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RULERS OF ANCIENT EUROPE

This volume takes the reader back to the roots of European civilization. For the first time, it presents a collection of the lives of famous rulers from the lands of ancient Greece, Macedonia and Thrace who left an indelible mark on the course of world history, having had key positions on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, both by land and by sea. These strong personalities with their political ambitions, remarkable skills as diplomats and generals and personal dramas were among the founders of states which still exist today.

THE ILLUSTRATED SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY OF EUROPE

LIKE INDIVIDUALS, ALSO COMMUNITIES, NATIONS AND CONTINENTS pass through processes that have a meaning for their development. This meaning can be found in the context of their life story. A biography of Europe is more than a recording of the main historical processes. It is a reconstruction of the dynamics of cultural development that makes visible the forces which have influenced it. It is also a reflection on the goals of European civilization and on the mission of Europe in the world.

This book describes how the founding cultures of Europe received important impulses from the cultures of the Near East and Egypt. This led to a unique new culture that is based upon the development of the free personality and human intelligence. European culture became an educational project that created a new consciousness that is no longer the exclusive property of Europeans, but represents a new quality of the consciousness of humanity.

THE WONDERS OF ARCHITECTURE

THE WONDERS OF ARCHITECTURE is a magnificent pop-up journey through the history of the art of building construction, featuring amazing three-dimensional replications of famous buildings from ancient to modern times.

Accompanied by text, each spread focuses on the great eras of world architectural history: ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architecture; Latin American and Eastern architecture, Gothic architecture; the Renaissance; Neoclassicism; Modern and Contemporary architecture.