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Book SynopsisBelisarius & Antonina is a biography of an immensely powerful marriage in the time of Roman resurgence and expansion. It sheds new light on the reign of Justinian while exploring the successes, failures, and challenges of this unique partnership.Trade ReviewThis is a splendid analysis of one of the great power couples of Late Antiquity. Outsiders both, Belisarius and Antonina, were alternatively welcome and unwelcome to their contemporaries; their lives together were objects of potent contemporary image making as well as intensely hostile gossip. Parnell does a masterful job untangling the complex traditions stemming from the ambiguity of their positions, both at the time and the later myths surrounding them. In so doing, he offers a valuable picture of the Roman Empire in the sixth century from a fresh perspective. * David Potter, University of Michigan *Parnell brings to life these two enigmatic figures, Antonina and Belisarius, in an enthralling narrative, in which he shows not just the trials and tribulations of Belisarius' career, but also the invaluable role played by Antonina in his western campaigns. Throughout, while taking a middle ground regarding the vexatious Secret History, Parnell has a knack of teasing out valuable insight into Antonina's actions and Belisarius' motives, which are often obscured by Procopius' sometimes cagey accounts. * Conor Whately, University of Winnipeg *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The World of Antonina 2. General of the East 3. Victory in Africa 4. The Eternal City 5. From Rome to Ravenna 6. Trying Times 7. Italy Redux 8. Twilight of a Power Couple 9. Afterlife and Legend Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae Appendix 2: Timeline Appendix 3: The Wealth of Belisarius Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPhoenicians among Others provides the first history of Phoenician immigrants in the ancient Mediterranean from the fourth to the first centuries BCE. Through an examination of inscriptions, many bilingual in Phoenician and Greek or Egyptian, Phoenicians among Others demonstrates how mobility and migration challenged migrants and states alike. Far from being excluded, and despite facing prejudices, immigrants mobilized adaptive strategies to mediate their experiences and encourage a sense of membership and belonging, constructed new identities, and transformed the societies they joined.By integrating the voices and histories of immigrants with those of the states in which they lived, Denise Demetriou highlights the diverse ways that migrants influenced the development of societies, introduced new institutions, shaped the policies of their home and host states, made notions of citizenship more fluid, and changed the course of local, regional, and Mediterranean histories.Trade ReviewIn this clearly written and methodologically sound study, Demetriou gives voice to one of the most important communities in the ancient Mediterranean, the Phoenicians. Zooming in on their own inscriptions, this is a crucial contribution to the study of migrant communities during the Classical-Hellenistic periods and of the Phoenician's diasporic identities. Phoenicians among Others is simply eye-opening and will illuminate the interpretation of similar multi-cultural contexts in the ancient world. * Carolina López-Ruiz, The University of Chicago Divinity School *Telling stories about migration can challenge the lies and fear it provokes, and it is a sad fact that we know more about ancient Phoenician-speaking migrants than we do about many of those found-and lost-in the Mediterranean today. Denise Demetriou's radical work explores how mobility changed these people, their new hosts, and their old homes. It reveals the breadth of ancient history beyond Greece and Rome, but it also suggests that notions of citizenship today can be established in negotiation with immigrants rather than simply in reaction against them. * Josephine Quinn, University of Oxford *This innovative monograph will appeal to everyone interested in Greek history...Highly recommended. * Choice *Phoenicians among Others is an illuminating book not only for Phoenicians living throughout the Mediterranean, but also those in Phoenicia,... It is a valuable contribution of ancient social history. * Owain Wiliams, Ancient History *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Adaptive Repertoires of Immigrants Chapter 2: Phoenician Trade Associations Chapter 3: Managing Migration Chapter 4: Honors, Privileges, and Greek Migration Regimes Chapter 5: Phoenicians Beyond Greek Communities Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAristotle''s Eudemian Ethics was until recently treated as a poor cousin of the better-known Nicomachean Ethics - poor enough even to have to borrow its three central books (IV-VI) from the latter. The work has now emerged from its relative obscurity; many scholars, indeed, now claim - on the basis of what appear to be sound statistical arguments - that it is the Nicomachean Ethics that has to borrow its Books V-VII from the Eudemian. This critical edition of Aristotle''s Eudemian Ethics treats this particular issue as unresolved, including as it does only five books (I-III, VII-VIII), but without prejudice, the three disputed books being treated as already available in the edition of the Nicomachean Ethics in the same series. The new edition of the Eudemian Ethics completes the task, begun by Walzer and Mingay''s 1991 Oxford Classical Text edition, of restoring the corrupted text on the basis of a new understanding of the relationships between the extant Greek manuscripts. The three pTable of ContentsPreface Stemma Codicum Notes on some aspects of the text and apparatvs criticvs Auctores Citati Sigla Book I Book II Book III Book VII Book VIII Index

