Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece, Paperback - Judith M Barringer

Richly illustrated, 4-colour textbook introducing the art and architecture of ancient Greece, with an emphasis on function and context.

Reducere. Classical Greece and its legacy have long inspired a powerful and passionate fascination. The civilization that bequeathed to later ages drama and ...

A far-reaching history of Ancient Greece, from the early Minoans to the rise of Classical Greece and its conquest by the Macedonians.

A fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and centred arou...

Reducere. Helen of Troy's story is well known. Hers was the "face that launched a thousand ships", started a ten-year war and brought about Troy's destructio...

A story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur E...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Professor Judith M. BarringerIllustration(s): 32 colour + 149 b/w illus. 2 maps.Number of pages: 33...

In ancient Greece different city-states often fought one another in deadly battles. But every four years the Greeks set aside their differences to ...

From the beginnings of democracy to important scientific discoveries, the leaders and thinkers of ancient Greece had a great impact on the world ar...

- This book covers all early Indian objects (pre-600 AD) held by the Department of Eastern Art in the Ashmolean Museum- Contains previously unpubli...

Reducere. - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative- New center-spread ``sidebar`` ...

Reducere. For five decades, Medieval Europe: A Short History has been the best-selling text for courses on the history of Medieval Europe. This acclaimed boo...

Explore the History and Mythology of the Ancient Greeks There are few things as fascinating and exciting as the world of Ancient Greece, and in the...

Reducere. DescriptionDespite a common perception that most writing in antiquity was produced by men, some important literature written by women during this p...

Reducere. Historian and author M. B. Synge tells the reader the greatest and most compelling stories of antiquity; those of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and I...

A social history of Greek civilization, its culture, arts and beliefs, with 180 magnificent images.Publisher: Anness PublishingAuthor(s): Rodgers N...

Reducere. DescriptionThis riveting historical fiction depicts a soldier in Alexander the Great's army, and was written using the authentic Macedonian letters...

Reducere. Ancient Greece for Kids - History, Art, War, Culture, Society and More Ancient Greece Encyclopedia 5th Grade Social Studies, Paperback

Reducere. Slavery in ancient Greece was commonplace. In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own per...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking study, Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece. Myth and Society in Ancient Greece takes us...

Reducere. Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts - stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; rituals like the basilinna's "marriage" to ...

Wherever the idea of a world appears, there is an expression of cosmography. Cosmography, here, is defined as the rhetoric of cosmology: the art of...

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All The Major Sites. Useful Glossary, Index and Chronology. Lavishly Illustrated In Colour Throughout. A Must Have Book For All Ancient Egyptian En...

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative ...

Reducere. What do you know about Greek history?The ancient Greeks loom large in legend and lore. In ancient myth, names such as Hercules, Achilles, and Prome...

Reducere. Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance to feminist theory and activism of long-ter...

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This book relates three years (1921-1924) in the life of Gilbert Bagnani, a young Italian archaeologist in Greece, based on his letters to his moth...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the History and Mythology of the Ancient Greeks There are few things as fascinating and exciting as the world of Ancient Greece,...

Reducere. Revised and updated throughout, the fourth edition of Ancient Greece presents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilizatio...

A retelling of Greek mythology and history as recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Class 5-6 (age 10-12).

This book explores issues of definition and the essential elements of cities, offering a new heuristic typology of cities. It reviews case studies ...

A guide to ancient battlefields of Greece covering 20 battles from Marathon in 390 BC to Actium in 31 BC

Reducere. From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of class...

Reducere. GREEK MYTHOLOGYIf you want to enter the world of Greek mythology and to learn about its heroes and villains, this book has all of it in store for ...

DescriptionEgypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and ...

A new edition of this accessible survey of the Greek world, covering two thousand years of material culture.

A new history of Roman art and archaeology, from its very beginnings in Etruscan art to the adoption of Christianity.

Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramo...

A lively and amusing guide for time-travellers planning a trip back to ancient Greece, packed full of historical information about interesting tour...

DescriptionDiscover Ancient Greece and write about it Find out about life in ancient Greece, from Greek culture and language, to philosophers, myth...

Beginning with an introduction that tells the reader about the people who created the stories and where they lived, this title reveals to children ...