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- 3 visitors recommend:
Alexander the Great
Source: Interesting.com
- What we know about Alexander makes him seem more like a character from Greek mythology than a real human being (and that's exactly how he'd have liked it). Read his interesting story.
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The Discovery Programme
Source: Discovery Programme
Country: Ireland
- A state-funded research institution devoted to Irish archeology, and to making it available to the public. The Web site has in-depth summaries of their past projects.
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Minnesota's Obsidian of Anatolia and the Near East Collection
Source: MinOAN at University of Minnesota
City: Minneapolis, State: MN
E-mail: frah0010@umn.edu
- Discusses how tracing obsidian artifacts back to their
geological source is useful to archaeologists, offers
details about the MinOAN obsidian reference collection, and describes how archaeologists can have
obsidian artifacts sourced non-destructively for free.
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The Ancient Coin Store
Source: J. Jones
- A very well organized ancient coin store operated by a retired college art professor. Specializes in ancient Roman and Greek coins.
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Ancient Ireland poster
Source: Irishop
Country: Ireland
- A large poster featuring images from Ireland's past.
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Ancient Ireland art print
Source: AllPosters
- 21 in. x 33 in. collage of ancient Celtic arts and artifacts.
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Chinese Coin art print
Source: AllPosters
- 8 in. x 8 in. art print of an ancient Chinese coin.
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Stonehenge Revealed
Source: Amazon
Author: David Souden
- "Stonehenge Revealed provides the necessary context for really appreciating the jumble of stones littering Salisbury Plain, and it does so in several ways ... these insights comprise a comprehensive but concise volume that should be a fun and informative read for everyone, and should help to kindle the imagination of everyone." --British Heritage Magazine (1997)
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Chronicles of the Celts
Source: Irishop
Author: Iain Zaczek
Country: Ireland
- The epic stories of hero-warriors, faerie enchantresses, and magical forests, illustrated with 120 photographs of artefacts, manuscripts and landscapes.
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Ancient Coin Collecting V: The Romanion/Byzantine Culture
Source: Amazon
Author: Wayne G. Sayles
- From an Amazon reader: "Coinage usually reflects the culture, and this is clearly illustrated in Sayles' presentation. It is filled with numerous figures of coins, maps, and genealogy. ... It is fascinating to see how the coinage changed from images of emperor and soldiers to images of Christ and crosses." (1998)
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Ancient Coin Collecting
Source: Amazon
Author: Wayne G. Sayles
- From the author: "David Sear once said 'collectors of ancient coins suffer from the Robinson Crusoe syndrome,' that is, they feel a sense of isolation and tend to view themselves as alone on a tiny island. This book was written to help both new and seasoned collectors find footprints in the sand." (1996)
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Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World
Source: Amazon
Author: Wayne G. Sayles
- From an Amazon reader: "The great strength of this book is that it is equally beautiful and useful and the author obviously loves what he is writing about rather than giving a very dry, scholarly and perfunctory survey. I highly recommend this book." (1997)
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Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World-Politics and Propaganda
Source: Amazon
Author: Wayne G. Sayles
- From an Amazon reader: "Mr. Sayles has written a beautifully presented introduction and reference to the hobby of ancient coin collecting. Any book on coins should have photographs and that's what's included in this book, along with terrific written explanations of the coins. Since ancient coin collecting is about history, Mr. Sayles spends a large part of the books detailing the backgrounds of the emperors who appear on the coins." (1997)
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Ancient Coin Collecting IV: Roman Provincial Coins
Source: Amazon
Author: Wayne G. Sayles
- From an Amazon reader: "With the combined factors of the fall of Soviet Communism, the advent of the Internet and it's various auction sites -- these coins are becoming plentiful and an inexpensive overview was sorely needed and Mr. Sayles book fits the niche well." (1998)
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Roman Coins on CD-ROM
Source: Liberty Street Software
- Includes 8000 pictures (4000 coins) -- mostly Imperial and Provincial, with few Republican and Byzantine coins -- with descriptions for each coin, with mint, weight, diameter and indicative value. There's also an index of emporers with biographies and portraits, and a glossary of terms in coins legends, abbreviations, deities, objects etc.
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Roman coin gift
Source: Johnson Smith
- An authentic coin of the Roman Empire. Certified to have been minted between 240 and 410 AD. Includes "leather-like" display binder & certificate that guarantees authenticity.
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Indo-Scythian silver coins
Source: Sovietski Collection
- Archaeologists in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan uncovered these ancient silver coins of the Indo-Scythians (the Asiatic horde noted for its battles with the ancient Greeks). Dating back to 35 B.C., they're the first known example of bilingual coinage (Greek and Scythian dialects). Obverse depicts Scythian King, Azes II surrounded by an ancient legend, in Greek. Reverse features Zeus surrounded by Karosthi legend. Each comes in a protective styrene capsule and displayed in a velvet gift box, complete with certificate of authenticity.
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Ancient Coin Vault
Source: Doug Dann
E-mail: dougdann@airmail.net
- Ancient coin collectors site. If you sign up, you can create a gallery to display your collection or coins for sale.
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Greek Coins - Ancient Greek coins
Source: http://www.greek-coins.net/coin-sites/coin-directories/
City: Greece, Country: Greece
E-mail: contact@greek-coins.net
- Brief reference to the very first coins
used in ancient Greece and to the reasons
that lead ancient Greeks decided on
establishing metal coins as a means of
exchange.
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Ogham jewelry
Source: Irishop
Country: Ireland
- Ogham is an early Irish alphabet, sometimes called the Tree Alphabet because a 14th Century manuscript identified each letter with a particular tree. Surviving examples of Ogham-inscribed stones are often commemorative in character -- the name of the person commemorated is inscribed in the Ogham alphabet. Irishop sells custom ingots inscribed with up to seven letters. These are really neat items that could make great gifts to commemorate a birthday, trip to Ireland, or other event.
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Ancient Empires videos
Source: The History Channel
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