10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMNON»
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Memnon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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In a war pitting Greek against Greek, Memnon proved his quality beyond measure. His enemies fought for glory and gold; Memnon fought for something more: for loyalty, for honour, and for duty.
2
Shades of
Memnon, African Atlantis Unbound
"The African hero of the Trojan War and the keys to ancient world civilization"--P. facing T.p.
Greg Walker, Brother G., 2005
3
Memnon; a Tragedy in Five Acts
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition.
4
Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian ...
According to the curator's report, the head of the statue of the younger Memnon
was elevated onto its pedestal in the Egyptian Sculpture Room in early January
1819. 1 Perhaps, by the end of this day, when it was set among other Egyptian ...
5
A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting ...
... or Odia, for the King's use. The rest of the coast being little frequented, I will
pass by it, and steer for the bar of Siam. The city stands on an island in the river
Memnon, which, by turnings and windings, makes the distance from the bar
about ...
6
Franz Schreker, 1878-1934: A Cultural Biography
At the beginning of 1919, probably during his stay in Munich for a production of
Die Gezeichneten, Schreker was struck with the idea of an opera on the Memnon
legend of ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology. The libretto, written during his ...
7
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
Nevertheless, this limited command was incorporated into a chain headed by
Persians, and the general direction of operations and strategic decisions
remained with the Great King himself (§49.6–7). Memnon, the Persian Satraps,
and Darius ...
8
The Death and Afterlife of Achilles
as Memnon wore divine armor when facing Achilles. As we saw at the beginning
of book 18, Thetis briefly seems to conflate the duel between Achilles and Hektor
with the duel between Achilles and Memnon. In a general sense, Hektor plays ...
Jonathan S. Burgess, 2011
9
The Philological Museum
Among the celebrated names which strike the attention of every one who has
been led to stray in the twilight of mythical history, few perhaps rouse a livelier
curiosity, or present a more enticing and perplexing problem, than that of
Memnon.
Julius Charles Hare, 1833
10
Granicus 334 BC: Alexander's First Persian Victory
Though perhaps operationally valid, Memnon's proposal required a considerable
sacrifice on the part of those satraps whose territories he was effectively arguing
should be surrendered without a fight in the interests of the greater strategic ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMNON»
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(2002) In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
A festive finish
The three men behind the band, Constantinos Lyras and Memnon Arestis on their guitars, and Savvas Thoma on the cajon, also perform at ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
Hollywood and the Whitewashing of History
Reading from the source texts, we learn that “Memnon, the stout of heart, ... [1] It is barely worth mentioning that Memnon is not featured in the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
Law means Dominicans can kick out many Haitians
A choir member of the First Haitian-American Christian Church in Jacksonville leads a moment of worship as Herline Memnon prays. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
Sony buys Brussels-based digitisation and archive facility
“Together with Memnon, Sony will be able to support customers in the challenge to preserve hundreds of millions of hours of AV archive ... «Broadcast, Jul 15»
Sony acquires archiving specialist Memnon
Sony Europe Ltd has acquired Memnon Archiving Services SA, a Belgium-based company that specialises in digitisation and digital archive ... «DigitalProductionME.com, Jul 15»
Sony Europe buys digitisation and archive outfit Memnon
Sony Europe has acquired Memnon Archiving Services SA, a Brussels based company that provides digitisation and digital archive ... «Televisual, Jul 15»
Pakistan's President leaves Jeddah
Jeddah, Ramadan 8, 1436 AH, June 25, 2015, SPA -- President Memnon Hussein of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, left Jeddah on Thursday morning after a ... «Saudi Press Agency, Jun 15»
For the Record | Saudi Cabinet Session – June 22nd
Then, the king briefed the cabinet on the results of his talks with the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Memnon Hussein, and his ... «SUSRIS, Jun 15»
Olympic Archive Conservation to be Honoured by IBC
Audio recordings, as well as half of the video collection composed of diverse old video formats, were handled by MEMNON in Sweden and ... «Business Wire India, Jun 15»