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The Later Prehistory of North-West Europe: The Evidence of Development-Led Fieldwork by Richard Bradley 9780199659777
$130.86The Later Prehistory of North-West Europe provides a unique, up-to-date, and easily accessible synthesis of the later prehistoric archaeology of north-west Europe, transcending political and language barriers that can hinder understanding. By surveying... -
Saeculum: Defining Historical Eras in Ancient Roman Thought by Paul Hay 9781477327395
$64.44How the notion of unique eras influenced the Roman view of time and the narration of history from various perspectives. The Victorian Era. The Age of Enlightenment. The post-9/11 years. We are accustomed to demarcating history, fencing off one period... -
The Roman Agricultural Economy: Organization, Investment, and Production by Alan Bowman 9780199665723
$142.48This volume is a collection of studies which presents new analyses of the nature and scale of Roman agriculture in the Mediterranean world from c. 100 BC to AD 350. It provides a clear understanding of the fundamental features of Roman agricultural... -
Hadrian's Wall: A Life by Richard Hingley 9780199641413
$145.73In Hadrian's Wall: A Life, Richard Hingley addresses the post-Roman history of this world-famous ancient monument. Constructed on the orders of the emperor Hadrian during the 120s AD, the Wall was maintained for almost three centuries before ceasing to... -
War, Liberty, and Caesar: Responses to Lucan's Bellum Ciuile, ca. 1580 - 1650 by Edward Paleit 9780199602988
$132.20In War, Liberty, and Caesar, Edward Paleit discusses how readers and writers of the English Renaissance read and understood Lucan's (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, c. AD 39 - 65) epic poem on the Roman civil wars. It argues that the period between 1580 and 1650... -
Social Conflict in the Age of Justinian: Its Nature, Management, and Mediation by Peter N. Bell 9780199567331
$145.73Our understanding of Late Antiquity can be transformed by the non-dogmatic application of social theory to more traditional evidence when studying major social conflicts in the Eastern Roman Empire, not least under the Emperor Justinian (527-565). Social... -
The Protean Virgil: Material Form and the Reception of the Classics by Craig Kallendorf 9780198727804
$145.22The Protean Virgil argues that when we try to understand how and why different readers have responded differently to the same text over time, we should take into account the physical form in which they read the text as well as the text itself. Using... -
The Roman Family in Italy: Status, Sentiment, Space by Beryl Rawson 9780198150527
$109.61The family continues to be seen as a central institution in Roman as well as modern, Western society. The Roman family is often used as a stereotype, sometimes of severity, sometimes of decadence, with its decline often cited as a cause of wider decline... -
Roman Papers: Volume IV by Ronald Syme 9780198148739
$78.86Volumes Iv and V of Roman Papers contain forty-two of Sir Ronald Syme's papers composed between 1981 and 1985. A good many deal with the younger Pliny and Tacitus; other ancient authors examined here include Strabo, the elder Pliny, Statius, Quintilian,... -
The Voices of the Consul: The Rhetorics of Cicero's de lege agraria I and II by Brian A. Krostenko 9780199734207
RRP: $91.59$83.39The Voices of the Consul is the first book-length study of the rhetoric of "On the Agrarian Law" I and II, the first two speeches that the great Roman orator Cicero gave on his ascension to the leadership of the Roman state-the first to the senate, the... -
Roman Papers: Volume III by Ronald Syme 9780198148395
$104.63Roman Papers Volume IIIBook InformationISBN 9780198148395Author Ronald SymeFormat HardbackPage Count 702Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1205gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 164mm * 46mm -
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis. the Linen Book of Zagreb: A Comment on the Longest Etruscan Text by L. B. Van Der Meer 9789042920248
RRP: $117.39$114.44This book is the first complete analysis of and comment on a unique Etruscan document, the Liber linteus zagrabiensis, the linen book of Zagreb, better known as the Mummy Wrappings of Zagreb, dated to the first half of the second century BC, containing... -
Emperor Worship and Roman Religion by Ittai Gradel 9780199275489
$134.41While Roman religion worshipped a number of gods, one kind in particular aroused the fury of early Christians and the wonder of scholars: the cult of Roman emperors alive or dead. Was the divinity of emperors a glue that held the Empire together? Were... -
