Las rutas de la seda en la historia de España y Portugal

Recent advancements in science have spurred new hypotheses for ancient mysteries that have baffled mankind for centuries, and this book explores those enigmas and their new explanations. Shedding light on questions such as Was Tutankhamen’s tomb guarded by a curse? and Was Stonehenge a prehistoric astronomical observatory?, this guide discusses ancient civilizations, ruins, and legends—including Atlantis, the curse of the pharaohs, and the hidden Mayan cities—and proposes whether they are truth or myth. Los recientes adelantos de la ciencia han permitido que surjan nuevas hipótesis...

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Commercial ships attacked in the middle of the night, airplanes descending from the clouds to attack submarines at the surface, shipwrecks, bandits, good times and bad....all of this and much more formed part of submarine warfare in World War II. Learn about it in this book combining historical rigor with the dramatic touch of the best war stories.

Nunca gozó el estudio de la historia peninsular en la Antigüedad tardía de tanta popularidad como otros periodos de nuestro pasado. El Bajo Imperio romano en Hispania estuvo, por lo general, algo mejor atendido, sin embargo, los visigodos quedaron relegados y sólo unos pocos historiadores –en su práctica totalidad fuertemente ideologizados– se preocuparon durante el siglo XX de este periodo. La historiografía reciente ha supuesto que podía restaurar la historia que realmente fue, alejándose de las premisas ideológicas que marcaban la precedente. sin embargo, la producción...