Greece & Rome
The worlds of Greece and Rome, including archaeology, history, literature and culture: Archaic Greece, the Greek colonies around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the Classical Greek Age, Hellenistic expansion in the East, Rome and its Empire to AD 400.
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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 -
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 -
Beyond the Romans: Posthuman Perspectives in Roman archaeology [Hardback]
Irene Selsvold (Editor); Lewis Webb (Editor)
Regular Price: £40.00
Special Price: £32.00
ISBN: 9781789251364
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: TRAC Themes in Archaeology
Volume: 3
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This latest volume in the TRAC Themes in Theoretical Roman Archaeology series takes up posthuman theoretical perspectives to interpret Roman material culture. These perspectives provide novel and compelling ways of grappling with theoretical prob... .... Learn More -
Ovid in Exile [Paperback]
Adrian Radulescu (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781592110209
Published by : Vita Histria
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The Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 17) was a rock star of the newly-founded empire ruled by Caesar Augustus. A sensitive, artistic soul, his verse, focused on the art of love, attracted the Roman youth of his day and made him a celebrity in the imp... .... Learn More -
Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain [Hardback]
Roger Bland (Author); Adrian Chadwick (Author); Eleanor Ghey (Author); Colin Haselgrove (Author); David J. Mattingly (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 -
Illerup Adal 13 [Hardback]
Xenia Pauli Jensen (Author)
£48.95ISBN: 9788788415629
Published by : Aarhus University Press
^TBogen, Pfeile und Axte ^D .... Learn More -
Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes [Paperback]
Eleni Hasaki (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780876615539
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 51
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An unparalleled assemblage of Archaic black-figure painted plaques was uncovered near Penteskouphia, a village west of ancient Corinth, over a century ago. The plaques—represented by over 1,200 fragments—and their depictions of gods, warriors, ani... .... Learn More -
The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy [Hardback]
Paul D. Scotton (Author); Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool (Author); Carolynn Roncaglia (Author)
£130.00ISBN: 9780876610237
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 22
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Early-20th-century explorations of the Roman Forum at Ancient Corinth revealed a massive early imperial building now known as the Julian Basilica. The structure stood on a podium over four meters high, and it dominated the east end of the forum in... .... Learn More -
The Mycenaean Settlement on Tsoungiza Hill [Hardback]
Mary K. Dabney (Author); James C. Wright (Author)
£130.00ISBN: 9780876619247
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Nemea Valley Archaeological Project
Volume: 3
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A hill dominating the Nemea Valley, Tsoungiza is located only 10 kilometers northwest of the citadel of Mycenae. Excavations there have uncovered the remains of a Late Helladic settlement that stood at its southern end. This volume presents the re... .... Learn More -
All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own ... .... Learn More
