Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses Aarathi Prasad
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator
- Forfatter
- Indlæsere
- Forlag
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE
'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP
'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGE
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology
Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for a dialogue that weaves a fascinating tale.
Archaeologist Theodore Papakostas takes the reader on a spectacularly iconoclastic and hugely engrossing journey through ancient Greece, from its beginnings in prehistory to its end. Marvelling at the exalted moments in history as well as the more mundane, Papakostas introduces the reader to countless fascinating stories about the cradle of western civilisation – many of which upend received wisdom about the empire as well as about archaeology itself. Along the way, he settles questions such as: What did a Minoan princess pack for a trip to Egypt? How did a raunchy dance lead to the birth of Democracy? Why did Heraclitus suggest that Homer should be slapped?
A whistle-stop tour through three hundred years of Greek history, How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator is an unforgettable love letter to the treasures we’ve inherited from the ancient world, as well as to those who have helped us unearth them.
© 2024 William Collins (Lydbog): 9780008596095
Oversættere: Patricia Felisa Barbeito
Udgivelsesdato
Lydbog: 1. august 2024
Andre kan også lide...
- Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story Marie Arana
- The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love Rachel Feder
- Nature’s Ghosts: The world we lost and how to bring it back Sophie Yeo
- Lost Wonders: 10 Tales of Extinction from the 21st Century Tom Lathan
- Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell Sy Montgomery
- English Food: A People’s History Diane Purkiss
- A Place For Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order Judith Flanders
- How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music National Public Radio, Inc, Alison Fensterstock
- The True History of Merlin the Magician Anne Lawrence-Mathers
- Tales & Stories Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- The Endless Country: A Personal Journey Through Turkey's First Hundred Years Sami Kent
- Gods, Heroes & Monsters Mark Daniels
- Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic Chronicle Books
- Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them Derek Gow
- A Word Is Not a Sparrow: A Benefit Anthology for Ukraine Relief various authors, Andrea Emmes, Barry Abrams, Taras Shevchenko, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Vladislav Davidzon, Teresa Johnson, Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh, Karen Bogle, Christopher Dewees, Thaisa Frank, Alla Kudzieva
- Ninshubar Emily H. Wilson
- Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Shannon Reed
- Hidden Histories: 100 Wild Stories You Never Learned in History Class Tim Rayborn
- Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore Adam Nicolson
- A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects Sally Coulthard
- Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me Edith Hall
- Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen Jane Draycott
- Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death Susana Monsó
- Bibliophobia: The End and the Beginning of the Book Brian Cummings
- Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers David Olusoga
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects Mary Wollstonecraft
- Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World Gillian Gill
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from The Great Gatsby to The Hate You Give Thomas C. Foster
- More Than a Doll: How Creating a Sports Doll Turned into a Fight to End Gender Stereotypes Jodi Bondi Norgaard
- Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s–1990s Bettina Aptheker
- On Animals Susan Orlean
- The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: On the Trail of the Dinosaurs' Final Secrets Armin Schmitt
- Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature Elizabeth Winkler
- Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year Eleanor Parker
- Leviathan: Or The Whale Philip Hoare
- The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women Alicia Malone
- Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
- Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs: How the Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior Roger Lederer
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes Anita Loos
- Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the World's and the Art of Fake News A. Brad Schwartz
- Black Tudors: The Untold Story Miranda Kaufmann
- A Short History of the World in 50 Books Daniel Smith
- The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham Lucy Hughes-Hallett
- Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft, Merry White
- To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul Alexander Christie-Miller
- Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies that Started it all Lizzy Tiffin
Vælg dit abonnement
Over 1 million titler
Download og nyd titler offline
Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)
Det er nemt at opsige når som helst
Premium
For dig som lytter og læser ofte.
129 kr. /måned
1 konto
100 timer/måned
Eksklusivt indhold hver uge
Fri lytning til podcasts
Ingen binding
Unlimited
For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.
159 kr. /måned
1 konto
Ubegrænset timer
Eksklusivt indhold hver uge
Fri lytning til podcasts
Ingen binding
Family
For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.
Fra 179 kr. /måned
2-6 konti
100 timer/måned pr. konto
Fri lytning til podcasts
Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto
Ingen binding
Dig + 1 familiemedlem
2 konti179 kr. /måned
Flex
For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.
89 kr. /måned
1 konto
20 timer/måned
Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer
Eksklusivt indhold hver uge
Fri lytning til podcasts
Ingen binding
Har du en rabatkode?
Indtast koden her
