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Imperialism in the Ancient World
The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History
Av P. D. A. Garnsey, C. R. Whittaker
Häftad, 2007
586 kr
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The economics of imperialism, its political background and institutional frameworks, the material benefits it conferred, the ideologies of ruler and ruled - these are some of the more important aspects of imperialism discussed in this volume. In presenting the evidence for ancient imperialims and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
