Roman Emperor Zeno: The Perils of Power Politics in Fifth-Century Constantinople, Hardcover - Peter Crawford

DescriptionPeter Crawford examines the life and career of the fifth-century Roman emperor Zeno and the various problems he faced before and during ...

Sheds new light on the relationship between the emperor and his senators in the later Roman Empire, focusing on Constantius II, son of Constantine ...

Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, has probably had the most lasting effect on history of all rulers of the classica...

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Offers scholars of Greek literature new evidence of Aristophanes' polemical use of philosophy in poetic competition; ancient philosophers new evide...

A literary fiction about climate disaster and a scientist imploding on a journey to the Antarctic Zeno Hintermeier is a scientist working as a trav...

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A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This book explores how this came to be, why the system cannot ...

A rescued rogue . . . Scandal has rocked the city of London. Colin Eversea, a handsome, reckless unapologetic rogue is sentenced to hang for murder...

DescriptionThis book tells the extraordinary story of Theodore II Laskaris, an emperor who ruled over the Byzantine state of Nicaea established in ...

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Traces the usufructuary ethos from the religious and legal writings of the seventeenth century through mid-eighteenth-century poems of colonial com...

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Starting from the key concept of geo-economics, this book investigates the new power politics and argues that the changing structural features of t...

Publisher: Globe Pequot PressAuthor(s): David DonachieNumber of pages: 351Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 25Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Examines the developments in life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology. This boo...

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Approaches Greek political and military history in the fourth century BC from the perspective of Thebes and neighbouring Phocis. The authors uncove...

This book examines Turkey's ethno-religious activism and power-related political strategies in the Balkans between 2002 and 2020, the period under ...

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Offering an understanding of politics in fifth-century Athens, this title constructs models of Athenian political groupings to explain the rise of ...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): The Perils of Interpreting Henrietta HarrisonIllustration(s): 1 map. 36 b/w illus.Number of pages: ...

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After the Revolution, Americans abandoned the political economy of self-denial and sacrifice that had secured their independence. In its place, the...

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In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work unde...

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In a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key term...

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