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27 produkter
Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul
Polemon's Physiognomy from Classical Antiquity to Medieval Islam
Av Simon Swain, Ian Repath m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
3500 kr
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Polemon of Laodicea (near modern Denizli, south-west Turkey) was a wealthy Greek aristocrat and a key member of the intellectual movement known as the Second Sophistic. Among his works was the Physiognomy , a manual on how to tell character from appearance, thus enabling its readers to choose …
Portraits
Biographical Representation in the Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire
Av Edwards Swain, M. J. Edwards m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
4918 kr
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This collection of essays illustrates the growth of interest in the representation of individuals, which resulted from the changed environment within which Greek and Latin authors worked in late antiquity. The writings studied are not confined to biographies in the formal sense, since the aim of …
Oxford Readings in the Greek Novel
Av Simon Swain
Häftad, 1999
1978 kr
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This book comprises a new and exciting collection of critical work on the ancient Greek novel. It offers students and researchers twelve of the most influential studies of recent years together with an introduction, by the editor, which explores the nature of the Greek novel in its historical …
Oxford Readings in the Greek Novel
Av Simon Swain
Inbunden, 1999
1564 kr
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This book comprises a new and exciting collection of critical work on the ancient Greek novel. It offers students and researchers twelve of the most influential studies of recent years together with an introduction, by the editor, which explores the nature of the Greek novel in its historical …
Dio Chrysostom
Politics, Letters, and Philosophy
Av Simon Swain
Inbunden, 2000
1493 kr
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Dio Chrysostom (c. AD 45-115) is one of the most important writers, thinkers, and politicians from the flourishing world of the Greeks under Rome. His many surviving essays and speeches offer historians, philosophers, and students of literature an impressive range of high-quality writing, original …
Bilingualism in Ancient Society
Language Contact and the Written Text
Av J. N. Adams, Mark Janse m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
4405 kr
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Bilingualism - the field of language contact - has seen an explosion of work in recent years, yet relatively little of this has focused on written texts. This volume aims to introduce classicists, ancient historians, and other scholars interested in sociolinguistic research to the evidence of …
Dio Chrysostom
Politics, Letters, and Philosophy
Häftad, 2002
1092 kr
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Dio Chrysostom (c. AD 45-115) is one of the most important writers, thinkers, and politicians from the flourishing world of the Greeks under Rome. His many surviving essays and speeches offer historians, philosophers, and students of literature an impressive range of high-quality writing, original …
Approaching Late Antiquity
The Transformation from Early to Late Empire
Inbunden, 2004
4538 kr
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What factors already present in the society of the High Roman Empire developed and expanded into the world of Late Antiquity? What was distinct in this period from what went before? The answers to these complex and fascinating questions embrace the fields of cultural history, politics, ideas, art, …
Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul
Polemon's Physiognomy from Classical Antiquity to Medieval Islam
Av George Boys-Stones, Jas Elsner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
5498 kr
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Polemon of Laodicea (near modern Denizli, south-west Turkey) was a wealthy Greek aristocrat and a key member of the intellectual movement known as the Second Sophistic. Among his works was the Physiognomy, a manual on how to tell character from appearance, thus enabling its readers to choose …
Approaching Late Antiquity
The Transformation from Early to Late Empire
Häftad, 2006
1652 kr
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What factors already present in the society of the High Roman Empire developed and expanded into the world of Late Antiquity? What was distinct in this period from what went before? The answers to these complex and fascinating questions embrace the fields of cultural history, politics, ideas, art, …
Severan Culture
Av Simon Swain, Stephen Harrison m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1752 kr
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The Roman Empire during the reigns of Septimius Severus and his successors (AD 193-225) enjoyed a remarkably rich and dynamic cultural life. It saw the consolidation of the movement known as the second sophistic, which had flourished during the second century and promoted the investigation and …
Economy, Family, and Society from Rome to Islam
A Critical Edition, English Translation, and Study of Bryson's Management of the Estate
Av Simon Swain
Inbunden, 2013
2024 kr
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Bryson's Management of the Estate (Oikonomikos Logos) offers advice on the key private concerns of the Roman elite: getting rich, managing slaves, love and marriage, and bringing up children. This estate owner is a farmer and a merchant, making his money through good and effective business. His …
Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome
Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works
Av Simon Swain
Inbunden, 2013
1774 kr
