History
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Civic Rites: Democracy and Religion in Ancient Athens [Paperback]
Nancy Evans (Author)
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ISBN: 9780520262034
Published by : University of California Press
This book makes a strong case for the importance of religious practices in Classical Athens, showing how thoroughly ritual was integrated into the city's democratic institutions and civic life. To this end Nancy Evans takes an in depth look at ... .... Learn More -
The Sieges of Alexander the Great [Hardback]
Stephen English (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848840607
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
During his spectacular career of conquest Alexander the Great attacked many cities and fortresses, never failing to take them. Such operations occupied more of his time than his famous pitched battles and were at least as vital in securing his vas... .... Learn More -
From Democrats to Kings: The Brutal Dawn of a New World [Hardback]
Michael Scott (Author)
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ISBN: 9781590203910
Published by : Overlook Press
This popular history traces developments in fourth century Greece, from the fall of Athens in the Peloponnesian war to the triumph of Philip of Macedon and the campaigns of Alexander. This is not a period that is particularly well served by boo... .... Learn More -
Thucydides: The Reinvention of History [Hardback]
Donald Kagan (Author)
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ISBN: 9780670021291
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
The grandeur and power of Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War have enthralled readers, historians, and statesmen alike for two and a half millennia, and the work and its author have had an enduring influence on those who think about international re... .... Learn More -
Hilversumsche Oudheden: eene bijdrage tot de ontwikkelingsgeschiedenis der vroegste Europesche volken [Paperback]
L J F Janssen (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789088900211
Published by : Sidestone Press
In 1856 L.J.F. Janssen, curator of the Dutch Museum of Antiquities, published his book Hilversumsche Oudheden. Eene bijdrage tot de ontwikkelingsgeschiedenis der vroegste Europesche volken (Translation: Antiquities from Hilversum. A contribut... .... Learn More -
Politics [Paperback]
Kostas Vlassopoulos (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195380897
Published by : I.B. Tauris
This concise volume deftly examines the impact of Classical political thinking on subsequent generations of politicians and theorists down to our own day. Vlassopoulos produces a nuanced and on occasion surprising argument, showing that recepti... .... Learn More -
Eureka Man [Hardback]
Adam Hirshfeld (Author)
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ISBN: 9780802716187
Published by : Walker and Company
Written from the perspective of a physicist, this biography of Archimedes focuses on his extraordinary contributions to mathematical and scientific thought. It also, however, sets Archimedes' achievements in their historical setting, building up a... .... Learn More -
Inside the City in the Greek World [Paperback]
Sara Owen (Editor); Laura Preston (Author)
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ISBN: 9781842173497
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: University of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology Monographs
Volume: 1
The publication of the papers presented in this volume marks an important step in the study of ancient cities. Despite having long been a focus of archaeological investigation and analysis, until relatively recently they have tended to be descr... .... Learn More -
Meetings of Cultures: Between Conflicts & Coexistence [Paperback]
Pia Guldager Bilde (Author); Jane Hjarl Petersen (Author)
£38.00ISBN: 9788779344198
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Black Sea Studies: 8)
Meetings of cultures arouse strong feelings. In this volume, nineteen scholars from Denmark, France, Georgia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, and Ukraine present a profound discussion covering various topics from the physical arena of the ... .... Learn More -
From Mine to Microscope: Advances in the Study of Ancient Technology [Hardback]
Andrew J. Shortland (Editor); Ian Freestone (Author); Thilo Rehren (Author)
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ISBN: 9781842172599
Published by : Oxbow Books
These twenty papers dedicated to Mike Tite focus upon the interpretation of ancient artefacts and technologies, particularly through the application of materials analysis. Instruments from the human eye to mass spectrometry provide insights in... .... Learn More
