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11) Stadtraum und Bürgerin: Aufstellungsorte kaiserzeitlicher Ehrenstatuen in Italien und Nordafrika
Author
Series
Urban spaces volume 5
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Deutsch
Series
Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume Volume 123
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Watkins Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have sought inspiration and guidance in the night sky. "Celestial Geometry" explores the remarkable achievements of ancient astronomers at over 60 archaeological sites, from European stone circles like Stonehenge to the pyramids of Egypt and Central America, the medicine wheels of North America, the carved monoliths of Easter Island, and lesser-known structures like the sun clock of Goseck. Combining myths and...
Author
Publisher
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The type of monumental tomb that developed in Macedonia in the late Classical period was undoubtedly the most impressive of all the Greek funerary complexes. It was a burial chamber with a vestibule, built of stone blocks, vaulted and furnished with an architectural facade, concealed under a large tumulus rising above the ground. The concept of the Macedonian sepulcher, which the Macedonians and Greeks settling in Alexandria ad Aegyptum, the city...