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Book Synopsis`Long may the barbarians continue, I pray, if not to love us, at least to hate one another.'' Cornelius Tacitus, Rome''s greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98. He was inspired to take up his pen when the assassination of Domitian ended `fifteen years of enforced silence''. The first products were brief: the biography of his late father-in-law Julius Agricola and an account of Rome''s most dangerous enemies, the Germans. Since Agricola''s claim to fame was that as governor for seven years he had completed the conquest of Britain, begun four decades earlier, much of the first work is devoted to Britain and its people. The second is the only surviving specimen from the ancient world of an ethnographic study. Each in its way has had immense influence on our perception of Rome and the northern `barbarians''. This edition reflects recent research in Roman-British and Roman-German history and includes newly discovered evidence on Tacitus'' early career. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Book SynopsisFrom around 900 to 400 BC, the Etruscans were the most innovative, powerful, wealthy, and creative people in Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art. In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Smith explores Etruscan history, culture, language, and customs. Examining the controversial debates about their origins, he explores how they once lived, placing this within the geographical, economic, and political context of the time. Smith concludes by demonstrating how the Etruscans have been studied and perceived throughout the ages, and the impact this has had on our understanding of their place in history. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsFURTHER READING

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this spirited book, Porter identifies not one but three Homeric questions. First, when, how and by whom were the Iliad and the Odyssey actually composed (that is, the Homeric Question as we traditionally know it)? Second, how should we interpret the poems? And third, how does Homer work as a figure of the imagination? . . . One example of Porter’s brilliance is his discussion of Homer’s blindness. Neither historical fact nor unquestioned assumption, 'blindness' was a way for ancient readers to discuss the extraordinary vividness of Homeric epic – a quality that made an impression also on later readers." -- Barbara Graziosi * Times Literary Supplement *"Porter presents intriguing instances of writers who, in thrall to the beauty of Homer’s poetry, either celebrate or deflect from the actual war carnage described therein. Porter’s book provides not only a valuable introduction to the enigma of Homer and the roads taken down the centuries to solve—or at least better understand—that enigma, but also a number of challenging and eye-opening readings of the texts themselves. . . . I found that reading Homer through Porter’s eyes was sometimes most enjoyable precisely when our viewpoints diverged. This, in itself, is a sign of a rich and engaging book." * New Criterion *"Here is a learned tome worth careful examination. Porter presents an original, focused, intelligent analysis of Homer's oeuvre. The style is breathtaking and the range truly impressive. . . . Summing Up: Recommended." * CHOICE *"Brisk and energetic. Students (and teachers) will find much here to provoke thought and argument about the literary, cultural and moral issues, which find expression and exploration via the pages of this most enigmatic of poets." * Journal of Classics Teaching *"Porter’s is a fascinating and erudite book with a penchant for striking prose." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *"Another book about Homer? No, says [Porter], this one is quite different: he will tease out the sources of Homer’s mystique down the ages, examining the fascination he has cast over posterity since the first recorded references in ancient Greece. There will be nothing about Homer the poet or his supposed historical existence, about the poems’ literary worth or the circumstances of their composition, certainly nothing about heroic society, simply the pursuit of a concept, an idea, a cultural invention of successive ages called ‘Homer’." * Classics for All *"Porter’s book takes us across nearly three millennia of grappling and wrestling with the idea of Homer—who he was, whether he existed, his deification by his admirers, his de-mythologizing by his critics, and his eternal recurrence again and again and again across space and time." * Merion West *"James I. Porter explores the history of Homer’s reception, focusing on the various attempts to construct the illusive identity of the Greek poet. At the same time, following a revisionist tradition popular not only in classical studies but also pervasive in academia through the past nearly seventy years, he argues that the real reading of Homer has been obscured by millennia of Western chauvinism and ideology." * University