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13 produkter

1. 

   Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity

   Av Ian Morris, P. A. Cartledge

   Häftad, 1992

   687 kr

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   In this innovative book Dr Morris seeks to show the many ways in which the excavated remains of burials can and should be a major source of evidence for social historians of the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Burials have a far wider geographical and social range than the surviving literary texts, …

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   Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece

   Av Rosalind Thomas, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

   Häftad, 1992

   687 kr

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   This book explores the role of written and oral communication in Greece and is the first systematic and sustained treatment at this level. It examines the recent theoretical debates about literacy and orality and explores the uses of writing and oral communication, and their interaction, in ancient …

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   Slavery and Society at Rome

   Av Keith Bradley, P. A. Cartledge

   Häftad, 1994

   3,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)

   468 kr

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   This book, first published in 1994, is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with revealing the impact the institution of slavery made on Roman society at large. It shows how and in what sense Rome was a slave society through much of its …

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   Banking and Business in the Roman World

   Av Jean Andreau, P. A. Cartledge

   Inbunden, 1999

   1391 kr

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   In the first century BC lending and borrowing by the senators was the talk of Rome and even provoked political crises. During this same period, the state tax-farmers were handling enormous sums and exploiting the provinces of the Empire. Until now no book has presented a synthetic view of Roman …

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   Public Order in Ancient Rome

   Av Wilfried Nippel, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

   Häftad, 1995

   720 kr

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   The absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome in classical times is often identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Republic. But this alleged 'structural weakness' was not removed by the Emperor Augustus and his successors, and was in fact shared with other pre-modern …

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   Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens

   Av David Cohen, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

   Häftad, 1995

   619 kr

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   The theme of this book is the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, David Cohen challenges traditional evolutionary and functionalist accounts of the development of legal process. Examining …

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   Religions of the Ancient Greeks

   Av Simon Price, P. A. Cartledge

   Häftad, 1999

   459 kr

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   This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices …

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   Banking and Business in the Roman World

   Av Jean Andreau, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

   Häftad, 1999

   619 kr

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   In the first century BC lending and borrowing by the senators was the talk of Rome and even provoked political crises. During this same period, the state tax-farmers were handling enormous sums and exploiting the provinces of the Empire. Until now no book has presented a synthetic view of Roman …

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   Friendship in the Classical World

   Av David Konstan, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

   Häftad, 1997

   636 kr

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   This book - the only history of friendship in classical antiquity that exists in English - examines the nature of friendship in Greece and Rome from Homer to the Christian Roman Empire of the fourth century AD. Friendship is conceived of as a voluntary and loving relationship, but there are major …

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    Sport and Society in Ancient Greece

    Av Mark Golden, P. A. Cartledge

    Häftad, 1998

    552 kr

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    Sport and Society in Ancient Greece provides a concise and readable introduction to ancient Greek sport. It covers such topics as the links between sport, religion and warfare, the origins and history of the Olympic games, and the spirit of competition among the Greeks. Its main focus, however, is …

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    Trade in Classical Antiquity

    Av Neville Morley, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

    Häftad, 2007

    552 kr

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    Historians have long argued about the place of trade in classical antiquity: was it the life-blood of a complex, Mediterranean-wide economic system, or a thin veneer on the surface of an underdeveloped agrarian society? Trade underpinned the growth of Athenian and Roman power, helping to supply …

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    Food and Society in Classical Antiquity

    Av Peter Garnsey, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

    Inbunden, 1999

    1274 kr

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    This is the first study of food in classical antiquity that treats it as both a biological and a cultural phenomenon. The variables of food quantity, quality and availability, and the impact of disease, are evaluated and a judgement reached which inclines to pessimism. Food is also a symbol, …

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    Food and Society in Classical Antiquity

    Av Peter Garnsey, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.

    Häftad, 1999

    586 kr

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    This is the first study of food in classical antiquity that treats it as both a biological and a cultural phenomenon. The variables of food quantity, quality and availability, and the impact of disease, are evaluated and a judgement reached which inclines to pessimism. Food is also a symbol, …