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Romans
A 2,000-Year History
Häftad, 2026
215 kr
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'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been'RODERICK BEATON'A sweeping historical survey that spans two millennia' WALL STREET JOURNALThe definitive history of Rome and its citizens.Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. Yet …
Mortal Republic
How Rome Fell into Tyranny
Häftad, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
183 kr
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In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and political power, its governing institutions, …
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity
Inbunden, 2015
307 kr
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The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Edward J. Watts traces their experiences of living through the fourth century's dramatic religious and political changes, when heated …
Romans
A 2,000-Year History
Inbunden, 2025
358 kr
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'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATONThe greatest empire in Western history - told as never been told before.Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. But for over two thousand years - through civil …
Hypatia
The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher
Häftad, 2019
536 kr
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A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose …
The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome
The History of a Dangerous Idea
Inbunden, 2021
418 kr
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As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long and violent history.The decline of Rome has been a constant source of discussion for more than 2200 years. Everyone from American journalists in the …
Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome
The History of a Dangerous Idea
E-bok, 2021
312 kr
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As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long and violent history. The decline of Rome has been a constant source of discussion for more than 2200 years. Everyone from American journalists in the …
Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome
The History of a Dangerous Idea
E-bok, 2021
319 kr
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As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long and violent history. The decline of Rome has been a constant source of discussion for more than 2200 years. Everyone from American journalists in the …
Hypatia
The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher
Inbunden, 2017
652 kr
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A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best-known female intellectuals. For the sixteen centuries following her murder by a mob of Christians Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose death …
Hypatia
The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher
E-bok, 2017
275 kr
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A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity''s best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose …
Hypatia
The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher
E-bok, 2017
275 kr
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A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity''s best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose …
City and School in Late Antique Athens and Alexandria
Häftad, 2008
307 kr
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A lively and wide-ranging study of the men and ideas of late antique education, this book explores the intellectual and doctrinal milieux in the two great cities Athens and Alexandria from the second to the sixth century to shed new light on the interaction between the pagan cultural legacy and …
Riot in Alexandria
Tradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities
Inbunden, 2010
737 kr
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This innovative study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of the ideas and interactions of pagan philosophers, Christian ascetics, and bishops from the fourth to the early seventh century. Edward J. Watts reconstructs a riot that erupted in …
Late Antique Letter Collections
A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide
Av Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1489 kr
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Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca. 300-600 c.e.). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin …
Riot in Alexandria
Tradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities
Häftad, 2017
307 kr
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This innovative study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of the ideas and interactions of pagan philosophers, Christian ascetics, and bishops from the fourth to the early seventh century. Edward J. Watts reconstructs a riot that erupted in …
Late Antique Letter Collections
A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide
Av Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
919 kr
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Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca. 300–600 c.e.). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin …
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity
Häftad, 2020
264 kr
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A compelling history of radical transformation in the fourth-century--when Christianity decimated the practices of traditional pagan religion in the Roman Empire.The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor …
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity
E-bok, 2015
225 kr
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The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Edward J. Watts traces their experiences of living through the fourth century’s dramatic religious and political changes, when heated …
Late Antique Letter Collections
A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide
Av Edward J. Watts, Bradley K. Storin m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
1096 kr
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Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca. 300–600 c.e.). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin …
Companion to Late Antique Literature
Av Scott McGill, Edward J. Watts
Inbunden, 2018
2751 kr
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Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literatureWith contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in …
Companion to Late Antique Literature
Av Edward J. Watts, Scott McGill
E-bok, 2018
3098 kr
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Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in …
Companion to Late Antique Literature
Av Edward J. Watts, Scott McGill
E-bok, 2018
3166 kr
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Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in …
Romans
A 2,000-Year History
Häftad, 2025
233 kr
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'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATONThe greatest empire in Western history - told as never been told before.Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. But for over two thousand years - through civil …
Romans
A 2,000-Year History
E-bok, 2025
238 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been' RODERICK BEATON 'A sweeping historical survey that spans two millennia' WALL STREET JOURNALThe definitive history of Rome and its citizens. Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. …
