Greece & the Hellenistic World

ISBN: 9781612005157
Published by : Casemate UK
Series: Casemate Short History
Thermopylae, Marathon: though fought 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, the names of these battles are more familiar to many than battles fought in the last half-century, but our concept of the men who fought in these battles may be more a product... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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

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

ISBN: 9781789251685
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The book is the outcome of more than 20 years of archaeobotanical research conducted by the author at prehistoric sites from Greece. In its 13 chapters the book offers an overview of a wide range of plant food ingredients, starting from their retr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780198754107
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Great Battles
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During the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, a Greek force of approximately 7,000 faced the biggest army ever seen in the Greek peninsula. For three days, the Persians-the greatest miltary force in the world-were stopped in their tracks by a vastly... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781844655854
Published by : Routledge
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the two great logical systems of antiquity, Aristotelian logic and Stoic logic. Although advanced undergraduate and graduate students are the intended primary readership, classical and philosophy scholars wi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781473834293
Published by : Pen & Sword
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Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Greeks were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Ares, god of War)... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780897223492
Published by : American Numismatic Society
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This book collects the most complete, current scholarship on the history of known examples of ancient electrum coinage of the Greek world, with text, catalogue, and images. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846682971
Published by : Profile Books Ltd
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The ancient world that Alexander the Great transformed in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death. The imperial dynasties of his successors incorporated and reorganized the fallen Persian empire, creating a new land empire stretching f... .... Learn More