Overview :This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This w... Read More
Overview :'...a thoroughly reliable and a highly attractive volume. Meiggs is to be congratulated on his success in combining preservation and adaptat... Read More
Overview :Most people who live in open societies, especially in the West, take freedom of thought and the right to express that thought for granted. B... Read More
Overview :This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This w... Read More
Overview :In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text on the Germanic penetration of the Roman Empire. Bury's hi... Read More
Overview :This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections ... Read More
Overview :Generally acknowledged to be Professor Bury's masterpiece, this panoramic and painstakingly accurate reconstruction of the Western and Byzan... Read More
Overview :This renowned biography of the great Catholic saint, famous for converting Ireland to Christianity, is also a stunningly vivid portrait of l... Read More
Overview :Explore the fascinating concept of societal advancement with J. B. Bury's "The Idea Of Progress," a seminal work in the philosophy of histor... Read More
Overview :"The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History" is the first truly authoritative biography of Saint Patrick's life and a well researched ... Read More
Overview :"We may believe in the doctrine of Progress or we may not, but in either case it is a matter of interest to examine the origins and trace th... Read More
Overview :Explore Patrick's place in history, the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire, how Patrick first came to Ireland, the influence of ... Read More
Overview :St. Patrick is perhaps the most venerated saint of the modern age, whose feast day is marked each year by massive celebrations across the wo... Read More
Overview :John Bagnell Bury (1861-1927), known as J. B. Bury, was an eminent Irish historian, classical scholar, Byzantinist and philologist. Bury was... Read More
Overview :In the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. a great change came over the face of Europe; the political order of things was broken up. This moveme... Read More
Overview :In "the Hellenistic Age and History of Civilization," J.B. Bury discusses important advances made in mathematics, astronomy, and geography; ... Read More
Overview :This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This ... Read More