The Transformation of Athens: Painted Pottery and the Creation of Classical Greece, Hardcover - Robin Osborne

DescriptionHow remarkable changes in ancient Greek pottery reveal the transformation of classical Greek cultureWhy did soldiers stop fighting, athl...

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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...

The History Written on the Classical Greek Body - Robin Osborne

By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Nathan T. ArringtonIllustration(s): 138 b/w illus., 16 color illus. (8-page insert)Number of pages:...

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

DescriptionReception studies have transformed the classics. Many more literary and cultural texts are now regarded as 'valid' for classical study. ...

DescriptionIn 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of Athens and Sparta erupted into open warfare, and for more than a genera...

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About 24, 000 figurines and fragments have been found on Acrocorinth, and this study greatly increases our understanding of the way in which this a...

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William F. Bristow presents an original and illuminating study of Hegel's hugely influential but notoriously difficult Phenomenology of Spirit (180...

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Examines how ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese constructed a civilized sense of Self and a 'barbarian' Other, and how these notions held up in cr...

An artist and a mathematician debate, find common ground, and jointly create an assemblage that is neither (or both) an artwork and a mathematical ...

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The onslaught of globalization has brought with it sweeping changes to the foreign economic policy of the last 50 years. As the international polit...

Thoroughly researched narrative blends the political, diplomatic and religious aspects with the strategy and tactics.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books L...

Based on records from Nikolaos Balanos' dismantling and reerection of the temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis (between 1935 and 1939), ...

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Walk in the steps of Socrates, test the acoustics of the amphitheater of Epidavros, and set sail for Santorini: with Rick Steves, Greece is yours t...

Reducere. What was the "Classical Revolution" in Greek art? What were its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact? This book introduces students to these qu...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Tristram HuntNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 241 x 37Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

This Element focuses on Xin Fengxia (1927-1998), a star of the regional xiqu form pingju, and her prominent role in transforming the genre from fol...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Elizabeth WyseIllustration(s): Hardback with jacketNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimension...

This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, fo...

This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, fo...

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