No detailed description available for "Medical Theories in Hippocrates"....more
The Roman empire, unlike the British, evoked no national resistance except from the Jews. This collection of essays by e......more
Prominent historian Ramsay MacMullen here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. MacMullen argues tha......more
This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the classical Athenian democracy ......more
Quantum field theory, one of the most rapidly developing areas of contemporary physics, is full of problems of great the......more
LIke other languages, Latin contained certain words its speakers considered obscene as well as a rich stock of sexual eu......more
Modern Technology . . . or Knowledge of the Ancients? Space travel . . . Genetic engineering . . . Computer science . . ......more
This book is designed to sharpen historical skills by a critical approach to the sources of information on ancient Athen......more
Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced......more
In this groundbreaking study, Jean Pierre-Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece. Myth and Society......more
Here Stephen Tracy offers a vivid, fast-paced narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer s monumental epic. He no......more
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This book looks at the relationship between the "public" and "private" lives of the men involved in the politics of the ......more
Women, the State, and Welfare is the first collection of essays specifically about women and welfare in the United State......more
Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold’s Roman Civilization is a classic. Originally published by Columbia University Press i......more
Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold’s Roman Civilization is a classic. Originally published by Columbia University Press i......more
Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold s Roman Civilization is a classic. Originally published by Columbia University Press i......more
An ancient doctor who advocated the therapeutic benefits of wine and passive exercise was bound to be popular. But Ascle......more
Kevin Greene shows how archaeology can help provide a more balanced view of the Roman economy by informing the classical......more
This volume covers the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods, a period marked initially by the struggle of two city-stat......more
This book is a selection of twenty-four passages from books I-VII of Julius Caesar’s Gallic War, including the descripti......more
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Clouds is a partly revised version of a play that failed when it was first produced. It has always fascinated (and usual......more
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Lucian lived in the second century AD and though his mother tongue was probably Aramaic he was famous for his witty sati......more
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This book shows the reader how much archaeologists can learn from recent developments in cultural history....more
The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history do......more
Jean-Pierre Vernant has profoundly transformed our perceptions of ancient Greece. Published in 1991, this collection of ......more
For many centuries it was accepted that civilization began with the Greeks and Romans. During the last two hundred years......more
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The Arabian Gulf has, since the early 1970’s, been one of the most promising areas of research in ancient near-eastern a......more
In this close examination of the social and political thought of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Neal Wood focuses ......more
"Thorough and convincing . . . likely to become the standard work on the subject." --Library Journal "Highly readable." ......more
A pioneering study in historical population biology, this book offers the first comprehensive ecological history of the ......more
In this richly illustrated account of black-white contacts from the Pharaohs to the Caesars, Frank Snowden demonstrates ......more
This volume brings together many important historical texts, the majority of them (speeches of Themistius, the Passion o......more
What were the illnesses that plagued men, women, and children of the ancient world? Traditional approaches to this subje......more
With the help of a wide variety of source material, particularly legal documents and inscriptions, some of it made avail......more
Because they list all the public holidays and pagan festivals of the age, calendars provide unique insights into the cul......more
"The book meets the highest standards of scholarly rigor, and treatment of disputed issues is informative without being ......more
Although music was an essential part of Freek and Roman culture, modern introductions to the subject have often tended t......more
When the great citadel of Mycenae, then the center of the Aegean world, went up in flames about 1100 B.C., what followed......more
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These essays on various aspects of family life in ancient Rome offer an especially timely and provocative new characteri......more
The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period--especially in Judaism--has been a key issue a......more
Why did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? In the third volume of his landmark four-volume history......more
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This title contains the full text of Plautus s Rudens, supplemented with an Introduction, extensive vocabulary and detai......more
Iliad VI makes ideal reading for a student approaching the epic for the first time. Amongst other episodes it includes t......more
The dark, unrelenting Tiberius, the furious Caligula, the feeble Claudius, the profligate and cruel Nero..are condemned ......more
This useful volume in the Inside the Ancient World series is a clear, accessible introduction to Roman Comedy, aimed at ......more
Book XXI of Livy s history of Rome is one of the most frequently read either in its entirety or in extracts, for it incl......more
Book VI of Caesar s description of his campaigns in Gaul deals with events of 53 BC, teh year after his major expedition......more
Book V of Julius Caesar s memoirs of the Gallic War covers his second assault on Britain in 54 BC and defeat of the Brit......more
This school/university student edition of "Thucydides: Book I" by E.C. Marchant, consisting of Greek text, extensive phi......more
This volume, originally published in 1978, offers some 800-850 lines of the Anabasis in Greek with English summaries o......more
This edition provides the commentary and student aids lacking in larger volumes on Homer s work. It contains a full Intr......more
This edition of Cicero s fifth oration against Verres, a Roman magistrate prosecuted for his notorious misgovernment of ......more
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In "Roman Provincial Administration" Dr Richardson shows how the Roman empire was created and how the Romans set about g......more
Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a ......more
In The History of Archaic Rome, Dionysius purposely viewed Roman history as an embodiment of all that was best in Greek ......more
First Published in 2004.Precious little of Roman London survives and the destruction of Roman levels continues fast as n......more
This is an excellent collection of essays on the collapse of ancient states and civilizations by historians, archaeologi......more
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"The fourth volume in Kagan’s history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern h......more
Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices th......more
This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenia......more
Soranus was one of the most learned and lucid medical qriters of antiquity. Among his admirers was St. Augustine, who ca......more
This is the second volume of Catherine Perles’s study of the chipped/flaked stone tools found at Franchthi Cave, the fir......more
This collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity. A recurring theme is the relationship betw......more
This new work from Thomas Gallant provides a highly original analysis of the ancient Greek domestic economy. The nature ......more
This book is concerned with the public aspects of the life of Athenian citizens in the period from c. 450 to 322 BC. Its......more
A dream in which a man has sex with his mother may promise him political or commercial success--according to dream inter......more
Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality.......more
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Elizabeth Rawson (1934-1988) was a distinguished specialist in the history, society, and culture of the later Roman Repu......more
Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the......more
This book reconstructs the life and workings of a large private estate in Egypt under Roman rule in the third century AD......more
How many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans? No one has previously tried to give ......more
An engrossing popular history of the major events and people at the time of Jesus, the Roman Empire, and the Han Dynasty......more
Lending and borrowing were commonplace in Athens during the fourth century BC and could involve interest rates, security......more
During the later fifth and early sixth centuries the most creative developments in Eastern Christian monasticism occurre......more
Cicero’s De Finibus 3 gives, through the persona of Cato, an outline of Stoic ethical theory, and is the main continuous......more
"First Published in 1991, Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."...more
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Writt......more