Conservación arqueológica in situ

Para los antiguos griegos, consultar o recibir oráculos significaba comunicarse directamente con los dioses. Por ello, solían recurrir a estos para resolver las más variadas cuestiones de las esferas pública y privada, desde la forja de alianzas políticas hasta la falta de descendencia. En más de un centenar de pasajes de su obra, Heródoto reflejó esta práctica con su característico estilo rico y ameno. Este libro lleva a cabo un análisis crítico y exhaustivo de dichos pasajes oraculares, el cual demuestra que, al margen de su valor como fenómeno religioso, los oráculos...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

A partir de la obra helénica, y con una influencia etrusca muy marcada, los romanos aparecen en el escenario artístico europeo con gran originalidad, sobre todo en el capítulo arquitectónico, aunque también muestran gran talento para la escultura y la pintura, y son los grandes creadores del mosaico. En conjunto aparece un nuevo estilo artístico, inspirado sin duda en el helénico pero con indudable personalidad, que va a influir notablemente en el arte europeo posterior.