Fortuna: Deity and Concept in Archaic and Republican Italy by Daniele Miano 9780198786566
$126.96What is good luck and what did it mean to the Romans? What connections were there between luck and childbirth, victory in war, or success in business? What did Roman statesmen like Cicero and Caesar think about luck? This volume aims to address these... -
Work in Progress: Literary Revision as Social Performance in Ancient Rome by Sean Alexander Gurd 9780199837519
RRP: $129.00$114.53Work in Progress offers an in-depth study of the role of literary revision in the compositional practices and representational strategies of Roman authors at the end of the republic and the beginning of the principate. It focuses on Cicero, Horace,... -
Marcus Tullius Cicero: Speeches on Behalf of Marcus Fonteius and Marcus Aemilius Scaurus: Translated with Introduction and Commentary by Andrew R. Dyck 9780199590063
RRP: $129.00$121.66Besides his renowned prosecution of Gaius Verres, Cicero also appeared as defence counsel in a number of cases in which former governors were accused of misconduct in the provinces. This volume unites two such defences, both incompletely preserved, from... -
Cosmopolis: Imagining Community in Late Classical Athens and the Early Roman Empire by Daniel S. Richter 9780199772681
RRP: $135.45$118.81This is a book about the ways in which various intellectuals in the post-classical Mediterranean imagined the human community as a unified, homogenous whole composed of a diversity of parts. More specifically, it explores how authors of the second... -
Italy's Lost Greece: Magna Graecia and the Making of Modern Archaeology by Giovanna Ceserani 9780199744275
RRP: $132.23$117.89Italy's Lost Greece is the untold story of the modern engagement with the ancient Greek settlements of South Italy-an area known since antiquity as Magna Graecia. This "Greater Greece," at once Greek and Italian, has continuously been perceived... -
Rome, Ostia, Pompeii: Movement and Space. by Ray Laurence 9780199583126
RRP: $151.58$137.40Rome, Ostia, Pompeii: Movement and Space demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and motion within urban spaces. This volume provides detailed case studies from the three best-known cities from... -
Apuleius' Metamorphoses: A Study in Roman Fiction by Stefan Tilg 9780198706830
RRP: $126.42$114.44This volume reveals how Apuleius' Metamorphoses - the only fully extant Roman novel and a classic of world literature - works as a piece of literature, exploring its poetics and the way in which questions of production and reception are reflected in its... -
Edward Gibbon and the Shape of History by Charlotte Roberts 9780198704836
RRP: $118.68$107.53Edward Gibbon's presentation of character in both the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and in his posthumously published Memoirs demonstrates a prevailing interest in the values of transcendent heroism and individual liberty, but also... -
The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity by Caillan Davenport 9780192865236
RRP: $129.00$117.26The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity examines the Roman imperial court as a social and political institution in both the Principate and Late Antiquity. By analysing these two periods, which are usually treated separately in... -
Medicine and the Law Under the Roman Empire by Claire Bubb 9780192898616
RRP: $129.00$116.75What happens when we juxtapose medicine and law in the ancient Roman world? This innovative collection of scholarly research shows how both fields were shaped by the particular needs and desires of their practitioners and users. It approaches the study... -
Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen: The Work of Valerius Maximus by Clive Skidmore 9780859894777
$143.33'Practical Ethics for Roman Gentlemen' is a collection of historical anecdotes written during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius in the first century A.D. The book aims to redefine the significance of the work of Valerius Maxiums, author of The Memorable... -
Imperial Panegyric from Diocletian to Honorius by Adrastos Omissi 9781789621105
$143.85Imperial Panegyric from Diocletian to Honorius examines one of the most important literatures of the late Roman period - speeches of praise addressed to the reigning emperor - and the panegyrical culture of the late Roman world more generally. Unlike ... -
Gibbon's Solitude: The Inward World of the Historian by W. B. Carnochan
