Schon die alten Griechen haben den Traum vom künstlichen Leben geträumt. Jahrhunderte, bevor mode...

The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influe...

From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient m...

Amazons - fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world - were the mythic arche...

Fuego griego, flechas envenenadas y escorpiones : guerra química y bacteriológica en la Antigüedad

'Mithradates should be a household name alongside his fellow rebels Hannibal, Cleopatra, Spartacu...

The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was crea...

Could Griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman des...

Previous edition published by Overlook Press in 2003.

'A collection of short pieces by historian of myth and science, Adrienne Mayor, on a wide array o...

This book examines the discoveries of enormous bones and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting ma...