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The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World
Av John Boardman, Jasper Griffin m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
193 kr
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A comprehensive view of the ancient Greek world, its history and its achievements. The legacy of the Hellenistic world is vast--it ranges from architecture to philosophy, literature, and the visual arts to military strategy and science. This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth …
Muse of History
The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
Häftad, 2026
215 kr
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How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western conception of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the last three centuries, in …
Greeks and Greek Civilization
Av Jacob Burckhardt, Oswyn Murray
Häftad, 1999
257 kr
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For the first time in English, one of the greatest masterpieces of historical writing: ‘Every civilized library must have a copy.’ CHRISTOPHER STACE, Telegraph’A wonderfully fat and vivid reminder of the splendour and miseries of Hellenism…enlightened and enlightening, a joy to read, delicious with …
Early Greece
Av Oswyn Murray
Häftad, 1993
147 kr
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Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilization which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in …
Early Greece
Av Oswyn Murray
E-bok, 2013
88 kr
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Now available in ebook format.Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilisation which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a …
The Oxford History of the Roman World
Av John Boardman, Jasper Griffin m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
240 kr
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In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist scholars, this book traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the first two centuries CE. It includes …
A Commentary on Herodotus Books I-IV
Av David Asheri, Alan Lloyd m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
9240 kr
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Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it - its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the Greek cities into conflict with the empires of …
The Symposion: Drinking Greek Style
Essays on Greek Pleasure 1983-2017
Av Oswyn Murray, Vanessa Cazzato
Inbunden, 2018
2705 kr
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Symposion is the Greek word for 'drinking together'—the social institution of reclining on couches and enjoying the pleasures of wine, sex, and song. Although the Greeks learned the rituals of communal drinking from the Near East, they turned them into a way of life entirely their own, such that …
Muse of History
The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
E-bok, 2024
147 kr
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How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western conception of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the last three centuries, in …
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
With Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People
Av Edward Bulwer Lytton, Oswyn Murray
Inbunden, 2004
2585 kr
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Athens: Its Rise and Fall, originally published in 1837, is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on …
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
With Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People
Av Edward Bulwer Lytton, Oswyn Murray
Häftad, 2014
397 kr
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Athens: Its Rise and Fall, originally published in 1837, is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on …
The Muse of History - The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
Inbunden, 2024
430 kr
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Muse of History
The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
Häftad, 2026
357 kr
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A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the YearFrom “one of the most thoughtful ancient historians in Britain over more than half a century” (Mary Beard) comes a powerful look at how the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why their legacy still matters today.“This majestic book by …
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
With Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People
Av Edward Bulwer Lytton, Oswyn Murray
E-bok, 2004
518 kr
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Athens: Its Rise and Fall , originally published in 1837, is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on …
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
With Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People
Av Edward Bulwer Lytton, Oswyn Murray
E-bok, 2004
464 kr
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Athens: Its Rise and Fall , originally published in 1837, is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on …
Muse of History
The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
Ljudbok, 2024
230 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter today The study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western conception of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the …
Muse of History
The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Av Oswyn Murray
Inbunden, 2024
404 kr
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How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western conception of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the last three centuries, in …
