Benefactors and the Polis. The Public Gift in the Greek Cities from the Homeric World to Late Antiquity, Hardback - ***

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis socie...

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis socie...

The first assessment of religious violence throughout the whole of Antiquity, with a particular focus on Late Antiquity where a much more nuanced p...

Publisher: Hirmer VerlagAuthor(s): Jessica RichardsonIllustration(s): 240 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 380Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

The book studies the destruction of cities in the Ancient Greek World by comparing literary and archaeological evidence. It shows that ancient auth...

This is the first general book on Greek and Latin letter-writing in Late Antiquity (400300-600 CE). Allen and Neil examine early Christian Greek an...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jean-Luc FournetIllustration(s): 37 b/w illus. 3 tables. 1 map.Number of pages: 224Collection: The ...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient GreeceThe culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day ...

DescriptionThis volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origi...

In a journey spanning 2, 000 years, this book describes the ties of trade, migration and investment between India and the rest of the world, showin...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient Greece The culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day...

Zeini challenges the view that considers the Zand's study an auxiliary science to Avestan studies, framing the text instead within the exegetical c...

DescriptionSince antiquity, Roman architecture and planning have inspired architects and designers. In this volume, Diane Favro and Fikret Yeg l of...

The Arabs and Islam in Late Antiquity - Aziz Al-Azmeh

This book is essential reading for understanding what happened to Rome at the end of antiquity. By focusing on the actions of senatorial aristocrat...

Explores how ancient and late antique Christianity traveled through Asia by examining the social networks that connected the ancient and late antiq...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Greece, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one book: History of Greece: A Capt...

Reducere. The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn--as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy--was ...

Are copies of Greek and Roman masterpieces as important as the originals they imitate?

With trademark versatility and brilliance, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill explores how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship w...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Peter BrownIllustration(s): 113 Illustrations, black and white; 17 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 21...

This book provides a groundbreaking reassessment of the prehistory of Homeric epic. It argues that in the Early Iron Age bilingual poets transmitte...

Reducere. DescriptionThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. G rard Chaliand has ranged...

From the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation for...

The first comprehensive re-assessment of the phenomenon of Greek 'local history-writing', which emerged as a popular and important form of history ...

Explores the historical complexity and cultural hybridity of post-classical eastern Mediterranean cities with case studies examining how cities' pa...

A comprehensive history of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, exploring the interconnections between politicians, financiers, and performin...

Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. This wide-ranging work...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Johanna DruckerIllustration(s): 100 halftonesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Challenging the long-standing idea that translations do not bear the same literary or historical weight as the supposed originals upon which they a...

Around the World with the Millionaire by Nina Singh An adventure to remember!Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Jennifer FayeNumber of p...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this volume, Hugh Elton offers a detailed and up to date history of the last centuries of the Roman Empire. Beginning with the crisis...

This Element explores the papacy's engagement in authorial publishing in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The opening discussion demonstrates th...

The first in a planned three-volume translation of books 14-20 of Diodoros of Sicily's Bibliotheke Historike, covering a crucial period of Greek hi...

The first in a planned three-volume translation of books 14-20 of Diodoros of Sicily's Bibliotheke Historike, covering a crucial period of Greek hi...

Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty, Hardcover

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this book is the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehens...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncNumber of pages: 392Collection: Modern South AsiaPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 28Cover type: ...

An innovative approach to the study of an under-appreciated topic of the place of art in ancient religion and will be essential reading for researc...

Reducere. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architect...

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A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stonePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Fabio BarryIllustration(s...

Explores power relations in the households, schools, and monasteries of late antiquity in light of social theory, in a way that will be of interest...

Reducere. Women Artists in History from Antiquity to the Present introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures...

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Explores how literary form changes when Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape. By reading little-known but hugely influential texts, this bo...