Archaeology
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Reading Sin in the World: The Hamartigenia of Prudentius and the Vocation of the Responsible Reader [Paperback]
Anthony Dykes (Author)
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ISBN: 9781107519091
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Prudentius is one of the major Latin poets of antiquity. A Christian living and writing in Spain in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, he was thoroughly imbued with the whole tradition of Latin poetry. The Hamartigenia is a didactic poe... .... Learn More -
Cage Cups: Late Roman Luxury Glasses [Hardback]
David Whitehouse (Author)
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ISBN: 9780872902008
Published by : Corning Museum of Glass
Cage cups, vessels with three-dimensional openwork decoration, are considered to be one of the most beautiful forms of Roman luxury glass. Made from about A.D. 250 to the mid-fourth century, they were often owned by the most privileged members of ... .... Learn More -
JJP Supplement 18 (2013) Journal of Juristic Papyrology: A Rural Economy in Transition [Hardback]
Adam Izdebski (Author)
£64.00ISBN: 9788392591986
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 18
A Rural Economy in Transition deals with one of the most important periods in the history of Europe and the Middle East – the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. In his monograph, Adam Izdebski focuses on the economic history of A... .... Learn More -
New Light on Old Glass [Paperback]
Liz James (Editor); Chris Entwistle (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780861591794
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 179
This new publication brings together a range of leading scholars from Europe, America and the Middle East to discuss the most recent research in the field of Byzantine glass and mosaics in an interdisciplinary context. New Light on Old Glass explo... .... Learn More -
From Goths to Varangians: Communication & Cultural Exchange Between the Baltic &the Black Sea [Hardback]
Line Bjerg (Editor); John H. Lind (Editor); Søren M. Sindbaek (Editor)
£62.10ISBN: 9788779345379
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Black Sea Studies Series)
In late Antiquity, archaeology demonstrates lively and far-flung exchange along the river Dniester, through current Poland to the Baltic. By the 11th century the former Barbaricum had been transformed into a string of Christian kingdoms and princi... .... Learn More -
Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Stine Birk (Editor); Birte Poulsen (Editor)
£35.00ISBN: 9788779340114
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity [ASMA]: 10)
Antiquity was a multi-cultural and multi-religious world. Meetings and interactions between cultures in East and West, and the consequent widespread exchange of ideas had an enormous impact on cultural practices and the creation of identities. The... .... Learn More -
Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives [Hardback]
Teresa Bernheimer (Editor); Adam J. Silverstein (Editor)
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ISBN: 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 -
Font of Life: Ambrose, Augustine and the Mystery of Baptism [Hardback]
Garry Wills (Author)
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ISBN: 9780199768516
Published by : Oxford University Press
One of the most important religious sites in the world is largely hidden and rarely visited. It lies under the piazza in front of Milan's cathedral, and was uncovered by archaeologists only after World War II. It is part of the fo... .... 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 Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
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 -
Butrint 3: Excavations at the Triconch Palace [Hardback]
William Bowden (Editor); Richard Hodges (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781842179802
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 3
This engaging and well-illustrated volume describes the excavations of a large urban sector, the so-called Triconch Palace, of the Adriatic seaport of Butrint. In so doing it adds to the new paradigm for the development of Roman towns in the M... .... Learn More