballero Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, conocido como el Cid, destacando su lucha por la restauración de su honor tras el exilio. El estilo literario es característico del verso medieval, con una estructura que combina elementos líricos y narrativos, permitiendo al lector sumergirse en un mundo donde el va...