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A Companion to Ancient History
This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history. - Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history
- Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading
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Andrew Erskine |
2009-04-29 |
$199.95 |
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A Companion to Late Antiquity
An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as late antiquity. - Provides an essential overview of current scholarship on late antiquity - from between
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Philip Rousseau |
2009-05-02 |
$199.95 |
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A Companion to Roman Religion
A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this Companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling ...more |
John-Wiley-and-Sons |
2010-02-20 |
$190.00 |
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A Companion to the Hellenistic World
Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. |
Andrew Erskine |
2009-03-28 |
$41.95 |
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Always I Am Caesar
By examining his military and political career, home life and relationships with women, Always I Am Caesar provides a vivid portrait of Caesar's life and the times of ancient Rome during its transition from republic to empire. - Provides a richer portrait
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W. Jeffrey Tatum |
2010-02-20 |
$26.95 |
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Ancient Greek Divination
The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods. - Offers in-depth discussions of oracles,
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Sarah Iles Johnston |
2009-05-01 |
$89.95 |
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Ancient Near Eastern Hell: Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld from Hell-on-Line.org
A collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts on hell, in English translation, including selections from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Descent of Inanna to the Netherworld, Baal and the Underworld, the Descent of Ishtar, and the Vision of Kummâ. Includes notes, ...more |
Eileen Gardiner |
2009-12-01 |
$5.00 |
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Ancient Non-Greek Rhetorics
ANCIENT NON-GREEK RHETORICS contributes to the recovery and understanding of ancient rhetorics in non-Western cultures and other cultures that developed independently of classical Greco-Roman models. Contributors analyze facets of the rhetorics as embedded ...more |
Carol S. Lipson |
2009-04-27 |
$16.00 |
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Apocolocyntosis
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Attributed to Seneca is this political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
2010-02-13 |
$4.99 |
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Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World
Asceticism deploys abstention, self-control, and self-denial, to order oneself or a community in relation to the divine. Both its practices and the cultural ideals they expressed were important to pagans, Jews, Christians of different kinds, and Manichees. ...more |
Richard Finn Op |
2010-01-12 |
$24.00 |
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Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History
The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates time and its ...more |
Denis Feeney |
2010-02-28 |
$15.00 |
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Cleopatra and Egypt
This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt. - Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the
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Sally-Ann Ashton |
2009-05-02 |
$94.95 |
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Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain
Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of Southeast Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman Province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in Southeast Britain? ...more |
John Creighton |
2008-01-28 |
$88.00 |
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Fame, Money, and Power: The Rise of Peisistratos and "Democratic" Tyranny at Athens
The sixth century is a very contentious time; Fame, Money, and Power unambiguously advances our understanding of Peisistratos and archaic Athens. No one else has tackled so many of the difficult issues that Lavelle has taken on. --David Tandy, University ...more |
B. M. Lavelle |
2010-03-09 |
$80.00 |
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From Hellenism to Islam
The eight hundred years between the first Roman conquests and the conquest of Islam saw a rich, constantly shifting blend of languages and writing systems, legal structures, religious practices and beliefs in the Near East. While the different ethnic groups ...more |
Hannah M. Cotton |
2010-01-14 |
$100.00 |
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Gateway of the Gods: An Investigation of Fallen Angels, the Nephilim, Alchemy, Climate Change, and the Secret Destiny of the Hum
This ground-breaking and provocative book presents new and astonishing interpretations of ancient history, mythology and world religions that will call many established beliefs into question. In Gateway of the Gods, author Craig Hines invites readers to ...more |
Craig Hines |
2009-12-08 |
$14.95 |
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Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies
This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. - Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery
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Kurt A. Raaflaub |
2010-01-19 |
$134.95 |
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God's Gold
God's Gold explores the fate of the greatest biblical treasure in history, the central icons of the Jewish faith looted from the Temple of Jerusalem. The golden candelabrum, silver trumpets, and the bejeweled Table of the Divine Presence were plundered |
Sean Kingsley |
2010-03-01 |
$11.99 |
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Haunted Spaces, Sacred Places: A Field Guide to Stone Circles, Crop Circles, Ancient Tombs, and Supernatural Landscapes
WHAT IS BEHIND THE STRANGE PHENOMENA AT OUR WORLD'S ANCIENT SITES? Haunted Spaces, Sacred Places is a fascinating and thoroughly researched exploration of the archaeology, legends, and modern mysteries of 32 ancient places throughout the world - from the ...more |
Brian Haughton |
2009-12-08 |
$9.99 |
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Household and Family Religion in Antiquity
The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. - Advances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults
- Reconstructs
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John Bodel |
2009-05-01 |
$104.95 |
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