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The Enuma Elish is one of the most important texts from the ancient world. In this Babylonian creation epic, Marduk defeats Tiamat, fashions heaven and earth from her divided body, and creates humanity from divine blood. More than myth, this poem became a theological declaration of imperial Babylon and a key witness to the religious world behind the Old Testament.

Are you fascinated by the myths and legends of ancient cultures? A lover of history who wants to learn more about China’s rich, unique past? This audiobook is for you. China was a major player in the ancient world, contributing to advancements across the globe. While the civilization is most known for the wise teachings of Confucius and the tenets of Taoism, Chinese culture has also relied heavily on its own mythology and folklore. From gods and goddesses to paranormal encounters with ordinary people, the stories in this book have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.

あなたの歴史観が変わる！　謎解き！　歴史物語！教科書にも載らない、縄文・神話の時代から続く、日本とユダヤの壮大なストーリー！

Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert John Curran. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and...

現代のハイテクを知り尽くす半導体研究者が、自ら体験・実験して読み解く大好評の「技術史ミステリー」日本編！

なぜ、ローマは帝国になり得たのか。なぜ、ローマ帝国は滅びたのか。王政から共和政を経て帝政へ、多神教世界帝国から一神教世界帝国へ。

死の床に就いた桓武天皇．安定した皇位継承を願う彼の“遺言”は，歴史を大きく動かした．ポスト桓武の時代，血なまぐさい事件が起こるなか，藤原北家は幸運を引きつけ，類い稀な才覚と政治的嗅覚を持つ者たちが，天皇家との関係を深めてゆく．

現代のハイテクを知り尽くす半導体研究者が、自ら体験・実験して読み解く大好評の「技術史ミステリー」最新刊！

Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.

What is our species' greatest invention? Medicine, computers, space travel? Not even close. The innovation that underlies each of our past achievements and those we still aspire to is language. Language is the ultimate invention of Homo sapiens - one that has allowed us to change the physical and social world around us in every conceivable way, and an invention that has fundamentally changed us, as well.

With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present, and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests. 

いま大注目の縄文時代。大人気の国史啓蒙家のねずさんこと小名木善行氏が教科書ではわからない超古代史をひも解いていきます。日本が世界の中心であることは、縄文文明から見ればまぎれもないことです。

マヤのピラミッド、ナスカの地上絵、マチュピチュの祭祀、湖上都市テノチティトラン。最新知見から実像を描き、文明の見方を覆す！

Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century and remains the only Ancient Wonder still standing. And it was the most technologically advanced of the ancient civilizations, with the medical knowledge that made Egyptian physicians the most famous in the world.

小都市ローマは、どのように帝国となったのか。共和政の誕生、ハンニバルとの戦争、皇帝の出現。グローバル化と人々の有り様を描く。

「王墓はなぜ築かれたのか？」本書のテーマは、この素朴な疑問である。エジプトのファラオが築いたピラミッド、中国の皇帝たちが造った山稜など、人類史には王の埋葬のためのモニュメントが数多くある。

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Were our gods astronauts? Was humanity's creation a genetic experiment? For fifty years, researcher and theologian Rev. Clifford L. Falen Jr. has pursued the stunning answers to the questions many are afraid to ask. The stories in the Book of Genesis...

In Wives, Witches, and Whirlpools: The Powerful Women of Homer’s Odyssey, Professor Jessica Blum-Sorensen helps you explore this classic work with fresh eyes, focusing not on the eponymous hero, but on the many women whose voices and motivations invite us to rethink traditional ideas of heroism. Across seven lectures, you’ll reexamine some of the foundational themes of the literary canon from a new perspective and discover why the deities, wives, maidens, witches, and monsters who populate Homer’s Odyssey are more than a match for its hero.

Brought to you by Penguin. A Sunday Times bestseller The next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey. Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . . Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks –...

Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces the idea of thauma, or wonder, that kick-started a lifetime engaging with classics.