Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World, Hardback - Alan Sumler

Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World explores the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine, religion, and recreation in the classical period. ...

Explores the deep connection between music and memory in Graeco-Roman culture, and how this connection was understood and experienced by ancient au...

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics and technology. It will spark renew...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Professor Jason KoenigIllustration(s): 27 b/w illus. 1 map.Number of pages: 480Publication date: 20...

Covering Greek civic coins and tribal issues, this is the first volume (of three) of a brand new introductory guide to ancient coins by the pre-emi...

Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds - Michael Scott

Reducere. Ancient Greece and Rome aren't usually remembered for their sense of humour. However, in reality the ancient Greeks and Romans often refused to tak...

Reducere. First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to ...

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

Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

This is a book for readers who are fascinated by the Moon and the earliest speculations about life on other worlds. It takes the reader on a journe...

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Reducere. DescriptionIn a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and myt...

Reducere. Latin Poetry in the Ancient Greek Novels establishes and explores connections between Greek imperial literature and Latin poetry. This work challen...

Reducere. In the world of sports, the most important component is the athlete. After all, without athletes there would be no sports. In ancient Greece, athle...

The first book to present an analysis of images of working people in Roman society and to interpret the meaning and significance of these images. W...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Adrienne MayorIllustration(s): 10 color + 34 b/w illus. 3 mapsNumber of pages: 432Publication date:...

For more than two thousand years the art of Greece and Rome has been hugely influential throughout the Western world. This book recaptures the pass...

This text sets out to bring to life the Greek and Roman plays and their staging, evoking the visual and emotional character of performances and dra...

In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy--the consultation of the dead for divination. People could seek knowledge from the de...

Reducere. Every pocket in Greek & Roman Myths Grades 4-6 begins with a two-page reproducible retelling of a tale. About the book: - There is a teacher resour...

Reducere. During most of the history of architecture, architects had to be artists, engineers, and scholars. This three-volume series of books is about what ...

Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redre...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Thomas WiedemannNumber of pages: 302Collection: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient WorldPublication da...

Reducere. ANCIENT GREEK MARTIAL ARTS: Warfare and Combat Sports in the Classical World is a fully-illustrated guide to the battlefield tactics of the hoplite...

Trade, Commerce, and the State in the Roman World - Andrew Wilson, Alan Bowman

Balancing textual and archaeological evidence, this brand-new, single-voiced narrative paints a vivid picture of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age...

DescriptionAn unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman worldWhat did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greek...

One of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world provides an unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roma...

The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare - Philip Sabin, Hans Van Wees, Michael Whitby

This book examines a type of object that was widespread and very popular in classical antiquity - votive offerings in the shape of parts of the hum...

Reducere. Offering a sample of the surviving works of philosophers of the Hellenistic Age such as Lucretius, Epicurus, and Philo of Alexandria, this text sho...

Mosaic has been called "painting for eternity, " and it is in fact one of the few arts of antiquity to survive in something like its original condi...

Reducere. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Ethiopian image was always rendered with great realis...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): Kostas VlassopoulosNumber of pages: 400Collection: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient HistoryPublication d...

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Reducere. It is an age of deities and legends, a time where impossible heroes battle monsters and beasts to protect humanity. From the gloomy tale of Prometh...

This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of th...

This volume examines military manuals from early Archaic Greece to the Byzantine period, covering topics including readership, siege warfare, merce...

The Greek and Roman body in all its (surprisingly human) glory.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Caroline VoutIllustration(s): full colour int...

Reducere. This scrupulously researched and abundantly illustrated book includes 315 drawings based on renderings by artists of the period to achieve utmost a...

A nuanced study for students and researchers of ancient Greek religion and archaeology. It reveals the importance of cosmological tenets in the per...

Reducere. An engaging introduction to the Greek and Roman classics from Aphrodite to Zeus. Greek and Roman mythology has fascinated people for thousands of y...

Reducere. A wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world.

Where do our ideas about politics come from? What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans? How should we exercise power? This book deals with these...

Reducere. Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Greek and Roman Civilizations This 96-page book features reading selections and assessm...