Praeger Series on the Ancient World – serie
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Daughters of Gaia
Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Inbunden, 2006
732 kr
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From their personal lives at home to their roles in the realms of religion, health, economics, governance, war, philosophy, and poetry, this is the story of ancient women in all their aspects. Vivante explores women's lives in four ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean: Egypt, Mesopotamia, …
Warfare in the Ancient World
From the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome
Inbunden, 2008
660 kr
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From the clash of bronze weapons on bronze armor to the fall of Rome, war often decided the course of ancient history. This volume is a practical introduction to the study of warfare in the ancient world, beginning with Egypt and Mesopotamia, and tracing the advances made in battle tactics, …
Sport in Ancient Times
Inbunden, 2007
732 kr
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Crowther offers a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. He not only probes the games themselves, but explores the ways in which athletics figured into cultural arenas that extended beyond physical prowess to military …
Imagining Men
Ideals of Masculinity in Ancient Greek Culture
Inbunden, 2008
877 kr
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Exploring models for masculinity as they appear in major works of Greek literature, this book combines literary, historical, and psychological insights to examine how the ancient Greeks understood the meaning of a man's life. The thoughts and actions of Achilles, Odysseus, Oedipus, and other …
Controlling Desires
Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
Av Kirk Ormand
Inbunden, 2008
732 kr
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Historians of ancient Greece and Rome are sometimes hesitant to engage with the well-documented fact that Greek and Roman men regularly engaged in same-sex sexual relations with younger men. In a similar vein, scholars have constructed elaborate social explanations for Sappho, a 6th-century woman …
Technology and Science in Ancient Civilizations
Inbunden, 2009
877 kr
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Why did the Greeks excel in geometry, but lag begin the Mesopotamians in arithmetic? How were the great pyramids of Egypt and the Han tombs in China constructed? What did the complex system of canals and dykes in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley have to do with the deforestation of Lebanon's …
Warfare in the Ancient World
From the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome
E-bok, 2008
702 kr
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From the clash of bronze weapons on bronze armor to the fall of Rome, war often decided the course of ancient history. This volume is a practical introduction to the study of warfare in the ancient world, beginning with Egypt and Mesopotamia, and tracing the advances made in battle tactics, …
Sport in Ancient Times
E-bok, 2007
828 kr
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Crowther offers a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. He not only probes the games themselves, but explores the ways in which athletics figured into cultural arenas that extended beyond physical prowess to military …
Politics and Society in Ancient Greece
E-bok, 2008
427 kr
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Western democracies often trace their political roots back to Ancient Greece. While politics today may seem the dusty domain of lawmakers and pundits, in the classical era virtually no aspect of life was beyond its reach. Political life was not limited to acts of a legislature, magistrates, and the …
Imagining Men
Ideals of Masculinity in Ancient Greek Culture
E-bok, 2008
935 kr
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Exploring models for masculinity as they appear in major works of Greek literature, this book combines literary, historical, and psychological insights to examine how the ancient Greeks understood the meaning of a man's life. The thoughts and actions of Achilles, Odysseus, Oedipus, and other …
Controlling Desires
Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
Av Kirk Ormand
E-bok, 2008
803 kr
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Historians of ancient Greece and Rome are sometimes hesitant to engage with the well-documented fact that Greek and Roman men regularly engaged in same-sex sexual relations with younger men. In a similar vein, scholars have constructed elaborate social explanations for Sappho, a 6th-century woman …
Technology and Science in Ancient Civilizations
E-bok, 2009
963 kr
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Why did the Greeks excel in geometry, but lag begin the Mesopotamians in arithmetic? How were the great pyramids of Egypt and the Han tombs in China constructed? What did the complex system of canals and dykes in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley have to do with the deforestation of Lebanon's …
Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity
Inbunden, 2012
711 kr
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This revealing history examines the controversies, maneuvering, and political wrangling that occupied the Christian Church for the first four centuries of its existence.Drawing from primary texts, Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity reveals how the religion was formed through a …
Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity
E-bok, 2012
780 kr
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This revealing history examines the controversies, maneuvering, and political wrangling that occupied the Christian Church for the first four centuries of its existence. Drawing from primary texts, Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity reveals how the religion was formed through a …
Eating to Excess
The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World
E-bok, 2011
723 kr
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This provocative book explores how ancient notions about the fat body and the glutton in western culture both challenge and confirm ideas about what it means to be overweight and gluttonous today. People in the ancient western world made a distinction between being fat and being a glutton, even …
Politics and Society in Ancient Greece
Häftad, 2008
413 kr
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Western democracies often trace their political roots back to Ancient Greece. While politics today may seem the dusty domain of lawmakers and pundits, in the classical era virtually no aspect of life was beyond its reach. Political life was not limited to acts of a legislature, magistrates, and the …
Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity
E-bok, 2012
763 kr
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This revealing history examines the controversies, maneuvering, and political wrangling that occupied the Christian Church for the first four centuries of its existence. Drawing from primary texts, Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity reveals how the religion was formed through a …
