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Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
Häftad, 2012
650 kr
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Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians
Texts in Translation, with Introductions and Notes
Häftad, 2019
755 kr
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The survival of ancient Greek historiography is largely due to its preservation by Byzantine copyists and scholars. This process entailed selection, adaptation, and commentary, which shaped the corpus of Greek historiography in its transmission. By investigating those choices, Kaldellis enables a …
History of Zonaras
From Alexander Severus to the Death of Theodosius the Great
Av Thomas Banchich, Eugene Lane
Häftad, 2011
650 kr
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While an exile from Constantinople, the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources are lost or appear elsewhere in more truncated …
Three Ancient Geographical Treatises in Translation
Hanno, the King Nikomedes Periodos, and Avienus
Inbunden, 2021
2879 kr
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This volume is a translation and commentary on the works of three geographers from Greco-Roman antiquity: Hanno of Carthage, from around 500 BC; the author of the Periodos Dedicated to King Nikomedes, from the last half of the second century BC; and Avienus, from the fourth century AD.The modern …
Megasthenes' Indica
A New Translation of the Fragments with Commentary
Inbunden, 2021
2578 kr
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This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. The Indica was a pioneering work of ethnography that exemplified a …
Sorrows of Mattidia
A New Translation and Commentary
Av Curtis Hutt
Häftad, 2021
704 kr
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This volume offers a new translation of the Pseudo-Clementine family narrative here known as The Sorrows of Mattidia. It contains a full introduction which explores the obscured origins of the text, the plot, and main characters, and engages in a comparison of the portrayal of pagan, Jewish, and …
Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals
A Translation with Introductions and Commentary
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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This volume offers a new translation of Plutarch’s three treatises on animals—On the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and On Eating Meat—accompanied by introductions and explanatory commentaries. The accompanying commentaries are designed not only to elucidate the meaning of the …
Lost History of Peter the Patrician
An Account of Rome's Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian
Häftad, 2019
755 kr
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The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter’s History, including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous Continuer. Banchich’s annotation helps clarify …
Greek and Roman Military Writers
Selected Readings
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers who tell us about the technical aspects of military practice and the management of armies.The pieces cover a fascinating range of topics - battle formations and manoeuvres, different types of troops, …
Greek and Roman Military Writers
Selected Readings
Häftad, 2004
650 kr
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Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers who tell us about the technical aspects of military practice and the management of armies.The pieces cover a fascinating range of topics - battle formations and manoeuvres, different types of troops, …
Ancient Greek Literary Letters
Selections in Translation
Inbunden, 2006
2578 kr
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The first referenece to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the …
Ancient Greek Literary Letters
Selections in Translation
Häftad, 2006
650 kr
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The first referenece to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the …
History of Zonaras
From Alexander Severus to the Death of Theodosius the Great
Av Thomas Banchich, Eugene Lane
Inbunden, 2009
2578 kr
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While an exile from Constantinople, the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources are lost or appear elsewhere in more truncated …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
Inbunden, 2009
2578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Lost History of Peter the Patrician
An Account of Rome's Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian
Inbunden, 2015
2586 kr
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The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter’s History, including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous Continuer. Banchich’s annotation helps clarify …
Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians
Texts in Translation, with Introductions and Notes
Inbunden, 2015
2578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The survival of ancient Greek historiography is largely due to its preservation by Byzantine copyists and scholars. This process entailed selection, adaptation, and commentary, which shaped the corpus of Greek historiography in its transmission. By investigating those choices, Kaldellis enables a …
Musaeus' Hero and Leander
Introduction, Greek Text, Translation and Commentary
Inbunden, 2020
2879 kr
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This book offers a new English translation of Musaeus' poem Hero and Leander, with the original Greek on the facing page, a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary.The tragic romance of Hero and Leander has had and still has a great appeal, inspiring countless writers, painters, …
Life of St. Stephen the Younger
A Translation, with Notes and Historical Commentary
Av Tyler T. Travillian, Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
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The translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger details the unique birth narrative, monastic life, and martyrdom of an Eastern Christian monk named “Stephen,” killed by a blow to the head on the way to his formal execution in approximately 765 AD.Composed in the early ninth century, this …
Pytheas of Massalia
Texts, Translation, and Commentary
Av Lionel Scott
Inbunden, 2021
2879 kr
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Pytheas of Massalia (Marseille), mariner, explorer, geographer and astronomer, made a pioneering voyage into the then unknown Atlantic around 325 BC, reaching Britain and the Baltic; this book collects and translates the references to him and his book (which is lost), and discusses and explains …
Pytheas of Massalia
Texts, Translation, and Commentary
Av Lionel Scott
Häftad, 2023
665 kr
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Pytheas of Massalia (Marseille), mariner, explorer, geographer and astronomer, made a pioneering voyage into the then unknown Atlantic around 325 BC, reaching Britain and the Baltic; this book collects and translates the references to him and his book (which is lost), and discusses and explains …
Megasthenes' Indica
A New Translation of the Fragments with Commentary
Häftad, 2023
665 kr
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This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. The Indica was a pioneering work of ethnography that exemplified a …
Three Ancient Geographical Treatises in Translation
Hanno, the King Nikomedes Periodos, and Avienus
Häftad, 2024
683 kr
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This volume is a translation and commentary on the works of three geographers from Greco-Roman antiquity: Hanno of Carthage, from around 500 BC; the author of the Periodos Dedicated to King Nikomedes, from the last half of the second century BC; and Avienus, from the fourth century AD.The modern …
Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica
Introduction, Translation and Commentary
Inbunden, 2027
2847 kr
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This is the first fully annotated English translation of Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica, an epic poem written in Latin in the Flavian Age (69-96 CE) describing the myth of the quest for the Golden Fleece undertaken by Jason and the Argonauts, and of the tragic romance between Jason and Medea.The …
Musaeus' Hero and Leander
Introduction, Greek Text, Translation and Commentary
Häftad, 2022
809 kr
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This book offers a new English translation of Musaeus' poem Hero and Leander, with the original Greek on the facing page, a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary.The tragic romance of Hero and Leander has had and still has a great appeal, inspiring countless writers, painters, …
Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals
A Translation with Introductions and Commentary
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume offers a new translation of Plutarch’s three treatises on animals—On the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and On Eating Meat—accompanied by introductions and explanatory commentaries. The accompanying commentaries are designed not only to elucidate the meaning of the …
Sorrows of Mattidia
A New Translation and Commentary
Av Curtis Hutt
Inbunden, 2018
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume offers a new translation of the Pseudo-Clementine family narrative here known as The Sorrows of Mattidia. It contains a full introduction which explores the obscured origins of the text, the plot, and main characters, and engages in a comparison of the portrayal of pagan, Jewish, and …
Musonius Rufus and his Contexts
Translation with Explanatory Essays
Av USA) Anderson, Peter (Grand Valley State University
Inbunden, 2026
1063 kr
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