Bookman *"[Porter] cuts right to the bone of the subject. . . Though our attempts to create a biography around Homer are fruitless, the idea of Homer is eternal." * Law and Liberty *"Porter is an exceptional scholar. Clear, intelligent, and filled with fascinating examples, this book is contemporary while reaching beyond the fashionable, and it will arouse a good deal of discussion." -- Simon Goldhill, author of Preposterous Poetics“Homer: The Very Idea is an extraordinary quest in search not of the elusive Homer but of Homer’s elusivity. Porter takes up Homer as a phenomenon repeatedly produced over millennia, in different times and places, as the gauzy point of origin for cultural value that refuses to vanish. By critically engaging the idea of Homer, he delves deep into the very logic of the tradition’s value. An inimitable tour de force of transhistorical spectrology.” -- Brooke Holmes, author of Gender: Antiquity and Its Legacy“This book is a reckoning with who or what we understand Homer to be and how we have reinvented him for our own ends. Porter makes clear the impossibility of Homer both as a concept and as a person, revealing him as the illusion of a perfectly formed whole that has been kept alive for millennia, a ghost in the machine, a phantom both alive and dead. As a leading scholar in dismantling assumptions about the classical past, Porter has written an original, compelling, and eye-opening book that will generate excitement and admiration.” -- Alex C. Purves, author of Homer and the Poetics of Gesture"This book is the culmination of Porter's work of two decades on Homer as the history of an idea... it demonstrates the immense potential of the poems and their author to create new ideas according to the perspectives of their readers." * The Classical Review *Table of ContentsNote on Translations and Abbreviations List of Illustrations Timeline 1. Why Homer? 2. Who Was Homer? 3. Apotheosis or Apostasy? 4. What Did Homer See? 5. Why War? Acknowledgments Notes Further Reading Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisIn Home Francis Pryor, author of The Making of the British Landscape, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime''s quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric BritainFrancis Pryor''s search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In Home, the Time Team expert explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans'' departure. Tracing the settlement of domestic communities, he shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. But this, too, is Francis Pryor''s own story: of his passion for unearthing our past, from Yorkshire to the west country, Lincolnshire to Wales, digging in freezing winters, arid summers, mud and hurricanes, through frustrated journeys and euphoric discoveries. Evocative and intimate, Home shows how, in going about their daily existence, our prehistoric ancestors

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Book SynopsisDebating Archaeological Empiricism examines the current intellectual turn in archaeology, primarily in its prehistoric and classical branches, characterized by a return to the archaeological evidence. Each chapter in the book approaches the empirical from a different angle, illuminating contemporary views and uses of the archaeological material in interpretations and theory building. The inclusion of differing perspectives in this collection mirrors the conceptual landscape that characterizes the discipline, contributing to the theoretical debate in archaeology and classical studies. As well as giving an important snapshot of the practical as well as theoretical uses of materiality in archaeologies today, this volume looks to the future of archaeology as an empirical discipline. Trade Review“[Provides] a good glimpse of the future prospects of archaeology as a theoretically vibrant discipline and as a mature and responsible way of dialoguing with the material world. The much-needed and revitalized archaeological interest in its empirical basis is leading to far more sophisticated and self-conscious intellectual frameworks.” European Journal of ArchaeologyTable of ContentsIntroductionJohannes Siapkas & Charlotta HillerdalWhy ‘The Death of Archaeological Theory’? Julian ThomasComment by Johannes SiapkasComment by Christopher WitmoreArchaeology and the Second Empiricism Christopher WitmoreComment by Frands HerschendComment by Michael FotiadisPublic Archaeological Challenges in the 2010s: Learning from Participatory Action in PracticeKatherine HauptmanComment by Charlotta HillerdalComment by Julian ThomasStudents First, Please!Michael FotiadisComment by Frands HerschendComment by Katherine Hauptman Archaeology is History or it’s HistoryFrands HerschendComment by Katherine HauptmanComment by Johannes SiapkasEmpirical Tensions in the Materialities of TimeCharlotta HillerdalComment by Julian ThomasComment by Michael FotiadisNeo-Empirical MixturesJohannes SiapkasComment by Christopher WitmoreComment by Charlotta HillerdalPostscriptGavin Lucas

