Когти грифона и летающие змеи: Древние мифы, исторические диковинки и научные курьезы

Na proti͡azhenii stoletiĭ istorii͡a i mify Drevnego mira intrigui͡ut i vdokhnovli͡ai͡ut li͡udeĭ. Flobera ocharovyval Karfagen - imperii͡a, kotorui͡u bolʹshinstvo antichnykh avtorov izobrazhali bezzhalostnoĭ i varvarskoĭ. V Novoe vremi͡a v Ėgeĭskiĭ region ustremilisʹ turisty i okhotniki za sokrovishchami, vzvolnovannye myslʹi͡u, chto oni stupai͡ut tam, gde stupali Perikl, Sokrat i Platon.<br>Izvestnyĭ istorik Antichnosti Adrienna Mėĭor issleduet granit͡sy mezhdu naukoĭ i mifom, obnaruzhivai͡a pod legendami i folʹklornymi rasskazami zakhvatyvai͡ushchie istoricheskie realii. Ona provela desi͡atiletii͡a v poiskakh intrigui͡ushchikh chudes i zagadochnykh dikovin, rabotai͡a s dannymi arkheologii, maloizvestnymi istochnikami, sokhranivshimisi͡a do nashikh dneĭ fragmentami drevnikh avtorov. "Kogti grifona i letai͡ushchie zmei" - nastoi͡ashchai͡a sokrovishchnit͡sa iz 50 samykh udivitelʹnykh, a podchas i zabavnykh otkrytiĭ. Kreposti na i͡uge Gret͡sii i Drevniĭ Kitaĭ, nastoi͡ashchie mamonty i vymyshlennyĭ drakon, srazhennyĭ Zigfridom, Altaĭ i Aravii͡a - vmeste s avtorom my puteshestvuem po mestam i ėpokham, otkryvai͡a dli͡a sebi͡a novye udivitelʹnye fakty.

For centuries, the history and myths of the Ancient World have intrigued and inspired people. Flaubert was fascinated by Carthage, an empire that most ancient authors portrayed as ruthless and barbaric. In modern times, tourists and treasure hunters have flocked to the Aegean region, excited by the thought that they are treading where Pericles, Socrates and Plato trod.
Renowned historian of Antiquity Adrienne Mayor explores the boundaries between science and myth, discovering fascinating historical realities beneath legends and folklore stories. She spent decades searching for intriguing wonders and mysterious curiosities, working with archaeological data, little-known sources, and fragments of ancient authors preserved to this day. "Griffin's Claws and Flying Snakes" is a treasure trove of 50 of the most amazing and sometimes funny discoveries. Fortresses in southern Greece and Ancient China, real mammoths and a fictional dragon slain by Siegfried, Altai and Arabia – together with the author, we travel through places and epochs, discovering new amazing facts.