Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World – serie
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Roman Religion
Häftad, 2003
735 kr
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This book introduces students to the complex and foreign world of Roman religion and to major trends in its study. Praised in the Enlightenment for its supposed tolerance, it has been vilified for persecuting the early Christians. It professed a profound conservatism and yet received myths from …
Greeks And Barbarians
Inbunden, 2001
1916 kr
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How did the Greeks view foreign peoples? This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. The Greeks were occasionally intrigued by the customs and religions of the many different …
Greeks And Barbarians
Häftad, 2001
435 kr
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How did the Greeks view foreign peoples? This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. The Greeks were occasionally intrigued by the customs and religions of the many different …
Sparta
Häftad, 2001
426 kr
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This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. During this period Sparta evolved a unique social and political system …
Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome
Inbunden, 2003
3007 kr
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This volume collects and introduces some of the best writing on sexual behaviour and gender differences in ancient Greece and Rome including four chapters newly translated from German and French. For centuries discussions of sexuality and gender in the ancient world, if they took place at all, …
Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome
Häftad, 2003
682 kr
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This volume collects and introduces some of the best writing on sexual behaviour and gender differences in ancient Greece and Rome including four chapters newly translated from German and French. For centuries discussions of sexuality and gender in the ancient world, if they took place at all, …
Ancient Economy
Av Walter Scheidel, Sitta von Reden
Häftad, 2002
757 kr
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Introducing students to current controversies over the nature of the ancient economy, this volume brings together twelve influential studies by leading experts in the field. In 1973, Moses Finley unveiled a comprehensive model of the economic underpinnings of classical civilisation. Since then, …
Augustus
Häftad, 2014
757 kr
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Augustus (63 BC – AD 14), the first Roman emperor, brought peace and stability to Rome after decades of strife and uncertainty. He put in place a new institutional framework for the Roman Empire and inspired the ideology that sustained it for the next three hundred years. This book presents a …
Athenian Democracy
Av P. J. Rhodes
Inbunden, 2004
1780 kr
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Athens’ democracy developed during the sixth and fifth centuries and continued into the fourth; Athens’ defeat by Macedon in 322 began a series of alternations between democracy and oligarchy. The democracy was inseparably bound up with the ideals of liberty and equality, the rule of law, and the …
Athenian Empire
Av Polly Low
Inbunden, 2008
2783 kr
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In the fifth century BC, the Athenian Empire dominated the politics and culture of the Mediterranean world. Historians, then and now, have been fascinated by that domination, and continue to grapple with the problem of explaining and analysing it. This book offers a comprehensive, and …
Greek Athletics
Av Jason König
Häftad, 2013
757 kr
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Exploring the past and rethinking the future of ancient sport studiesWhat did sporting competition and athletic education in the ancient world really involve? Why was it so highly valued? How did ancient athletic practices change over time? This volume answers these questions by bringing together a …
Greek Athletics
Av Jason König
Inbunden, 2010
2365 kr
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Athletic training and athletic competition were key features of ancient Greek life for more than 1,000 years, from the foundation of the Olympic festival in the eighth century BC into the Roman period. Recent years have seen an enormous growth in scholarship on the subject, and in undergraduate …
