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This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars Explores major...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field. Covers the breadth of American Women's...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field. Covers the breadth of American Women's...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greece's greatest inventions: democratic government. Provides an accessible, up-to-date survey of vital issues in Greek democracy. Covers democracy’s origins, growth and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Interpreting Ancient History
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This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to British History
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In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. Focuses on the growing tension between Nero’s artistic tendencies and his role as emperor. Steers readers through the diverse...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt. ...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
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A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding readers through Roman imperial...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Topics covered range from the political and institutional...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. The book: Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather than to be passive recipients of historical tales Gives...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
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This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture, updates to individual chapters, an updated bibliography, and a new...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Spanning the period from Alexander the Great's accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Octavian of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC, this volume provides a vivid account of the innovative civilization of the Hellenistic world.
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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the Persians A Choice Outstanding Academic Title ofthe Year “This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accesible overview of Persians in history based onthe latest scholarship on Iranian society and history. Essential.” Choice...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Peoples of Asia
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A Companion to American Cultural History offers a historiographic overview of the scholarship, with special attention to the major studies and debates that have shaped the field, and an assessment of where it is currently headed. 30 essays explore the history of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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