Citerior y ulterior

Colección de ensayos y estudios de Arnaldo Momigliano que constituye el conjunto más importante de escritos breves de cualquier investigador contemporáneo en los campos de la historia y de la civilización clásicas. La obra de Momigliano, nos hace reflexionar sobre la historia antigua y acerca de la interpretación histórica en general.

The Improbable Conquest offers translations of a series of little-known letters from the chaotic Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region, uncovering a rich and understudied historical resource. These letters were written by a wide variety of individuals, including clergy, military officers, and the region’s first governor, Pedro de Mendoza. There is also an exceptional contribution from Isabel de Guevara, one of the few women involved in the conquest to have recorded her experiences. Writing about the conditions of settlements and expeditions, these individuals vividly expose the...

Las vías de comunicación que se establecieron desde la antigüedad entre los continentes de Europa y Asia, conocidas como las "Rutas de la Seda", facilitaron la difusión de esta actividad manufacturera en la península Ibérica a partir de su conquista por el Islam en el siglo VIII. Sin embargo, fueron los comerciantes italianos que revitalizaron aquellas rutas a finales del siglo XIII los que más contribuyeron a su estímulo y renovación. Como España y Portugal protagonizaron posteriormente los descubrimientos geográficos y establecieron la comunicación directa por vía marítima con ...

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