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Silk: Trade and Exchange along the Silk Roads between Rome and China in Antiquity (Ancient Textiles Series)

Oxbow Books, 2017

"Already in Greek and Roman antiquity a vibrant series of exchange relationships existed between the Mediterranean regions and China, including the Indian subcontinents along well-defined routes we call the Silk Roads. Among the many goods that found their way from East to West and vice versa were glass, wine, spices, metals like iron,...

Sensors: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Sensors, Rome 19-21 February, 2014 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering)

Springer, 2015

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Second National Conference on Sensors held in Rome 19-21 February 2014. The conference highlighted state-of-the-art results from both theoretical and applied research in the field of sensors and related technologies. This book presents material in an interdisciplinary approach,...

Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem: Story, History and Historiography (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East)

Brill Academic Publishers, 2014

Mordechai Cogan (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) is Professor Emeritus of Biblical History in the Department of Jewish History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has written widely on the relationship of Israel and Judah with the Mesopotamian empires during the first millennium b.c.e., and history-writing in the ancient...

Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

FT Press, 2010

“Clear, thoughtful, and thought-provoking, Germs, Genes & Civilization makes the case that infectious diseases have played a major role in shaping society. Clark argues that religion, morals, and even democracy have all been influenced by the smallest and most dangerous organisms on our planet. While...

Architecture of Italy (Reference Guides to National Architecture)

Greenwood Press, 2008

Covering all regions of Italy--from Turin's Palace of Labor in northern Italy to the Monreale Cathedral and Cloister in Sicily--and all periods of Italian architecture--from the first-century Colosseum in Rome to the Casa Rustica apartments built in Milan in the 1930s--this volume examines over 70 of Italy's most important architectural landmarks....

Rome in the Pyrenees

Routledge, 2007

Written by an acknowledged authority on this period and region, this is the first full-length book published in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, Lugdunum in the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae.

Drawing from the extensive excavation that he has carried out on...

Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology

IGI Global, 2008

The Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a comprehensive resource describing the influence of information communication technology in scientific knowledge construction and spreading, with emphasis on the roles of product technologies, process technologies, and context technologies.

A reference point for studies...

Chaos and Coarse Graining in Statistical Mechanics

Cambridge University Press, 2008

While statistical mechanics describe the equilibrium state of systems with many degrees of freedom, and dynamical systems explain the irregular evolution of systems with few degrees of freedom, new tools are needed to study the evolution of systems with many degrees of freedom. This book presents the basic aspects of chaotic systems, with emphasis...

Cato the Younger: Life and Death at the End of the Roman Republic

Oxford University Press, 2019

Marcus Porcius Cato ("the Younger") is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil war. Yet Cato never wanted war even though he used the threat of violence against Caesar. This strategic gamble misfired as Caesar, instead of...

UWB Communication Systems: A Comprehensive Overview (EURASIP Book Series on Signal Processing and Communications)

Hindawi Publishing, 2006

Ultrawideband (UWB) communication systems offer an unprecedented opportunity to impact the future communication world. The enormous available bandwidth, the wide scope of the data rate / range trade-off, as well as the potential for very low-cost operation leading to pervasive usage, all present a unique opportunity for UWB systems to impact the...

When In Rome, Or Rio, Or Riyadh...: Cultural Q&A's For Successful Business Behavior Around The World

Intercultural Press, 2004

The author of this text coaches the business traveler on important cultural issues that can easily go awry: getting acquainted, making a good impression, eating and drinking together, discussing ethics and politics in the workplace, and much more.

For nearly twenty years, Gwyneth Olofsson has been helping people avoid the cultural gaffes...

Unity UI Cookbook

Packt Publishing, 2015

Key Features

Design and develop interactive and professional user interfaces (UIs) for games in Unity

Discover how to implement and deal with various in-game UI elements that will impress your players

This practical recipe guide will help you to efficiently create powerful and remarkable UIs...

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