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Inside the City in the Greek World [Paperback]
Sara Owen (Editor); Laura Preston (Author)
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ISBN: 9781842173497
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 1
The first in a new series from the University of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology, the publication of the papers presented in this volume marks an important step in the study of ancient cities. Despite having long been a focus of archa... .... Learn More -
Sparta and Laconia: From Prehistory to Pre-Modern [Hardback]
W. G. Cavanagh (Author); C. Gallou (Author); M. Georgiadis (Author)
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ISBN: 9780904887617
Published by : British School at Athens
Series: BSA Studies
Volume: 16
This conference celebrated 100 years since the beginning of work in Laconia by the British School at Athens. It aimed to carry forward from that original work a broad spirit of enquiry - the research of those early scholars ranged over every as... .... Learn More -
Bedingungen menschlichen Handelns in der Antike: Gesammelte Beiträge zur Historischen Anthropologie [Hardback]
Jochen Martin (Author); Dirk Schmitz (Author)
$124.00ISBN: 9783515093118
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
This volume contains the most important journal articles and book contributions by Classical Historian Jochen Martin, whose research is characterized by his historical-anthropological approach. The selected essays deal with methodological quest... .... Learn More -
The Ancient World at War: A Global History [Hardback]
Philip De Souza (Author)
$50.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780500251386
Published by : Thames and Hudson
Warfare is a topic on which a seemingly endless number of books are published; this is one which is fully justified. The most obviously outstanding feature of the volume is its scope, with a world-wide range of ancient civilizations covered, from ... .... Learn More -
Cambridge Companion to Galen [Paperback]
R.J. Hankinson (Author)
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ISBN: 9780521525589
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, whose work was to influence medical theory and practice for more than fifteen hundred years. He was a prolific writer on anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and pro... .... Learn More -
Lament: Studies in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond [Hardback]
Ann Suter (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780195336924
Published by : Oxford University Press
Lament seems to have been universal in the ancient world. As such, it is an excellent touchstone for the comparative study of attitudes towards death and the afterlife, human relations to the divine, views of the cosmos, and the constitution of... .... Learn More -
Avengers of Blood: Homicide in Athenian Law and Custom From Draco to Demosthenes [Hardback]
David Phillips (Author)
$89.00ISBN: 9783515091237
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
In 621/0 B.C., the Athenians appointed Draco as their first lawgiver. His homicide laws, which alone survived the general recension of Athenian law by Solon (594/3 B.C.), remained in force down through the Classical period. This book traces the... .... Learn More -
Symposion 2007: Vorträge zur griechischen und hellenistischen Rechtsgeschichte (Durham, 2.6. September 2007). Papers on Greek and Hellenistic Legal History (Durham, September 26, 2007) [Paperback]
Edward Harris (Editor); Gerhard Thuer (Author)
$66.00ISBN: 9783700165453
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: AKTEN DER GESELLSCHAFT FüR GRIECHISCHE UND HELLENISTISCHE RECHTSGESCHICHTE
Volume: XX
The 16th Symposium of the Society for Greek and Hellenistic Legal History took place at University College, Durham University, from 2 to 6 September 2007. Fifteen papers were presented, each followed by a discussion. The papers collected in th... .... Learn More -
Worshipping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens [Paperback]
Nikolaos Kaltsas (Author); H. A. Shapiro (Author)
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ISBN: 9780977659845
Published by : Hellenic Museums Shop
This exhibition catalogue, divided into three main sections, is an essential collection of images and descriptions of each of the 155 artifacts of the exhibition, containing also scrutinizing essays on the important role women played in Classic... .... Learn More -
From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 BC [Paperback]
Maria Andreadaki-Vlazaki (Editor);Giorgos Rethemiotakis (Author);Nota Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki (Author)
$45.00ISBN: 9780977659821
Published by : Hellenic Museums Shop
This is a unique two volume box set revealing the history of Crete's luminous Minoan civilization. Volume one is a catalogue of the over 280 objects that were included in the exhibition. It features detailed descriptions as well as excellent co... .... Learn More