Search results for 'the nimrud letters'
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The Nimrud Letters, 1952: Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud V [Hardback]
H. W. F. Saggs (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780903472203
Published by : British Institute for the Study of Iraq
In 1952 in one wing of the North-West Palace at Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Max Mallowan excavated an archive room containing royal correspondence from the reigns of Tiglath-pileser III and Sargon II of Assyria. Subjects include Assyrian military ac... .... Learn More -
Italian Reports on America 1493-1520: Letters, Dispatches and Papal Bulls [Paperback]
G Symcox (Author);G Rabitti (Author);P D Diehl (Author)
£64.00ISBN: 9782503511801
Published by : Brepols
News of Columbus' explorations in the Americas reached Europe through many different channels. This book presents sixty documents, in the original Italian and in English translation, that describe the reactions of Italian merchants, diplomats a... .... Learn More -
Letters of Saint Peter Damian, 31-60 (Fathers of the Church vol.2) [Hardback]
Owen J Blum (Author)
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Letters of Saint Peter Damian, 61-90 (Fathers of the Church vol.3) [Hardback]
Owen J Blum (Author)
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Fifty Letters of Pliny [Paperback]
A. N. Sherwin-White (Author)
£11.50ISBN: 9780199120109
Published by : Oxford University Press
Designed for students studying Roman political history, this book presents fifty letters by Pliny the Younger relating to his life, activities, interests and achievements. Together the letters paint the early 2nd century AD in many different co... .... Learn More -
Ambrose of Milan: Political Letters and Speeches [Paperback]
J H W G Liebeschuetz (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781846312434
Published by : Liverpool University Press
The episcopate of Ambrose of Milan (374-97) is pivotal to understanding the developing relationship between the Christian Church and the Roman Empire in late antiquity. As bishop of Milan, Ambrose came into frequent contact with the highest lev... .... Learn More -
Ancient Greek Literary Letters: Selections in Translation [Hardback]
Patricia A. Rosenmeyer (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9780415285506
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The first reference in Greek literature to a letter occurs in our oldest extant Greek poem, Homer's Iliad, but letters can be found lurking in every corner of ancient Greek writing. Arranged chronologically, with introductory sections for each ... .... Learn More -
Ancient Greek Literary Letters: Selections in Translation [Paperback]
Patricia A. Rosenmeyer (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9780415285513
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The first reference in Greek literature to a letter occurs in our oldest extant Greek poem, Homer's Iliad, but letters can be found lurking in every corner of ancient Greek writing. Arranged chronologically, with introductory sections for each ... .... Learn More -
Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt 300 BC-AD 800 [Hardback]
Roger S. Bagnall (Author)
£75.95ISBN: 9780472115068
Published by : University of Michigan Press
More than three hundred letters written in Greek and Egyptian by women in Egypt in the millennium from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquest survive on papyrus and pottery. These letters were written by women from various walks of life and s... .... Learn More -