$88.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804713634Author W. B. CarnochanFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Stanford University PressPublisher Stanford University Press -
The Enemies of Rome: The Barbarian Rebellion Against the Roman Empire by Stephen Kershaw
RRP: $25.74$16.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643136899Author Stephen KershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 140g -
Investigations into the Dyeing Industry in Pompeii: Experimental Archaeology and Computer Simulation Techniques by Dr Heather Hopkins Pepper
$66.20The scale of processing associated with the dyeing industry in Pompeii is a controversial subject. To determine the scale of manufacturing would allow an understanding of the operation of Pompeii's economy and its part in the Roman World. Previous... -
From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World: Papers in Honour of Janet Delaine by Simon J. Barker
$118.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789694222Author Simon J. BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint ArchaeopressPublisher ArchaeopressWeight(grams) 5439g -
Ancient Rome: An Introductory History by Paul A Zoch
$30.24In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor Aeneas to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 c.e. Zoch guides readers through the... -
Roman Material Culture: Studies in Honour of Jan Thijssen by Harry Van Enckevort
RRP: $60.63$48.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789089320155Author Harry Van EnckevortFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Stichting Promotie ArcheologiePublisher Stichting Promotie Archeologie -
Comparative Studies in Republican Latin Imagery by Elaine Fantham
RRP: $30.95$27.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487598464Author Elaine FanthamFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 349g -
State Power in Ancient China and Rome by Walter Scheidel
RRP: $41.27$37.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197552292Author Walter ScheidelFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
Roman Reflections: Iron Age to Viking Age in Northern Europe by Klavs Randsborg
RRP: $116.10$115.95Roman Reflections uses a series of detailed and deeply researched case studies to explore how Roman society connected with and influenced Northern Europe during the Iron and Viking Ages. In an original way, the book brings late prehistoric Denmark - best... -
Venantius Fortunatus: Personal and Political Poems by Judith W. George
RRP: $35.48$31.67Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure. He travelled as a young man to seek patronage in the courts of Merovingian Gaul, writing both formal and... -
Valorizing the Barbarians: Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography by Eric Adler
RRP: $30.95$24.76With the growth of postcolonial theory in recent decades, scholarly views of Roman imperialism and colonialism have been evolving and shifting. Much recent discussion of the topic has centered on the ways in which ancient Roman historians consciously or... -
The Teacher in Ancient Rome: The Magister and His World by Lisa Maurice
RRP: $59.34$52.05The Teacher in Ancient Rome: The Magister and His World by Lisa Maurice investigates a particular aspect of education in ancient Rome, namely the figure of the teacher. After identifying and defining the different kinds of teachers in the Roman education... -
Arqueologia y Techne: Metodos formales, nuevos enfoques: Archaeology and Techne: Formal methods, new approaches by Jose Remesal Rodriguez
$66.16'Archaeology and Techne' publishes papers resulting from the European project EPNet (Production and Distribution of Food during the Roman Empire: Economic and Political Dynamics). Various interdisciplinary research techniques and results are presented... -
The Idea of Rome in Late Antiquity: From Eternal City to Imagined Utopia by DR. ENG Ioannis Papadopoulos
$152.45The aim of this book is to approach the manifestation and evolution of the idea of Rome as an expression of Roman patriotism and as an (urban) archetype of utopia in late Roman thought in a period extending from AD 357 to 417. Within this period of about... -
The Care of the Dead in Late Antiquity by Eric Rebillard
RRP: $38.69$31.14In this provocative book Eric Rebillard challenges many long-held assumptions about early Christian burial customs. For decades scholars of early Christianity have argued that the Church owned and operated burial grounds for Christians as early as the...