1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001509549707536

Autore

Leitz, Christian

Titolo

Der Tempel Ptolemaios XII, die Inschriften und Reliefs der Opfersäle, des Umgangs und der Sanktuarräume / Christian Leitz, Daniela Mendel und Yahya El-Masry ; mit Zeichnungen von Victoria Altmann ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Le Caire : Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 2010

ISBN

9782724705393 (éd. complète)

9782724705409 (v. 1 : text)

9782724705416 (v. 2 : text)

9782724705423 (v. 3 : plates)

Descrizione fisica

3 v. : ill. ; 28 cm. 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

Collana

Athribis ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

Mendel, Danielaauthor

El-Masry, Yahya

Soggetti

Iscrizioni egiziane - Tempio di Tolomeo 12. Athribis - Egitto

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Bd. 1. Text : Die Opfersäle und der Umgang. - 397 p.

Bd. 2. Text : Die Sanktuarräume. - P. 401-612

Bd. 3. Tafeln. - 150 p. di tav.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814370503321

Autore

Lyon Justin D.

Titolo

Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés : ambiguous legacies of leadership / / Justin D. Lyons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0529-5

1-4985-0528-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Disciplina

938/.07092

Soggetti

Conquerors

Command of troops - History

Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C

Mexico History Conquest, 1519-1540

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I: Alexander; Chapter One: Alexander and the Macedonians; Chapter Two: Cyrus the Great and the Rise of Persia; Chapter Three: The Campaigns of Alexander; Chapter Four: The Leadership of Alexander the Great; II: Cortés; Chapter Five: Spain, Cortés, and the Conquistadors; Chapter Six: The Aztecs; Chapter Seven: The Conquest of Mexico; Chapter Eight: Cortés the Commander; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated aspects of their leadership.