Horsted, William

The Numidian light cavalry were among the best-known horsemen in the ancient world: riding without saddles or bridle, carrying only hide shields for defense and clutching a handful of light javelins, they were renowned for their darting attacks, swift retreats, and skirmishing prowess. Yet, as much (...)

Fotografo di moda geniale e sofisticato, artista di punta del magazine Vogue per ben sei decenni. Horst P. Horst, tedesco di origini ma naturalizzato americano, è diventato un riferimento per intere generazioni in questo specifico genere fotografico.Il volume, dal taglio monografico, ripercorre i (...)

This colourful study describes and illustrates the troops of the Seleucid Empire in West Asia throughout its turbulent 250-year existence.Founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator in 312 BC in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great 11 years previously, the Seleucid Empire came to (...)