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ISBN: 9780199285167 - Athenian Democratic Origins and Other Essays Athenian Democratic Origins and Other Essays
S, CROIX GEOFFREY DE

ISBN10: 9780191514494  ISBN13: 9780191514494
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This is a defence of the Athenian democracy by a great radical historian. Geoffrey de Ste. Croix shows how even its oddest features made sense, and illustrates the different factors influencing Athenian politics - for instance, trade and... More

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ISBN: 9780195313987 - Brotherhood of Kings How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East Brotherhood of Kings How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
H, PODANY AMANDA

ISBN10: 9780199718290  ISBN13: 9780199718290
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. More

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ISBN: 9780415214643 - Nero Nero
Griffin, Miriam T

ISBN10: 9780203133095  ISBN13: 9780203133095
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded... More

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ISBN: 9780199285174 - Children and Childhood in Roman Italy Children and Childhood in Roman Italy
Rawson, Beryl

ISBN10: 9780191514234  ISBN13: 9780191514234
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780199240944 - Statues in Roman Society Representation and Response Statues in Roman Society Representation and Response
PETER, STEWART

ISBN10: 9780191514241  ISBN13: 9780191514241
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Statues were everywhere in the Roman world. They served as objects of cult, honours to emperors and noblemen, and memorials to the dead. Taking an unprecedentedly broad overview of this remarkable phenomenon, Statues in Roman Society... More

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ISBN: 9780199744275 - Italy's Lost Greece Magna Graecia and the Making of Modern Archaeology Italy's Lost Greece Magna Graecia and the Making of Modern Archaeology
Ceserani, Giovanna

ISBN10: 9780199876792  ISBN13: 9780199876792
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Italy's Lost Greece reveals the untold story of the modern engagement with Magna Graecia, the region of ancient Greek settlement in South Italy, and provides a unique perspective on the humanist investment in the ancient past, the evolution of... More

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ISBN: 9780415042277 - Reading Epic Reading Epic
Toohey, Peter

ISBN10: 9780203169124  ISBN13: 9780203169124
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Readers new to ancient epic are hampered in two ways: they do not know the ancient languages, and they are unfamiliar with the ancient world. This survey addresses the needs of these readers by offering guidance through the major classical writers... More

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ISBN: 9780465024971 - Classical World Classical World
Fox, Robin Lane Lane

ISBN10: 9780141902661  ISBN13: 9780141902661
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
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The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. More

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ISBN: 9780199237029 - Recovery of Roman Britain 1586-1906 A Colony So Fertile Recovery of Roman Britain 1586-1906 A Colony So Fertile
RICHARD, HINGLEY

ISBN10: 9780191553196  ISBN13: 9780191553196
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
An extensively illustrated study of the origins of English and Scottish identity in the reading of classical texts which enabled authors and artists to imagine the character and appearance of their forebears. Richard Hingley relates ideas derived... More

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ISBN: 9780891305606 - Sallust's Bellum Catilinae 2/e Sallust's Bellum Catilinae 2/e
T, RAMSEY J

ISBN10: 9780199724512  ISBN13: 9780199724512
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.) recounts the dramatic events of 63 B.C., when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, turned to armed revolution after two electoral defeats. More