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Themistius' close relationship with Christian emperors from Constantius to Theodosius makes him one of the most important political thinkers and politicians of the later fourth century, and his dealings with Julian the Apostate have recently attracted much speculation. This volume presents a new …
Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome
Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works
Av Simon Swain
E-bok, 2013
571 kr
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Themistius'' close relationship with Christian emperors from Constantius to Theodosius makes him one of the most important political thinkers and politicians of the later fourth century, and his dealings with Julian the Apostate have recently attracted much speculation. This volume presents a new …
Severan Culture
Av Simon Swain, Stephen Harrison m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
653 kr
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The Roman Empire during the reigns of Septimius Severus and his successors (AD 193-225) enjoyed a remarkably rich and dynamic cultural life. It saw the consolidation of the movement known as the second sophistic, which had flourished during the second century and promoted the investigation and …
Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome
Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works
Av Simon Swain
E-bok, 2013
559 kr
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Themistius'' close relationship with Christian emperors from Constantius to Theodosius makes him one of the most important political thinkers and politicians of the later fourth century, and his dealings with Julian the Apostate have recently attracted much speculation. This volume presents a new …
Economy, Family, and Society from Rome to Islam
A Critical Edition, English Translation, and Study of Bryson's Management of the Estate
Av Simon Swain
Häftad, 2016
853 kr
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Bryson's Management of the Estate (Oikonomikos Logos) offers advice on the key private concerns of the Roman elite: getting rich, managing slaves, love and marriage, and bringing up children. This estate owner is a farmer and a merchant, making his money through good and effective business. His …
Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome
Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works
Av Simon Swain
Häftad, 2018
586 kr
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Themistius' close relationship with Christian emperors from Constantius to Theodosius makes him one of the most important political thinkers and politicians of the later fourth century, and his dealings with Julian the Apostate have recently attracted much speculation. This volume presents a new …
Themistius and Valens
Orations 6-13
Av Simon Swain
Inbunden, 2021
2421 kr
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Themistius and Valens offers the first complete English translation and analysis of Themistius’ speeches for or on behalf of the emperor Valens (r. 364-378). As a westerner and a Latin speaker, Valens had a tough job to convince the aristocracies of Constantinople and the East that he shared their …
Themistius and Valens
Orations 6-13
Av Simon Swain
Häftad, 2023
752 kr
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Themistius and Valens offers the first complete English translation and analysis of Themistius’ speeches for or on behalf of the emperor Valens (r. 364-378). As a westerner and a Latin speaker, Valens had a tough job to convince the aristocracies of Constantinople and the East that he shared their …
Wisdom from the Ancients
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain
Inbunden, 2023
190 kr
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Words of wisdom and advice for leading a good life have long been part of society, handed down from one generation to the next. Plenty of these wise observations originated from the philosophers of Ancient Greece and Rome, and went on to circulate widely among the Arabic-speaking communities of the …
Pseudo-Galenica
The Formation of the Galenic Corpus from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Av Caroline Petit, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
928 kr
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Literary History of Medicine
The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 1: Essays
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
830 kr
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An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill.A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the …
Literary History of Medicine
The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 2-1: Arabic Edition
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
848 kr
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An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill.A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the …
Literary History of Medicine
The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 2-2: Arabic Edition
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
830 kr
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An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill.A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the …
Literary History of Medicine
The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 3-1: Annotated English Translation
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
848 kr
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A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the author’s contemporaries, describing their training and practice, often as …
Literary History of Medicine
The ʿUyūn al-anbāʾ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʾ of Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah. Volume 3-2: Annotated English Translation and Appendices
Av Emilie Savage-Smith, Simon Swain m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
848 kr
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An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill.A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the …