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Book SynopsisThe Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it up-to-date for yet another generation of readers. In particular, this fourth edition takes full account of recent and detailed scholarship on Greek poleis across the Hellenic world, allowing for further development of the key theme of regional variety across the Mediterranean and beyond. Other extensive changes include a new sub-chapter on Islands, a completely updated bibliography, and revised citation of epigraphic material relating to the fourth-century BC. With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this fourth edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever before.Trade ReviewReviews of the third edition (2002):'To write a standard history which contains the essential material and yet is interesting and says things which have not been said before is one of the hardest tasks. Hornblower has performed it excellently.' - Times Literary Supplement'Packed with worthwhile ideas and impressive erudition' - Classical Review'An undergraduate textbook which neither the professional ancient historian can afford to ignore nor the interested non specialist fail to read with profit and pleasure' - History Today'This fully revised version is a welcome addition to Routledge's History of the Ancient World.' - Contemporary Review'The first edition became an essential text for students of the period, and this is a welcome new edition, which is more than simply a revision of the original.' - JACT Review'Hornblower's excellence as historian, and his wide and responsible use of sources, together with attractive packaging, reestablishes tehe book's position as a benchmark for historians ... It is packed to the brim ... with an abundance of erudite observations.' - Scholia ReviewsPraise for the fourth edition:'The Greek World has thus far endured the test of time and remains one of the leading textbooks on Greek History, and I have no doubt that it will continue to do so for many years to come.' - Bryn Mawr Classical Review Praise for the third edition (2002):'To write a standard history which contains the essential material and yet is interesting and says things which have not been said before is one of the hardest tasks. Hornblower has performed it excellently.' – Times Literary Supplement'Hornblower's excellence as a historian, and his wide and responsible use of sources, together with attractive packaging, re-establishes the book's position as a benchmark for historians ... It is packed to the brim ... with an abundance of erudite observations.' – Scholia ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The beginning of the Delian League 3. Empire 4. South Italy and Sicily 5. Kyrene and Egypt 6. The Persian Empire, especially Asia Minor 7. Argos 8. Macedon, Thessaly and Boiotia 9. The run-up to the war 10. Corinth 11. Sparta 12. Athens 13. The Peloponnesian War 14. The effects of the Peloponnesian War 15. The Corinthian War 16. The King’s Peace to Leuktra; the Second Athenian Confederacy 17. Leuktra to Mantineia and the Revolt of the Satraps 18. Philip 19. Alexander

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military and social history of ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse and the subsequent foundations of the empire established by Augustus prior to his death in AD 14.Trade Review"The current text is a valuable contribution to the field as it covers the Roman Republic, the dynastic period and the rise of Augustus in just over 750 pages...this is an expertly written and highly recommended text." - The Classical ReviewTable of ContentsList of figures; List of maps; List of genealogical trees; Preface; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Some useful definitions; List of Roman consuls 88 BC–AD 14; Genealogical (family) trees; 1 Early Republican Rome: 507–264 BC; 2 The Public Face of Rome; 3 Religion in the Roman Republic; 4 The Punic Wars; 5 Rome’s Mediterranean Empire; 6 Slaves and Freedmen; 7 Women, Sexuality and the Family; 8 Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus; 9 Gaius Marius; 10 The ‘Social’ War ; 11 Lucius Cornelius Sulla ‘Felix’; 12 The Collapse of the Republic; 13 The Civil War and Caesar's Dictatorship; 14 Octavian’s Rise to Power; 15 The Age of Augustus; Index

