Search results for 'Late Antiquity'
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Economy and Exchange in the East Mediterranean during Late Antiquity [Paperback]
Sean A. Kingsley (Author); Michael Decker (Author)
£28.00ISBN: 9781842170441
Published by : Oxbow Books
The results of recent archaeological excavation, systematic rural survey and detailed studies of pottery distributions have revealed the extent and complexities of the economy in the eastern empire. The eight papers in this volume demonstrate t... .... Learn More -
Ethnicity and Culture in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Stephen Mitchell (Author);Geoffrey Greatex (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780715630433
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
The period AD 300-600 saw huge changes. The Graeco-Roman city-state was first transformed then eclipsed. Much of the Roman Empire broke up and was reconfigured. New barbarian kingdoms emerged in the Roman West. Above all, religious culture move... .... Learn More -
Biblical Epic and Rhetorical Paraphrase in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
M Roberts (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780905205243
Published by : Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd
The turning of biblical texts into Latin poetry - biblical paraphrase - was a significant literary activity in late antiquity (third to sixth centuries AD). The most important surviving examples of this form are Juvencus and Sedulius (of the G... .... Learn More -
The Philosopher and Society in late Antiquity: Essays in honour of Peter Brown [Hardback]
Andrew B Smith (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780954384586
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
The philosophers of Late Antiquity have sometimes appeared to be estranged from society. 'We must flee everything physical' is one of the most prominent ideas taken by Augustine from Platonic literature. This collection of new studies by leadin... .... Learn More -
Texts and Culture in Late Antiquity: Inheritance, Authority, and Change [Hardback]
J. H. D. Scourfield (Editor)
£60.00ISBN: 9781905125173
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
Late Antiquity has increasingly been viewed as a period of transformation and dynamic change, a process as evident in its literature as in the spheres of society and politics. In this volume, thirteen scholars focus on the intellectual and lite... .... Learn More -
Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives [Hardback]
Teresa Bernheimer (Editor); Adam J. Silverstein (Editor)
£39.00ISBN: 9780906094532
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquit... .... Learn More -
Unclassical Traditions: Volume I, Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Christopher Kelly (Author); Richard Flower (Editor); Michael Stuart Williams (Editor); Michael Williams (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780906014332
Published by : Cambridge Philological Society
Series: CAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTARY
Volume: 34
Unclassical Traditions: Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity is the first of two collections of essays by leading scholars discussing the nature and extent of the late-antique engagement with its classical heritage. This issue ha... .... Learn More -
The Dark Side of Childhood in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Katariina Mustakallio (Editor); Christian Laes (Editor)
Regular Price: £28.00
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9781842174173
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: CHILDHOOD IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Volume: 2
This volume examines conceptions, ideas and habits connected with children in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the "dark sides of childhood" in the pre-modern world. The authors investigate the long-term attitudes of people, as well a... .... Learn More -
Unclassical Traditions. Volume II: Perspectives from East and West in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Christopher Kelly (Editor); Richard Flower (Editor); Michael Stuart Williams (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780956838100
Published by : Cambridge Philological Society
Series: CAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTARY
Volume: 35
Unclassical Traditions. Volume II: Perspectives from East and West in Late Antiquity is the second of two collections of essays by leading scholars discussing the nature and extent of the late-antique engagement with the classical past. Rather t... .... Learn More -
'Gems of heaven': Recent Research on Engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, AD 200-600 [Paperback]
Chris Entwistle (Editor); Noel Adams (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780861591770
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 177
This is the companion volume to one devoted to recent research on Byzantine jewellery published in 2010 and forms part of a series organised under the auspices of the British Museum Byzantine Seminar Series. The conference brought together lead... .... Learn More