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Desiring Conversion: Hermas, Tecla, Aseneth [Hardback]
B. Diane Lipsett (Author)
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ISBN: 9780199754519
Published by : Oxford University Press
elf-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire. But in this nuanced, literary analysis, Diane Lipsett traces the intriguing interplay of desire and self-restraint in three ancient tales of conversion: The Shepherd ... .... 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 -
Hidden Treasures at the Gennadius Library [Paperback]
Maria Georgopoulou (Editor); Irini Solomonidi (Editor)
£17.00ISBN: 9789609994507
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: New Griffon
Volume: 12
The New Griffon volume 12 seeks to highlight several discoveries in a variety of areas and time periods: Father Konstantinos Terzopoulos explores 16 manuscripts of Byzantine chant; Leonora Navari presents the published works of Cardinal Bessarion,... .... Learn More -
Unclassical Traditions Volume 2 [Hardback]
Christopher Kelly (Editor); Richard Flower (Editor); Michael Stuart Williams (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780956838100
Published by : Cambridge Philological Society
Series: Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume
Volume: 35
Unclassical Traditions. Volume II: Perspectives from East and West in Late Antiquity is the second of two collections of essays by leading scholars discussing the nature and extent of the late-antique engagement with the classical past. Rather t... .... Learn More -
The Dark Side of Childhood in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Katariina Mustakallio (Editor); Christian Laes (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781842174173
Published by : Oxbow Books
Volume: 2
This volume examines conceptions, ideas and habits connected with children in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the "dark sides of childhood" in the pre-modern world. The authors investigate the long-term attitudes of people, as well a... .... Learn More -
Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 1: Conversion and Apostasy, 373-388 CE [Hardback]
Jason BeDuhn (Author)
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ISBN: 9780812242102
Published by : University of Pennsylvania Press
In this first volume of Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, BeDuhn reconstructs Augustine's decade-long adherence to Manichaeism, apostasy from it, and subsequent conversion to Nicene Christianity. Based on his own testimony and contemporaneous so... .... Learn More -
Unclassical Traditions Volume 1: Volume I, Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Michael Stuart Williams (Author); Christopher Kelly (Editor); Richard Flower (Editor); Michael Williams (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780906014332
Published by : Cambridge Philological Society
Series: Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume
Volume: 34
Unclassical Traditions: Alternatives to the Classical Past in Late Antiquity is the first of two collections of essays by leading scholars discussing the nature and extent of the late-antique engagement with its classical heritage. This issue ha... .... Learn More -
Il Tesoro di Desana Una Fonte per lo Studio della Societa Romano-Ostrogota in Italia BAR IS2127 [Paperback]
Marco Aimone (Author)
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ISBN: 9781407306681
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2127
The Desana Treasure has been well known since its discovery, or rather, since it was purchased on the antiques market in 1938 by the Museo Civico di Arte Antica in Turin. The composition of the Desana treasure shows that is was collected over ce... .... Learn More -
Alexandria: A Cultural & Religious Melting Pot [Hardback]
George Hinge (Author); Jens A. Krasilnikoff (Author)
£28.95ISBN: 9788779344914
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity
Volume: 9
Throughout the entire span of Graeco-Roman antiquity Alexandria represented a meeting place for many ethnic cultures and the city itself was subject to a wide range of local developments, which created and formatted a distinct Alexandrine 'culture... .... Learn More
