La profecia de Orion

Este libro recoge la historia de Vasconia, que engloba esencialmente los territorios de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, la Comunidad Foral de Navarra y el País Vasco francés (Labourd, Baja Navarra y País de Soule). Estructurado en tres apartados - el político-institucional; el demográfico y social; y el referido a la cultura y la vida cotidiana.

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Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this...

"Este libro –nos dice Mary Beard, la más grande figura actual de los estudios clásicos- es un viaje guiado por el mundo clásico, desde el palacio prehistórico de Knossos, en Creta, hasta el imaginario poblado de Astérix, en las Galias". En él nos habla de personajes famosos, como Alejandro el Magno o Nerón, pero también de la gente común, de los esclavos, los soldados o los millones de ciudadanos del Imperio que vivían bajo un régimen de ocupación militar. Este libro recupera sus vidas y costumbres; pero su objeto principal es el de enseñarnos a disfrutar de la riqueza que...