La ciudad de Babel

Les Croades van impregnar la cultura i la societat de l’Edat Mitjana de manera decisiva. A més de les Croades a «Terra Santa», Nikolas Jaspert aborda també l’estudi de les guerres empreses tant contra qui professaven credos diferents en la península Ibèrica o en el territori bàltic, com contra els «enemics interiors» de la Cristiandat. Un altre dels temes centrals de l’obra són les ordres religioses de cavalleria, que marcarien durant llarg temps la història d’Europa. Gràcies a un plantejament que abasta una gran diversitat d’aspectes i a la seva informació...

La presente obra constituye el primer estudio global que aborda el estudio de la guerra en el mundo antiguo. En sus distintos capítulos, un grupo de historiadores y arqueólogos de reconocido prestigio analizan la historia militar y las principales batallas, no sólo del Antiguo Egipto, Próximo Oriente, Grecia y Roma, sino también de ámbitos menos familiares para el lector occidental como Asia Central, India, China, Corea, Japón y los territorios del continente americano. El contenido abarca desde el año 8000 a.C. y los primeros testimonios de conflicto bélico encontrados en el norte...

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This book captures the most stunning studies, the difficulties, the dangers, and the experiences during a 10-year period of travel and expeditions. Author Juan Jesus Vallejo journeys across five continents, giving us a glimpse into the pyramids in Peru that are older than the Egyptian pyramids; the first human temples with more than 10,000 years of history, discovered in the dusty fields of Kurdistan; and the largest and most puzzling painted rocks on the planet, in nearly unexplored areas of the Sahara. An endless stream of riddles, anecdotes, and facts, this book demonstrates that the world ...