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Nemesius: On the Nature of Man by Philip J. van der Eijk
£32.94Nemesius' treatise On the Nature of Man is an important text for historians of ancient thought, not only as a much-quarried source of evidence for earlier works now lost, but also as an indication of intellectual life in the late fourth century AD. The... -
The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation by Emma Greensmith
RRP: £36.99£28.38This book offers a radically new reading of Quintus' Posthomerica, the first account to combine a literary and cultural-historical understanding of what is the most important Greek epic written at the height of the Roman Empire. In Emma Greensmith's... -
The Stoic Theory of Beauty by Aiste Celkyte 9781474461627
RRP: £20.99£19.25Aist? ?elkyt? shows us that Stoic views about beauty were robust and compelling. She examines the ways in which the Stoics used aesthetic vocabulary in their arguments to demonstrate that aesthetic concepts played an important role in their philosophy... -
The Sublime in Antiquity by James I. Porter
RRP: £34.99£27.80Current understandings of the sublime are focused by a single word ('sublimity') and by a single author ('Longinus'). The sublime is not a word: it is a concept and an experience, or rather a whole range of ideas, meanings and experiences that are... -
Horace: Odes IV and Carmen Saeculare by Horace 9780521587662
RRP: £29.99£26.67The Carmen Saeculare was composed and published in 17 BCE as Horace was returning to the genre of lyric which he had abandoned six years earlier; the fourth book of Odes is in part a response to this poem, the only commissioned poem we know from the... -
Redeeming the Text: Latin Poetry and the Hermeneutics of Reception by Charles Martindale
RRP: £28.99£24.42This book applies some of the procedures of modern critical theory (in particular reception-theory, deconstruction, theories of dialogue and the hermeneutics associated with the German philosopher Gadamer) to the interpretation of Latin poetry. Charles... -
Ancient Egyptian Imperialism Ellen Morris (Columbia University) 9781405136785
RRP: £29.95£26.61Offers a broad and unique look at Ancient Egypt during its long age of imperialism Written for enthusiasts and scholars of pharaonic Egypt, as well as for those interested in comparative imperialism, this book provides a look at some of the most... -
Latin Historians by C. S. Kraus 9780199222933
RRP: £21.99£18.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780199222933Author C. S. KrausFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 233g -
Caithness Archaeology: Aspects of Prehistory A. Heald 9781849954150
RRP: £16.99£15.11Caithness, the most northerly county in mainland Britain, is one of the richest cultural landscapes in Europe. The relative geographical isolation of the area, traditional landholding and the survival of large estates, combined with the use of flagstone... -
Summer Farms: Seasonal Exploitation of the Uplands from Prehistory to the Present by John Collis 9780906090558
RRP: £100.00£45.53Summer farms occur throughout the world where there are rich pastures that can only be utilised for part of the year, mainly because they are under snow and ice during the winter. In Europe transhumance is often a major event when the cattle and other... -
The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation by Gabor Betegh 9780521047395
RRP: £50.99£43.42This is a comprehensive study of the Derveni Papyrus. The papyrus, found in 1962 near Thessaloniki, is not only one of the oldest surviving Greek papyri but is also considered by scholars as a document of primary importance for a better understanding of... -
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge 9781468316063
RRP: £30.00£18.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468316063Author Paul CartledgeFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. Abrams -
Classical Literature: An Introduction by Neil Croally 9780415468138
RRP: £39.99£35.46Classical Literature: An Introduction provides a series of essays on all the major authors of Greek and Latin literature, as well as on a number of writers less often read. An introductory chapter provides information on important general topics, such as... -
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology by Professor David K Pettegrew
£49.39The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology brings together expert work by leading scholars of the archaeology of Early Christianity and the Roman world in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The thirty-four contributions to this volume... -
Sex and Sexuality in Classical Athens by James Robson
RRP: £29.99£27.79This book offers a broad look at the sex lives and sexual beliefs of ancient Athenians 479-323 BCE. Within each of the five chapters James Robson focuses on a key area of the sexual life of the Athenians - Marriage, Same-Sex Relationships, Prostitution,... -
The Realness of Things Past: Ancient Greece and Ontological History by Greg Anderson 9780190886646
RRP: £96.00£61.85The Realness of Things Past proposes a new paradigm of historical practice. It questions the way we conventionally historicize the experiences of non-modern peoples, western and non-western, and makes the case for an alternative. It shows how our... -
Animals in Greek and Roman Thought: A Sourcebook Stephen T. Newmyer (Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA) 9780415773355
RRP: £37.99£33.38Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From... -
Ennius' Annals: Poetry and History by Cynthia Damon 9781108723169
RRP: £27.99£25.65In the context of recent challenges to long-standing assumptions about the nature of Ennius' Annals and the editorial methods appropriate to the poem's fragmentary remains, this volume seeks to move Ennian studies forward on three axes. First, a... -
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks by Robert Garland 9781624661297
RRP: £18.99£15.67Significantly expanded and updated in light of the most recent scholarship, the second edition of Garland's engaging introduction to ancient Greek society brings this world vividly to life--and, in doing so, explores the perspectives and morals of... -
Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers by P. J. Casey 9780300060621
£44.98Between A.D. 286 and 296, the Gallo-Roman military commander Carausius and his successor Allectus ruled Roman Britain, forming a renegade government there that threatened the stability of the Roman Empire. Constantius Chlorus eventually suppressed this... -
