In Search of Ancient North Africa
A History in Six Lives
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2017
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-909961-54-8 (ISBN)
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-909961-54-8 (ISBN)
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During years of travelling through North Africa there have been a handful of stories Barnaby Rogerson could not pin into neat, tidy narratives. In Search of Ancient North Africa is a journey into the ruins of a landscape to make sense of these stories through the lives of five men and one woman.
During years of travelling through North Africa there have been a handful of stories Barnaby Rogerson could not pin into neat, tidy narratives: stories that were not distinctly good or bad, malicious or noble.
In Search of Ancient North Africa is a journey into the ruins of a landscape to make sense of these stories through the lives of five men and one woman. Queen Dido was a sacrificial refugee; King Juba II a prisoner of war who became a compliant tool of the Roman Empire; Septimius Severus an unpromising provincial who, as emperor, brought the empire to its dazzling apogee; St Augustine an intellectual careerist who became a bishop and a saint; Hannibal the greatest general the world has ever known; and Masinissa the man who eventually defeated him. Together these six lives, clouded with as much myth as fact, represent classical North Africa.
Between these life stories, we explore ruins which tell their own tales and see the multiple interconnections that bind the culture of this region with the wider world, particularly the spiritual traditions of the ancient Near East.
During years of travelling through North Africa there have been a handful of stories Barnaby Rogerson could not pin into neat, tidy narratives: stories that were not distinctly good or bad, malicious or noble.
In Search of Ancient North Africa is a journey into the ruins of a landscape to make sense of these stories through the lives of five men and one woman. Queen Dido was a sacrificial refugee; King Juba II a prisoner of war who became a compliant tool of the Roman Empire; Septimius Severus an unpromising provincial who, as emperor, brought the empire to its dazzling apogee; St Augustine an intellectual careerist who became a bishop and a saint; Hannibal the greatest general the world has ever known; and Masinissa the man who eventually defeated him. Together these six lives, clouded with as much myth as fact, represent classical North Africa.
Between these life stories, we explore ruins which tell their own tales and see the multiple interconnections that bind the culture of this region with the wider world, particularly the spiritual traditions of the ancient Near East.
BARNABY ROGERSON is an author, critic, television presenter and publisher. He has written extensively about the Muslim world, including a biography of the Prophet Muhammad and numerous travel guides. He is the publisher of Eland Books.
Introduction
1. Dido of Carthage, Princess Elissa, the Wanderer
2. They met at Zama: Hannibal of Carthage, Scipio of Rome and Masinissa of Numidia
3. The Tomb of the Christian Woman and King Juba II
4. The Walls of Volubilis
5. Dougga
6. The Villa Selene
7. The New Forum of Leptis Magna
8. Septimius Severus
9. St Augustine of Hippo
10. Augustine - Aurelius Augustinus, son of Patricius
11. The Oasis of Ghadames
Suggestions for further reading
Index
Author biography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.10.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 black and white double pages |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 914 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-909961-54-X / 190996154X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-909961-54-8 / 9781909961548 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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