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The Far Edges of the Known World

Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

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When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the Greek and Roman world has for centuries followed this perspective, shrouding cultures at the far reaches of their influence in myth. ... Read more

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When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the Greek and Roman world has for centuries followed this perspective, shrouding cultures at the far reaches of their influence in myth.
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Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World

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Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redress the balance, giving naval battles their due attention. This book presents a selection of thirteen naval battles that span a defining century in ancient Greek history, from the Ionian Revolt and Persian Invasion to the rise of external naval powers in ... Read more

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Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redress the balance, giving naval battles their due attention. This book presents a selection of thirteen naval battles that span a defining century in ancient Greek history, from the Ionian Revolt and Persian Invasion to the rise of external naval powers in
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Great Battles of the Classical Greek World

by Owen Rees ...

This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, ... Read more

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This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry,
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A Thailand Diary: Volume 1

A Thailand Diary, #1

by Matt Owens Rees ...

Series Book 1 - A Thailand Diary
A Thailand Diary: volume 1 is the first in a series of easy-to-read diary entries of life in the Land of Smiles.Some entries are short, some entries are humourous, All are true descriptions of events which actually happened. Only names have been changed.48,000 words covering each day between I January and 30 June.You may sometimes be surprised at what you read. This is the Real Thailand. Through ... Read more

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A Thailand Diary: volume 1 is the first in a series of easy-to-read diary entries of life in the Land of Smiles.Some entries are short, some entries are humourous, All are true descriptions of events which actually happened. Only names have been changed.48,000 words covering each day between I January and 30 June.You may sometimes be surprised at what you read. This is the Real Thailand. Through
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The Far Edges of the Known World

Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

by Owen Rees ...

A revisionist history of the ancient world that shifts our focus from Athens and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders.When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the ... Read more

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A revisionist history of the ancient world that shifts our focus from Athens and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders.When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the
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The Thai Smile

Thailand Take Two, #1

by Matt Owens Rees ...

Series Book 1 - Thailand Take Two
Thailand is known as the Land of Smiles. But never assume that smiles mean the same as they do in the West. Smiling is quite automatic in Thailand. A monk once told me that Thais were born with smiles on their faces!Matt Owens Rees discusses 13 different types of smile and gives examples from everyday life in Thailand. If you have observed any other type of Smile Matt would be keen to hear from ... Read more

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Thailand is known as the Land of Smiles. But never assume that smiles mean the same as they do in the West. Smiling is quite automatic in Thailand. A monk once told me that Thais were born with smiles on their faces!Matt Owens Rees discusses 13 different types of smile and gives examples from everyday life in Thailand. If you have observed any other type of Smile Matt would be keen to hear from
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The Requiem of Tomás Luis de Victoria (1603)

by Owen Rees ...

Series series Music in Context
Victoria's Requiem is among the best-loved and most-performed musical works of the Renaissance, and is often held to be 'a Requiem for an age', representing the summation of golden-age Spanish polyphony. Yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little research. Owen Rees's multifaceted study brings together the historical and ritual contexts for the work's genesis, the first detailed musical ... Read more

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Victoria's Requiem is among the best-loved and most-performed musical works of the Renaissance, and is often held to be 'a Requiem for an age', representing the summation of golden-age Spanish polyphony. Yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little research. Owen Rees's multifaceted study brings together the historical and ritual contexts for the work's genesis, the first detailed musical
... Read more
Thailand Take Two

Thailand Take Two, #2

by Matt Owens Rees ...

Series Book 2 - Thailand Take Two
Thailand Take Two looks at Thais and Thailand in a unique way. It is not a politically correct travel guide written to promote tourism and showing only the rosy side of Thailand.Real characters are introduced in the book to show how Thailand's culture is so different from Western concepts. Readers will meet bankers and bar-girls, the young and the old, the rich and the less well off. And get right ... Read more

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Thailand Take Two looks at Thais and Thailand in a unique way. It is not a politically correct travel guide written to promote tourism and showing only the rosy side of Thailand.Real characters are introduced in the book to show how Thailand's culture is so different from Western concepts. Readers will meet bankers and bar-girls, the young and the old, the rich and the less well off. And get right
... Read more
A Thailand Diary: Volume 2

A Thailand Diary, #2

by Matt Owens Rees ...

Series Book 2 - A Thailand Diary
With real people and real events, take a virtual tour of everyday life in the Land of Smiles by browsing this selectopm of Diary Entries.Meet some interesting characters (only names have been changed) and I suspect you'll be surprised at some of their stories.Thailand wil never cease to amaze.Enjoy a Thailand that visitors seldom see through the daily entries in this July - December volume. Every ... Read more

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With real people and real events, take a virtual tour of everyday life in the Land of Smiles by browsing this selectopm of Diary Entries.Meet some interesting characters (only names have been changed) and I suspect you'll be surprised at some of their stories.Thailand wil never cease to amaze.Enjoy a Thailand that visitors seldom see through the daily entries in this July - December volume. Every
... Read more
A Thailand Diary & Thailand Take Two

Boxed Sets, #1

by Matt Owens Rees ...

Series Book 1 - Boxed Sets
A Thailand Diary takes you into the lives of ordinary Thais through its 365 entriesThailand Take Two is a comprehensive analysis of Thai lifestyle and culture over 10 chapters ... Read more

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A Thailand Diary takes you into the lives of ordinary Thais through its 365 entriesThailand Take Two is a comprehensive analysis of Thai lifestyle and culture over 10 chapters
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The True Story of a Welsh Godfather

by Matt Owens Rees ...

A true and verified story of a ruthless Welsh Godfather, J.O.Williams, and his criminal activities. And how the mafia family he founded finally became legitimate under his grandson, my schoolboy friend, Johnny Illsley. ... Read more

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A true and verified story of a ruthless Welsh Godfather, J.O.Williams, and his criminal activities. And how the mafia family he founded finally became legitimate under his grandson, my schoolboy friend, Johnny Illsley.
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The End of a Life

by Matt Owens Rees ...

"End of a Life" is taken from one of the chapters of Thailand Take Two and describes the customs and traditions of a Buddhist funeral in the northern Thai province of Chiangmai. It was the most popular chapter of that book.In Thai social culture, death is seen as the final part of the life cycle. It is not a sad event. Everyone in the neighbourhood will attend the daily rites and the cremation. ... Read more

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"End of a Life" is taken from one of the chapters of Thailand Take Two and describes the customs and traditions of a Buddhist funeral in the northern Thai province of Chiangmai. It was the most popular chapter of that book.In Thai social culture, death is seen as the final part of the life cycle. It is not a sad event. Everyone in the neighbourhood will attend the daily rites and the cremation.
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