Greece & Rome
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Gladiators: Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome [Paperback]
M. C. Bishop
£7.99ISBN: 9781612005133
Published by : Casemate UK
Series: Casemate Short History
The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious duals in large arenas filled with baying crowds. The survivor could be either executed (the famous ‘thumbs down' signal) or spar... .... Learn More -
Essays on Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics [Hardback]
Robert Heinaman (Editor)
£95.00ISBN: 9780754663461
Published by : Routledge
Series: Ashgate Keeling Series in Ancient Philosophy
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Two major works on ethics have come down to us under Aristotle's name, the Nicomachean Ethics and the Eudemian Ethics, but, quite unjustifiably, the Eudemian Ethics has been largely neglected by students of ancient philosophy. This important colle... .... Learn More -
Ovid: Amores. Text, Prolegomena and Commentary in Four Volumes: Volume IV: A Commentary on Book Three [Hardback]
J. C. McKeown (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780905205403
Published by : Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd
Series: Ovid: Amores
Volume: 4
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The final instalment of this substantial work of scholarship on Ovid. .... Learn More -
Wine in Ancient Greece and Cyprus: Production, Trade and Social Significance [Hardback]
Evi Margaritis (Editor); Jane M Renfrew (Editor); Martin K Jones (Editor); Sherry Fox (Editor)
£81.99ISBN: 9783110462067
Published by : Walter de Gruyter
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This volume investigates diverse aspects pertaining to the historic, social, and economic value of wine, from the prehistory through to modern times. It focuses on the Aegean and Cyprus, two key areas for the history of the vine and the developmen... .... Learn More -
Settlement, Urbanization, and Population [Paperback]
Alan Bowman (Editor); Andrew Wilson (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9780198788515
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy
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This volume presents a collection of studies focussing on population and settlement patterns in the Roman empire in the perspective of the economic development of the Mediterranean world between 100 BC and AD 350. The analyses offered here highlig... .... Learn More -
The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report, Volume I: History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating [Hardback]
Susan W. Katsev (Editor); Laina W. Swiney (Editor)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £45.00
ISBN: 9781785707520
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume: 1
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The Kyrenia ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC and sunk off the north coast of Cyprus 294-291 BC, was excavated between 1967 and 1972 under the direction of Michael Katzev. The importance of this ship lies in the extraordinary state of ... .... Learn More -
Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain [Hardback]
Roger Bland (Author); Adrian Chadwick (Author); Eleanor Ghey (Author); Colin Haselgrove (Author); David Mattingley (Author)
Regular Price: £65.00
Special Price: £48.75
ISBN: 9781785708558
Published by : Oxbow Books
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More coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with... .... Learn More -
Culture and Perspective at Times of Crisis: State Structures, Private Initiative and the Public Character of Heritage [Hardback]
Ioannis Poulios (Author); Sophia Antoniadou (Editor); Giorgos Vavouranakis (Editor); Pavlina Raouzaiou (Editor)
Regular Price: £40.00
Special Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781785708596
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Culture and Perspective deals with a variety of key aspects concerning heritage management at times of crisis and specifically with the public character of cultural heritage. Special, but not exclusive emphasis, is on the case of Greece. ... .... Learn More -
Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: The Non-Ceramic Finds from the Triconch Palace [Hardback]
William Bowden (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £33.75
ISBN: 9781785708978
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 5.2
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This is the second volume arising from the 1994–2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (Butrint 3: Excava... .... Learn More -
Late Iron Age Calleva: The Pre-Conquest Occupation At Silchester Insula IX. Silchester Roman Town: The Insula IX Town Life Project: Volume 3 [Paperback]
Michael Fulford (Author); Amanda Clarke (Author); Emma Durham (Author); Nicholas Pankhurst (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780907764458
Published by : Roman Society Publications
Series: Britannia Monograph
Volume: 32
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The late Iron Age oppidum of Calleva underlies the Roman town at Silchester. Excavation (1997-2014) of a large area (0.3ha) of Insula IX revealed evidence of a rectilinear, NE/SW-NW/SE-oriented layout of the interior of the oppidum, dating from 20... .... Learn More
