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Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfare A Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2021-05-27
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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Roman contract law has profoundly influenced subsequent legal systems throughout the world, but is inarguably an important subject in its own right. This casebook introduces students to the rich body ofRoman law concerning contracts between private individuals.
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Oxford University Press
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2021-05-26
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In Destinations in Mind, Kimberly Cassibry asks how objects depicting different sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new...
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Oxford University Press
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2021-05-18
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The story of Sosipatra of Pergamum (4th century C.E.) as told by her biographer, Eunapius of Sardis in his Lives of the Philosophers and Sophists, is a remarkable tale. It is the story of an elite young girl from the area of Ephesus, who was educated by traveling...
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Oxford University Press
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2021-05-18
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world.The conflict...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-05-13
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world.The conflict...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-05-13
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Larinum, a pre-Roman town in the modern region of Molise, underwent a unique transition from independence to municipal status when it received Roman citizenship in the 80s BCE shortly after the Social War. Its trajectory during this period illuminates complex processes...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-04-18
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Latin Poetry in the Ancient Greek Novels establishes and explores connections between Greek imperial literature andLatin poetry. This work challenges conventional thinking about literary and cultural interaction of the period, which assumes that imperial Greeks were not...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-04-15
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Latin Poetry in the Ancient Greek Novels establishes and explores connections between Greek imperial literature andLatin poetry. This work challenges conventional thinking about literary and cultural interaction of the period, which assumes that imperial Greeks were not...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-04-15
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A handsome hardcover edition of Robin Waterfield’s definitive translation, with rich annotations providing everything readers need to understand this timeless masterpiece of practical philosophy. “A treat (and an eye-opening experience) … If you...
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Basic Books
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2021-04-06
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This book explores a seminal topic concerning the Mesoamerican past: the religious festivals that took place during the eighteen periods of twenty days, or veintenas, into which the solar year was divided. Pre-Columbian societies celebrated these festivals through...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-03-29
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Provides a comprehensive gateway to Herodotus' Histories, the story they tell, and the world in which they were written The first work of its kind, this book offers students and faculty of all levels an easy-to-use, up-to-date reference tool on Herodotus of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-03-18
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In a time of aggressive imperial expansion, Latin elegists expressed geographical concerns about boundaries and limits through masculine and feminine subjects in their poetry. Latin Elegy and the Space of Empire argues that the subject in Latin elegy, beginning with...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-03-11
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In a time of aggressive imperial expansion, Latin elegists expressed geographical concerns about boundaries and limits through masculine and feminine subjects in their poetry. Latin Elegy and the Space of Empire argues that the subject in Latin elegy, beginning with...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-03-11
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Heribert Aigner (1943–2015) war Althistoriker und begeisternder Universalist: Sein Interesse gehörte Politik, Religion, Militär, Krieg, Sport, Gesellschafts- und Rezeptionsgeschichte ebenso wie Epigraphik und Numismatik, Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte, vor allem aber...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2021-03-04
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DISCOVER THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ANCIENT STOICISM Since Roman antiquity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s Letters have been one of the greatest expressions of Stoic philosophy. In a highly accessible and timeless way, Seneca reveals the importance of cultivating virtue and the...
Editeur :
Capstone
Parution :
2021-03-03
Collection :
Capstone Classics
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Sarah Pomeroy's groundbreaking Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves introduced scholars, students, and general readers to an exciting new area of inquiry: women in classical antiquity. Almost fifty years later, New Directions in the Study of Women in the Greco-Roman...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-11
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Agathokles of Syracuse ruled large areas of Sicily and southern Italy between 317 and 289 BC. In this book, Christopher de Lisle argues thatAgathokles was an important player in the Mediterranean world at a key moment in its history. Agathokles' career has important...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-02-04
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Agathokles of Syracuse ruled large areas of Sicily and southern Italy between 317 and 289 BC. In this book, Christopher de Lisle argues thatAgathokles was an important player in the Mediterranean world at a key moment in its history. Agathokles' career has important...
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OUP Oxford
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2021-02-04
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Melania the Younger: From Rome to Jerusalem explores the richly detailed story of Melania, an early fifth-century Roman Christian aristocrat who renounced her staggering wealth to lead a life of ascetic renunciation. Hers is a tale of "riches to rags." Born to high...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-03
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