New Releases by Philip FREEMAN

To his contemporaries, Francis John Haverfield was the ''father of Romano-British studies'', and his death on September 30th 1919 was greeted with widespread lamentation. In the decades immediately following his death, Haverfield''s reputation survived largely undiminished, in fact his view of the Romanisation of Britain became so widely accepted that it held sway for almost a century, and is only now being re-examined by both positive and negative interpreters of his views. What is clear however, is that his immense contribution to the study of Roman Britain is worthy of attention.

Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world. Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste known as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was astonished to discover that women could even become Druids. Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels among the Celts, which became one of the most popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending forever their ancient way of life. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was recording a way of life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts.

(Book). This book reassesses Miles Davis'' "electric period" and analyzes its continuing influence on contemporary music. While jazz purists often revile this phase which encompasses the entire second half of his career, from 1967 until his death in 1991 this book takes a new, appreciative look at this music and shows its importance to Davis'' career and to jazz as a whole. The author also reveals surprising connections between Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, particularly the ways they fed each other''s creativity. This book will stir up the longtime debate about this important music and give Davis'' legions of fans refreshing insights into his work.

"Lively and lucid." —The New York Times Book Review The most authoritative modern biography of the patron saint of Ireland, focusing on the historical Patrick and his times. Ireland’s patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In St. Patrick of Ireland, Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life. Patrick speaks in his own voice in two remarkable letters he wrote about himself and his beliefs, new translations of which are included here and which are still astonishing for their passion and eloquence. Born late in the fourth century to an aristocratic British family, Patrick’s life was changed forever when he was abducted and taken to Ireland just before his sixteenth birthday. He spent six grueling years there as a slave, but the ordeal turned him from an atheist into a true believer. After a vision in which God told him he would go home, Patrick escaped captivity and, following a perilous journey, returned safely to Britain to the amazement of his family. But even more amazing to them was his announcement that he intended to go back to Ireland to spend the rest of his life ministering to the people who had once enslaved him. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the British Isles during the last years of the Roman Empire, St. Patrick of Ireland brilliantly brings to life the real Patrick, a man whose deep spiritual conviction and devotion helped to transform a country.

This study collects and analyses for the first time the entire corpus of the Galatian language, using inscriptions, papyri, and references in the classical authors. The study also explores the linguistic viability of Galatian in ancient Asia Minor and the relation of Galatian to the Celtic languages of western Europe.

A substantial integrated and interpretative report of the archaeological evidence for the occupation and defense of this impressive multivallate hillfort between the late Bronze Age and the Saxon and early medieval periods. Chapters examine the construction sequence of the castle, largely based on its ceramic sequence, and finds recovered from the `massacre levels'' resulting from the Roman violent conquest of the fort during the 1st century AD. Production resources and residues, largely associated with metal and stone working, agricultural features and implements as well as dress accessories and domestic items are also examined in some detail.

Ele foi um general de tamanha habilidade e fama que suas estratégias foram estudadas e replicadas por grandes líderes – de Aníbal a Napoleão – por mais de dois mil anos. Ele foi responsável pela formação do maior exército do mundo antigo, governando um território que se estendia dos desertos do Egito às montanhas do Paquistão. Coroado aos 19 anos, morreu no auge da glória aos 32. Ele foi Alexandre, o Grande. Herdeiro da família real macedônica, Alexandre foi pupilo de Aristóteles na infância e desde sempre demonstrava uma mente ágil e inquisitiva. Logo após assumir o comando do exército, ele deu início a uma invasão ao Império Persa, a primeira de uma série de campanhas militares que avançaram cada vez mais longe Oriente adentro. Em seus esforços para unificar o reino, Alexandre difundiu a cultura grega por todos os territórios dominados. Como prova do poder de sua figura imponente e carismática, o império construído por ele começou a ruir pouco tempo depois de sua morte, dividido por violentas disputas de sucessão. Mas Alexandre, o Grande, já havia deixado sua marca na história, como poucos fizeram. Sua vida é habilmente narrada pelo historiador Philip Freeman nesta biografia, escrita com precisão acadêmica e de leitura saborosa como um grande romance de aventuras. Amarilys, um selo da Editora Manole