The Ilias Latina ('the Latin Iliad') is a condensed Latin version of Homer's epic on the Trojan war, and was likely composed under Nero. Long neglected as a poem worthy…

At the time of 600 BC, forces of change were spreading throughout the archaic world. Because the written word was gaining popularity in archaic Greece, the poets had significant power…

This book considers how music can transport listeners beyond themselves. Both music and the Spirit operate between languages and cultures, between desires and longings, between the visible and invisible, and…

Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans…

Steven K. Green explores the historical record that supports the popular belief about the nation’s religious origins, seeking to explain how the ideas of America’s religious founding and its status…

Study of the American relationship between church and state tends to focus either on the founding period or the modern era. Steven Green argues that a crucial development occurred during…

Over 100 beautiful, informative photos display the green roofs technology that is quickly becoming a fundamental element of the emerging practice of living architecture. The award-winning roof designs displayed and…

First published in 1991, this title provides a comprehensive and objective account of the basis of ‘green’ arguments and their social and political implications. By the beginning of the 1990s…