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Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire had far-reaching impact, in space and time. Much of the territory that he seized would remain under the control of Macedonian kings until the arrival of the Romans. But Macedonian power also brought with it...

Ancient people, like modern, spent much of their lives engaged in and thinking about competitions: both organised competitions with rules, audiences and winners, such as Olympic and gladiatorial games, and informal, indefinite, often violent, competition...

Images of ancient Sparta have had a major impact on Western thought. From the Renaissance to the French Revolution she was invoked by radical thinkers as a model for the creation of a republican political and social order. Since the 19th century she has...

The term colonization encompasses much diversity, from the settlement of the western Mediterranean and the Black Sea by Greeks in the archaic period to the foundation of Roman colonies in mainland Italy during the Republic. Though very different in their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931534109Author Philip P. BetancourtFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Institute for Aegean PrehistoryPublisher Institute for Aegean Prehistory

This is the 7th volume from the International Sparta Seminar, in the series begun in 1989 by Anton Powell with Stephen Hodkinson. The volume is both thematic and eclectic. Ephraim David and Yoann Le Tallec treat respectively the politics of nudity at...

This important volume collects essays on topics in Greek history and epigraphy by an international cast of highly respected historians and epigraphers. Contributions include new and authoritative papers on Athenian politics and political institutions,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931534024Author Susan L. PetrakisFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Institute for Aegean PrehistoryPublisher Institute for Aegean Prehistory

This is the latest volume from the International Sparta Seminar, in the series founded by Anton Powell and Stephen Hodkinson. Figueira is here the editor of sixteen papers; among the authors are most of the world's leading authorities on the history of...

How did figure painting fit into the economic and artistic life of Pompeii? Did the best painters work in conjunction with one another? Did they paint only the important pictures in the best rooms and, if so, who painted the rest? Were the best houses...

Covering the general fields of mathematics, astronomy, mathematical geography, physics, chemistry and chemical technology, geology and meteorology, biology, medicine, and physiological psychology, the present collection surveys the field of Greek...

Includes: "Alcman's Nightscapes (Frs 89 and 90 PMGF)"; "Epicharmus, Tisias, and the Early History of Rhetoric"; "The Literary and Stylistic Qualities of a Plinian Letter"; and other essays.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931534123Author Ione Mylonas ShearFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Institute for Aegean PrehistoryPublisher Institute for Aegean Prehistory

"Paul MacKendrick has a thrilling tale to tell. . . . His book is for those who want an authoritative exposition of what archaeologists are accomplishing in Greek lands."--New York Times Book ReviewAbout the AuthorPaul MacKendrick is professor of...

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In "the Hellenistic Age and History of Civilization," J.B. Bury discusses important advances made in mathematics, astronomy, and geography; the pattern of the hellenization of Rome; and changing Greek ideas of barbarianism and cosmopolitanism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986409301Author Tim J YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Euzon MediaPublisher Euzon MediaWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

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Get ready to meet the goddesses.In Divine Might, Natalie Haynes, the bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora's Jar, introduces us to the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it’s time to look...

Ancient Greek thought is the essential wellspring from which the intellectual, ethical, and political civilization of the West draws and to which, even today, we repeatedly return. In this volume drawn from the reference work Greek Thought: A Guide to...

In this book, James Sickinger explores the use and preservation of public records in the ancient Athenian democracy of the archaic and classical periods.Athenian public records are most familiar from the survival of inscribed stelai, slabs of marble on...

The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995206618Author Lewis ProvostFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Lewis ProvostPublisher Lewis ProvostWeight(grams) 168g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989537155Author Joshua KulsethFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Candle Light PressPublisher Candle Light PressWeight(grams) 345g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979846977Author Pleasant GravesFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Hillside EducationPublisher Hillside EducationWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

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A fresh and lucid picture of Greek society in the archaic and classical periods, from about 750 to 350 B.C.Book InformationISBN 9780393008777Author Antony AndrewesFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & CoWeight(grams)...

When we speak of the Hellenic State, we are thinking of the political forms that grew out of the age of Greek immigration into the Aegean. The author shall try to depict the development and character of these political units, and to establish the forms...

The discovery of the site of the Mycenean Palace of Odysseus, with dating evidence and photos.Book InformationISBN 9781913378172Author Robert TempleFormat PaperbackImprint Eglantyne BooksPublisher Eglantyne Books

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The Greek myths are some of the oldest and most famous stories ever told. This striking comic book collection is the perfect introduction to the world of the gods - containing six tales full of love, loss, greed, envy and bravery.Journey down to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447108515Author Sabine MullerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 739g