ebooks Corinth: St. Paul and the Goddess of Love. All You Need to Know About the Site's Myths; Legends and its Gods ("Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets) by Jill Dudley in History

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A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of the sea—revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river; lake and stream; and how goods; languages; religions; and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s waterways; bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. The Sea and Civilization is a mesmerizing; rhapsodic narrative of maritime enterprise; from the origins of long-distance migration to the great seafaring cultures of antiquity; from Song Dynasty human-powered paddle-boats to aircraft carriers and container ships. Lincoln Paine takes the reader on an intellectual adventure casting the world in a new light; in which the sea reigns supreme. Above all; Paine makes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea. An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail; The Sea and Civilization is a stunning work of history.