Overview :One remarkable woman and nearly half a million men comprised a veteran army within the USA from the late 1800s into the mid 1900s. This is h... Read More
Overview :An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks a... Read More
Overview :This book examines the fragmentary and contradictory evidence for Orpheus as the author of rites and poems to redefine Orphism as a label ap... Read More
Overview :Edmonds gives a detailed and accurate record of the political careers of prominent North Carolina blacks who held federal, state, county, an... Read More
Overview :The 'Orphic' gold tablets, tiny scraps of gold foil found in graves throughout the ancient Greek world, are some of the most fascinating and... Read More
Overview :Plato, Aristophanes, and the creators of the "Orphic" gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to rede... Read More