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Plato Respublica by S. R. Slings
£25.94This is the first edition of Plato's Republic to be based on an exhaustive examination of all the textual evidence - manuscripts, including papyri; quotations and allusions in ancient authors; translations into Coptic, Arabic and Hebrew. The three... -
Is There a British Chalcolithic?: People, Place and Polity in the later Third Millennium by Julie Gardiner 9781789256864
RRP: £29.95£24.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789256864Author Julie GardinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Oxbow BooksPublisher Oxbow BooksWeight(grams) 215g -
Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World by Philip Matyszak 9780500052150
RRP: £34.95£22.17The ancient world saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. In mainstream history the Classical world is dominated by Greece and Rome, and the Biblical world is centred on the Hebrews. Yet the roughly four-and-a-half thousand years (4000 bc-ad... -
Evagrius Ponticus by Augustine Casiday 9780415324472
RRP: £39.99£35.06Presenting many texts available for the very first time, this new volume in the successful Early Church Fathers series showcases full translations of Evagrius' letters, notes on various books of the bible, his treatises and his 'chapters'.Augustine... -
Ovid: Heroides: Select Epistles by Ovid
RRP: £27.99£25.45Ovid's Heroides, a collection of twenty-one epistles in elegiac verse, consists of two groups, the first comprising fourteen poems addressed by heroines of mythology to their absent lovers or husbands. In this edition, Professor Knox offers a commentary... -
A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times by Donald Hill
£3.35 - £33.38It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for... -
A Companion to the Roman Army by Paul Erdkamp
RRP: £39.95£35.44This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force. An extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its... -
Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer
RRP: £21.99£18.77Sumerian Mythology Revised Edition Samuel Noah Kramer "A real addition to the body of world mythology."--American Anthropologist "No people has contributed more to the culture of mankind than the Sumerians, and yet it has been only in recent years that... -
Jerusalem: History of a Global City by Juliana Froggatt 9780520299900
RRP: £30.00£22.70An expansive history of Jerusalem as a cultural crossroads, and a fresh look at the urban development of one of the world's most mythologized cities. Jerusalem is often seen as an eternal battlefield in the "clash of civilizations" and in endless,... -
Megalithomania: Artists, Antiquarians and Archaeologists at the Old Stone Monuments by John Michell 9781906069032
RRP: £12.99£10.78A feast of extraordinary theories and personalities centred around the mysterious standing stones of antiquity. John Michell tells the incredible story of the amazing reactions, ancient and modern, to these prehistoric relics, whether astronomical,... -
The Local Horizon of Ancient Greek Religion by Hans Beck
£100.12Which dimensions of the religious experience of the ancient Greeks become tangible only if we foreground its local horizons? This book explores the manifold ways in which Greek religious beliefs and practices are encoded in and communicate with various... -
The 'Hippocratic' Corpus: Content and Context by Elizabeth M. Craik
RRP: £47.99£42.21The Hippocratic Corpus comprises some sixty medical works of varying length, style and content. Collectively, this is the largest surviving body of early Greek prose. As such, it is an invaluable resource for scholars and students not only of ancient... -
Marginal Comment: A Memoir Revisited by Sir K. J. Dover
RRP: £24.99£21.78Marginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. Its author, Sir Kenneth Dover, whose academic publications... -
John Chrysostom by Pauline Allen
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book examines John Chrysostom's role as preacher and his pastoral activites as deacon, presbyter and bishop. It also provides fresh and lively translations of a key selection of sermons and letters.Reviews`This is a scholarly book, up to date with... -
Religion and Society in Roman Palestine: Old Questions, New Approaches by Douglas R. Edwards
RRP: £43.99£38.44This collection of papers combines important archaeological and textual evidence to examine diverse aspects of religion and society in Roman Palestine.A range of international experts provide an unprecedented look at issues of acculturation, assimilation... -
Honorius: The Fight for the Roman West AD 395-423 by Chris Doyle 9780367588069
RRP: £39.99£35.06Honorius explores the personal life and tumultuous times of one of the last emperors of the Roman West. From his accession to the throne aged ten to his death at thirty-eight, Honorius' reign was blighted by a myriad of crises: military rebellions,... -
Theatreland: A Journey Through the Heart of London's Theatre by Paul Ibell
RRP: £35.00£26.22Paul Ibell's "Theatreland" combines historical narrative with a unique exploration of how London's theatre works today. Covering the five centuries from Shakespeare's Bankside playhouses to today's West End, Paul Ibell's "Theatreland" explores the... -
Dionysos by Richard Seaford 9780415324885
RRP: £29.99£26.64Covering a wide range of issues which have been overlooked in the past, including mystery, cult and philosophy, Richard Seaford explores Dionysos - one of the most studied figures of the ancient Greek gods.Popularly known as the god of wine and frenzied... -
Arabia Felix by Thorkild Hansen
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681370729Author Colin ThubronFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,... -
Greek Lyric: A Selection by Felix Budelmann
RRP: £27.99£25.45The corpus of Greek lyric holds a twofold attraction. It provides glimpses of the song culture of early Greece in which lyric performance had a central place, and it presents us with some captivating and memorable poetry which has been admired since... -
