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Rob Tempio
Publisher, Philosophy, Political Theory, & the Ancient World
我们在此类别下的书单提供多个学科和地域的视角，帮助您了解人类的古老历史，同时注重将古代文明视为展示跨文化交流的生动平台。这些书籍借鉴了古代史、考古学、古典文学、神话、哲学、宗教和艺术史，采用了已经证实的文本和考古学证据以及一些新的方法学。从希腊罗马世界到埃及和古代近东、从中亚到东亚，我们的书籍囊括诸多地区，向人们阐明如何用新的方法去理解古代文化、民族、政治、哲学、文学书籍和宗教，以及它们对现代的启示。
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Classicism and Other Phobias
Dan-el Padilla Peralta shows how the concept of “classicism” lacks the capacity to affirm the aesthetic value of Black life and asks whether a different kind of classicism—one of insurgence, fugitivity, and emancipation—is possible.
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Unearthing the deep history of Native America
As part of our longstanding Farmington River Archaeological Project, my field crew initiated an intensive search for sites in Peoples State Forest in 1985. Peoples is a heavily wooded state park consisting of about 3,000 acres located in the northwest Connecticut hill town of Barkhamsted.
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Fire sermons: Seneca and Thoreau on climate trauma
“Climate trauma” is a phrase that has now entered the global lexicon. As global temperatures rise and population densifies in settled areas, the effects of catastrophic weather events like floods, hurricanes, and fires, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, are proving ever more destructive to human lives and livelihoods.
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After 1177 B.C.
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed—why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever.
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How did Romans manage the risks of childbirth?
From weather forecasts to astrology substacks, many people today structure their daily lives with the help of predictive information. Fundamentally, this was also true for ancient Romans.