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Book SynopsisA brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written word. It ought to begin the list of the worldâs philosophy classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was rediscovered in the nineteenth century. Egyptologist Bill Manleyâs new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into approachable modern English for the first time Ptahhatpâs profound yet practical account of âthe meaning of lifeâ, written many centuries before the supposed dawn of western philosophy. Manley introduces Ptahhatp, who served as Vizier to the Old Kingdom pharaoh Izezi (c. 2410â2375 BC), and the world of dynamic ideas and new technologies â writing among them â within which he worked, illuminating the nuances of his langTrade Review'A superb book, in its own way as exciting as any excavation of a tomb. More exciting, perhaps, because it breathes life rather than death' - Stephen Fry'Bill Manley brings to vivid life the oldest Egyptian books of wisdom, committed to writing some four thousand years before our own time ... Both scholarly and witty, The Oldest Book in the World addresses major issues that philosophers are still tackling, and major concerns for us all today' - John Tait, Emeritus Professor of Egyptology at University College London'Bill Manley brings his skills to bear on Ptahhatp’s remarkable work for a modern readership, revealing this sensitive and compassionate exploration of truth, values, and the meaning of existence to be as valid and relevant today as it was 4,500 years ago' - Guy de la Bédoyère, author of 'Pharaohs of the Sun''In these matters there is, it seems, even after four millennia, a lot to learn, and perhaps to unlearn … Warmly recommended to adventurous readers who delight in new insights' - The Irish Catholic'Manley’s clear translation and historical and philosophical context successfully illustrate that Egyptian philosophy is “not the banal, proscriptive mouthpiece of a despotic regime, but rather the reasoned voice of experience ... engaged in an open discussion about the meaning of life.” An important addition to the bookshelves of armchair Egyptologists' - Publisher's Weekly'A captivating exploration of Ancient Egyptian ideas, language, and history. In a clear and engaging writing style, Manley has taken a text that has long been overlooked and brought it to fresh attention' - All About History'In Mr. Manley’s adroit and pioneering translation, the 'Teaching' is philosophy ages before the Greeks had it' - The Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsForeword Introduction 1. ‘Le plus ancien livre du Monde’ 2. The Overseer of the City and Vizir, Ptahhatp 3. The Oldest Book in the World I. The Teaching of Ptahhatp II. The Teaching of Kagemni III. The Teaching of Hordedef 4. The Teacher, Ptahhatp 5. Why Things Happen

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Book SynopsisThe Iranian Expanseexplores how kings in Persia and the ancient Iranian world utilized the built and natural environment to form and contest Iranian cultural memory, royal identity, and sacred cosmologies. Investigating over a thousand years of history, from the Achaemenid period to the arrival of Islam, The Iranian Expanse argues that Iranian identities were built and shaped not by royal discourse alone, but by strategic changes to Western Asia's cities, sanctuaries, palaces, and landscapes. The Iranian Expanse critically examines the construction of a new Iranian royal identity and empire, which subsumed and subordinated all previous traditions, including those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Anatolia. It then delves into the startling innovations that emerged after Alexander under the Seleucids, Arsacids, Kushans, Sasanians, and the Perso-Macedonian dynasties of Anatolia and the Caucasus, a previously understudied and misunderstood period. Matthew P. Canepa elucidates the many ruptures and renovations that produced a new royal culture that deeply influenced not only early Islam, but also the wider Persianate world of the Il-Khans, Safavids, Timurids, Ottomans, and Mughals.

