Grüll Tibor - Újabb 50 dolog amit nem képzeltél volna a rómaiakról

Six years ago, "50 things you never knew about the Romans" in the continuation of our volume, readers can again encounter topics that at first would hardly come to mind in connection with ancient Rome: abortion, internal prevention, concrete, outlaws, miracle weapons, doping, electricity, forest destruction, global warming, pets, perfumes, military medicine, concept lawsuits , public libraries, public cleanliness, ball games, malaria, finding the source of the Nile, clocks and sundials, political humor, Silk Road, status symbols, theater seating, souvenirs. Compared to the previous volume, the "afterlife" topic, in which we list the 10 best and 10 worst Roman-themed movies ever made. In the fifty articles in our volume, in addition to the above, we have summarized many other interesting and surprising topics for people of the 21st century in an easy, readable style, while at the same time striving for scientific thoroughness and credibility. Tibor Grüll, PhD of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Pécs and St. Head of department at Pál Academy. His main field of research is the history of the Roman Empire, with particular regard to its economic and social history. His books published so far on this topic are: The Last Empire: The Natural History of the Roman Empire (Typotex, 2007); 50 things you never knew about the Romans (Kalligram, 2013); Seafood: The role of the seas in the economy of the Roman Empire (Kronosz, 2016); The economy of the Roman Empire (Gondolat, 2017). At the same time, the history of Hellenistic and Roman Jews and early Christianity is also in the forefront of his interest, as evidenced by the following volumes: Pontius Pilatus: a career story (Szent Pál Akadémia, 2002); Memory Engraved in Stone: Inscriptions of Late Antique Synagogues (Jószöveg Műhely, 2004); Traitor or savior? The Life and Works of Flavius ​​Josephus (Kalligram, 2010). So far, more than a hundred scientific publications have been published in domestic and foreign journals, and the number of informative articles exceeds two hundred.

Kalligram Publishing House
History books
368 pages
Binding: hardboard, with protective cover
ISBN: 9789634681410
Author: Tibor Grüll
Year of publication: 1900