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

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...

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

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

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...

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 ...

The first literary and cultural reading of Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica, a major Greek epic from the height of the Roman Empire which tells the ...

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

DescriptionA history of female combatants, from those who joined the military disguised as men to the current role of women in the armed forces.In ...

Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

Reducere. Muslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. The first arrivals date to the turn of the sixteenth cent...

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

An engaging and visually stunning look at some of Europe's major citiesPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Liz GogerlyNumber of pages: 4...

An engaging and visually stunning look at some of Asia's major citiesPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Liz GogerlyNumber of pages: 48C...

Reducere. The Morphology of Biblical Greek explains, in a way second-year Greek students can understand, how Greek words are formed. It shows that Greek word...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

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

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...