Justin's Epitome of the Philippic Histories: : extracted from Gn us Pompeius Trogus by Justin 9780999140116
£15.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999140116Author JustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint Sophron EditorPublisher Sophron EditorWeight(grams) 499g -
Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat by Donald W. Engels
RRP: £37.99£33.38Today when we think of domestic cats, we recall the familiar hearthside companion and the mischievous playmate. It is difficult to comprehend that in the past the animal has played a fundamental role in the development of European and Western... -
War, Women, and Druids: Eyewitness Reports and Early Accounts of the Ancient Celts by Philip Freeman
RRP: £15.99£14.24"The ancient Celts capture the modern imagination as do few other people of classical times. Naked barbarians charging the Roman legions, Druids performing sacrifices of unspeakable horror, women fighting beside their men and even leading armies-these,... -
Virgil: Aeneid Book IX by Virgil
RRP: £27.99£24.27Aeneid IX marks the beginning of the full-scale narrative of the war between the Trojans and Turnus' Italians which occupies the last quarter of the epic. Two days during which Turnus launches a siege-assault on the Trojan camp while Aeneas is absent... -
Iron Age and Roman Settlement in the Upper Thames Valley: Excavations at Claydon Pike and other sites within the Cotswold Water Park by A. Smith 9780947816742
£61.19The Cotswold Water Park Project is a landscape study centred upon parts of the Upper Thames Valley within what is now the Cotswold Water Park. The report is based upon four key excavated rural settlements, the most extensive being that at Claydon... -
Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in the Age of Augustine by Brent D. Shaw
RRP: £37.99£35.43One route to understanding the nature of specifically religious violence is the study of past conflicts. Distinguished ancient historian Brent D. Shaw provides a new analysis of the intense sectarian battles between the Catholic and Donatist churches of... -
The Roman Imperial Succession by Dr. John D. Grainger 9781526766045
RRP: £25.00£18.02John D Grainger analyses the Roman imperial succession, demonstrating that the empire organized by Augustus was fundamentally flawed in the method it used to find emperors. Augustus' system was a mixture of heredity, senatorial and military influences,... -
Politics in the Ancient World by M. I. Finley 9780521275705
RRP: £25.99£21.99The business of politics - the vital process of conducting government through the dynamics of argument, conflict and decision-making - offers us one of the most revealing areas of insight into any society. Sir Moses Finley's exploration of politics in... -
Herodotus: Histories Book V by Herodotus
RRP: £27.99£24.27One of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Covering a central and... -
The Lure of the Arena: Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games by Garrett G. Fagan 9780521185967
RRP: £38.99£31.71Why did the Romans turn out in their tens of thousands to watch brutal gladiatorial games? Previous studies have tried to explain the attraction of the arena by theorizing about its cultural function in Roman society. The games have been seen as... -
A Short History of Babylon by Karen Radner
£15.23Much of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bible. The lamenting exiles of Judah craved a return to their lost homeland after the sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC and... -
Secrets of Pompeii - Everyday Life in Ancient Rome by Emidio de Albentiis 9780892369416
RRP: £40.00£34.59This title presents a lavishly illustrated and fascinating exploration of the art, architecture, and archaeology of one of the world's best preserved Roman cities. The remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, frozen in time following the tragic eruption... -
Gregory of Nyssa by Andy Curtis 9780415118408
RRP: £37.99£33.38Gregory of Nyssa provides a concise and accessible introduction to the thought of this early church father with new translations of key selections of his writings. Anthony Meredith presents a diverse range of Gregory's writings:his contribution to the... -
Sight and the Ancient Senses Michael Squire 9781844658664
RRP: £37.99£33.78It is to Greek critical thinking about seeing that we owe our conceptual framework for theorizing the senses, and it is also to such thinking that we owe the lasting legacy of Greco-Roman imagery. Sight and the Ancient Senses is the first thorough... -
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
RRP: £12.99£8.18A "splendid" (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history's most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.Following Caesar's... -
Egyptomania: A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy Ronald H. Fritze 9781789143485
RRP: £18.00£13.36Now available in paperback, Egyptomania takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination, a land of strange gods, mysterious magic, secret knowledge, monumental pyramids, enigmatic sphinxes and immense wealth. Egypt has always... -
The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World: Volume II: Athens and Attica by Robin Osborne 9780197644423
RRP: £71.00£65.04This book introduces the history and archaeology of ancient Athens in the period from 800-500 BCE. Following the standard arrangement of the Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World series, author Robin Osborne deals successively with the sources;... -
Greek Myths and Mesopotamia: Parallels and Influence in the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod by Charles Penglase
RRP: £37.99£33.38The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths. His examination concentrates on... -
Images of Set: Changing Impressions of a Multi-Faceted God by Joan Lansberry
RRP: £14.99£9.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958213Author Joan LansberryFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 300g -
Nero's Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome's Remarkable 14th Legion by Stephen Dando-Collins 9780471675013
RRP: £21.99£20.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471675013Author Stephen Dando-CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company