The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present by Eric Broudy
RRP: £28.00£23.47A heavily illustrated classic on the evolution of the handloom. The handloom-often no more than a bundle of sticks and a few lengths of cordage-has been known to almost all cultures for thousands of years. Eric Broudy places the wide variety of... -
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... -
“When on High the Heavens…”: Mesopotamian Religion and Spirituality with Reference to the Biblical World by Giorgio Buccellati 9780367256753
RRP: £36.99£32.53This English translation of Giorgio Buccellati's ambitious work offers readers an insightful discussion of ancient Mesopotamian religion and spirituality in its relationship to the biblical ethos.Our understanding of ancient Mesopotamian religion, while... -
Edge of Empire: Rome'S Frontier on the Lower Rhine by Jona Lendering 9789490258054
RRP: £25.00£16.24Every ancient author writing about the Low Countries, was preoccupied with the complete contrast between the civilized people of the Roman Empire and the tribes of noble savages or barbarians living outside it. Julius Caesar exploited this preconception... -
The Mapmakers' World: A Cultural History of the European World Map by Juha Nurminen 9781910860007
RRP: £50.00£33.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910860007Author Juha NurminenFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint The Pool of London PressPublisher The Pool of London Press -
The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students by David Raeburn 9780199595617
RRP: £21.99£20.59This commentary discusses Aeschylus' play Agamemnon (458 BC), which is one of the most popular of the surviving ancient Greek tragedies, and is the first to be published in English since 1958. It is designed particularly to help students who are tackling... -
Medicine and Religion: A Historical Introduction by Gary B. Ferngren 9781421412160
RRP: £25.00£21.58Medicine and Religion is the first book to comprehensively examine the relationship between medicine and religion in the Western tradition from ancient times to the modern era. Beginning with the earliest attempts to heal the body and account for the... -
Plato's Atlantis Story: Text, Translation and Commentary by Christopher Gill 9781786940155
£26.98This book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato's Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato's Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language... -
Paiawon Apollo the Sun God: New Edition by Naomi Johnson 9781517343477
RRP: £7.50£6.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517343477Author Naomi JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Probable and the Provable by L. Jonathan Cohen 9780198244127
£118.90The book was planned and written as a single, sustained argument. But earlier versions of a few parts of it have appeared separately. The object of this book is both to establish the existence of the paradoxes, and also to describe a non-Pascalian... -
Sophocles: Antigone by Sophocles
RRP: £26.99£23.44Sophocles' Antigone is probably the most widely read and performed of all Greek tragedies, and its themes and conflicts resonate powerfully into the modern era. In this new edition, Mark Griffith combines sophisticated literary and cultural... -
The Psychology of the Athenian Hoplite: The Culture of Combat in Classical Athens by Jason Crowley
RRP: £30.99£25.45Throughout the Classical period, the Athenian hoplite demonstrated an unwavering willingness to close with and kill the enemies of Athens, whenever and wherever he was required to do so. Yet, despite his pugnacity, he was not a professional soldier; he... -
Thraldom: A History of Slavery in the Viking Age by Stefan Brink
RRP: £29.99£25.94Nordic slavery is an elusive phenomenon, with few similarities to the systematic exploitation of slaves in households, mines, and amphitheaters in the ancient Mediterranean or the widespread slavery at American plantations during the eighteenth and... -
Preserved in the Peat: An Extraordinary Bronze Age Burial on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor, and its Wider Context by Andy M. Jones
RRP: £34.95£28.78Excavation of a Scheduled burial mound on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor revealed an unexpected, intact burial deposit of Early Bronze Age date associated with an unparalleled range of artefacts. The cremated remains of a young person had been placed within a... -
The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC by Graham Shipley
RRP: £49.99£43.90The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms. An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book... -
Culture: The Story of Us by Martin Puchner
RRP: £27.99£24.89What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the "know-how" of life, but the "know-why"-the meaning and purpose of our existence, as expressed in... -
Orations. Other Fragments by Cato
RRP: £24.95£22.92Ancient Rome's original archconservative.M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman Republic, remains legendary for his political and military career, especially his staunch opposition to Carthage; his modest way... -
Stanton Drew: and Its Ancient Stone Circles by Gordon Strong 9781904263739
RRP: £5.99£4.11In the sleepy Avon village of Stanton Drew stand the forgotten remains of the third major neolithic temple complex of Southern Britain after Stonehenge and Avebury. In this guidebook to the site, packed with rare images, Stanton Drew boffin Gordon Strong... -
Cicero: Pro Milone by Thomas J. Keeline
£26.43The Pro Milone numbers among Cicero's most famous speeches. In it he defends his friend T. Annius Milo against the charge of murdering P. Clodius Pulcher, Cicero's own archenemy. Clodius' death, Milo's trial, and their aftermath consumed Roman public... -
Constantine the Emperor by David Potter
RRP: £17.49£12.61No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues...