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Do you remember when... you thrilled to hear the exploits and legendary deeds of Julius Caesar... one of history's most amazing men? Now... we bring you the new and very adult version of the life of the famous soldier-politician. all events are as they occurred and...
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Disruptive Publishing
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2012-12-18
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This volume richly illustrates the multiple ways in which epigraphy enables historical analysis of the postclassical polis (city-state) across a world of geographically dispersed poleis: from the Black Sea and Asia Minor to Sicily via the Aegean and mainland Greece. The...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-12-13
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No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues that Constantine's...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-12-10
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History and Identity in the Late Antique Near East gathers together the work of distinguished historians and early career scholars with a broad range of expertise to investigate the significance of newly emerged, or recently resurrected, ethnic identities on the borders...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-11-15
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Regarded as ancient Greece's greatest orator, Demosthenes lived through and helped shape one of the most eventful epochs in antiquity. His political career spanned three decades, during which time Greece fell victim to Macedonian control, first under Philip II and then...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-11-01
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Decius - Die Charakterisierung seiner Person ist geprägt von den Auswirkungen seiner Religionspolitik. Mit Hilfe von Inschriften und Papyri legt der Autor die Strukturen offen, die den kultischen und administrativen Maßnahmen der decianischen Zeit zugrunde lagen. Die...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-10-25
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In Hadrian's Wall: A Life, Richard Hingley addresses the post-Roman history of this world-famous ancient monument. Constructed on the orders of the emperor Hadrian during the 120s AD, the Wall was maintained for almost three centuries before ceasing to operate as a...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-10-04
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In Athens and the Cyclades: Economic Strategies 540-314 BC, Brian Rutishauser examines the history and economy of the island region known as the Cyclades during the late sixth to late fourth centuries BC. While certain aspects of geography in the Cyclades remained...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-10-04
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Greek ethnography is commonly believed to have developed in conjunction with the wider sense ofGreek identity that emerged during the Greeks' "encounter with the barbarian"--Achaemenid Persia--during the late sixth to early fifth centuries BC. The dramatic nature of...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-09-14
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Calendars were at the heart of ancient culture and society, and were far more than just technical, time-keeping devices.Calendars in Antiquity offers a comprehensive study of the calendars of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, Gaul, and all other parts of...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-09-06
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Herodotus, the 'Father of History', is infamously known for having employed elements more akin to mythological tales than to unvarnished 'truth' in translating his historical research into narrative form. While these narratives provide valuable source material, he could...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-09-06
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The Tazza Farnese is one of the most admired objects from classical antiquity. A libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medusa's head on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian gods. For more than two millennia, these radiant figures have...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-09-04
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The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity.The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2012-08-30
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Festivals were the heartbeat of Greek and Roman society and fulfilled significant roles in its social and political organization and within its institutions. Setting the rhythm of the year, festivals were a common denominator for a wide-ranging series of phenomena that...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-08-30
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The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate the ancient Mediterranean. Led by her senatorial aristocracy,...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-08-30
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Geza Vermes, translator and editor of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls and worldwide expert on the life and times of Jesus, tells the enthralling story of early Christianity and the origins of a religion. The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important...
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-07-05
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Frontiers of Pleasure calls into question a number of influential modern notions regarding aesthetics by going back to the very beginnings of aesthetic thought in Greece and raising critical issues regarding conceptions of how one responds to the beautiful. Despite a...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-07-03
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Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in theRoman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-06-21
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Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in theRoman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-06-21
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