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Book SynopsisAt the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students of all levels. The commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and historical matters. It elucidates how Augustus understood his role in Roman society, and how he wished to be remembered by posterity; and it sets this picture that emerges from the Res Gestae into the context of the emergence both of a new visual language and of an official set of expressions. The book also includes illustrations in order to demonstrate how the Augustan era witnessed the rise of a whole new visual language.Trade Review"...Alison Cooley provides what will be the standard textbook for the RGDA in this generation... Cooley has provided students and colleagues with an edition of the RGDA that will serve as a textbook and as a work of reference. ..a book that is at the same time a pleasure to read and highly useful. That is no small accomplishment." --BMCRTable of ContentsIntroduction; Text and translation; Commentary; Appendix.

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Book SynopsisPhilostratus “the Elder” or “the Athenian” (2nd to mid-3rd c.) and Eunapius (ca. 345–415) provide fascinating intellectual and professional biographies of notable sophists that reveal their predominant influence in the educational, social, religious, and political life of the Empire in their times.

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Book SynopsisCats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets. In this book, Dr Malek draws on a vast range of artistic and written sources to show how cats became one of the most widely esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.Table of ContentsRunning free: the wild cats; Together at last: the domestic cats; A poor man's lion: the divine cats; Pride goes before a fall: the story cats; Buried with full honours: the mummified cats; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisAvebury in Wiltshire is best known as the world’s largest stone circle, but surrounding it is a wealth of ancient monuments. For the first time the importance of water, light and sound is revealed, and we begin to see Avebury through the eyes of those who built it.

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Book SynopsisA sweeping history of the Roman Empire's influence beyond its borders and through time

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Book SynopsisA unique look at animals in ancient Rome, perfect for fans of Mary Beard and Peter JonesTrade ReviewOne can almost see [the author’s] tears on the page when she describes the Romans’ cruelty to dolphins, lions and horses. - The Spectator

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Book SynopsisThe finding, in 1727, of the gilded bronze head of the Roman goddess Minerva during the construction of the famous Stall Street led to the discovery of the Roman temple and of the baths. Since then archaeologists have discovered more and more about the Roman city of Aquae Sulis. In this new edition of a work first published almost thirty years ago, Professor Cunliffe brings the story right up to date. He deals in detail with the temple and its precinct and with the ''curse tablets'' which have been deciphered to reveal the thoughts of Roman visitors. He then explains just how the bathing establishment was organized and explores the relationship between the spa and the town. We learn what life was like for the local inhabitants as well as for the visitors. Finally he charts the process of decline and decay during the 300 years after the Roman period.

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Book SynopsisDescriptions of food in Roman Britain are usually based on the cookery book of Apicius, as if the whole island dined on gourmet food. In contrast Joan Alcock draws on the archaeological evidence, as well as on Classical and Celtic literature, to discover the full range of native and imported foods needed for a growing urban populations as well as a large resident army. In addition to looking at the very varied food and drink available - from meat, fish and dairy products to vegetables, nuts and herbs - Dr Alcock examines the eating, cooking and dining habits of people who inhabited the province. Comparison is made with other parts of the Roman Empire and, where relevant, to modern food practices. Both civilian and military diets are discussed and the nutritional benefits (or otherwise) of these diets are assessed. Complete with almost 130 illustrations (many in full colour) this is a book which will be a revelation to anyone with an interest in Roman Britain - or, indeed, in the his

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Book SynopsisA Spectator 2023 Book of the YearEsther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten scholars of Ancient Iranian Studies whilst offering Biblical scholars access into the Persian world from which the text emerged.In this book, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unlocks the text of Esther by reading it against the rich iconographic world of ancient Persia and of the Near East. Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther is a cultural and iconographic exploration of an important, but often undervalued, biblical book, and Llewellyn-Jones presents the book of Esther as a rich source for the study of life and thought in the Persian Empire. The author reveals answers to important questions, such as the role of the King's courtiers in influencing policy, the way concubines at Trade ReviewAt a time when relations between Iran and Israel have never been worse, it is good to remember that Persians and Jews were once peacefully and productively intertwined in a single cultural world and that a book of the Old Testament provides one of our best sources for ancient Persian court culture. * William Dalrymple, The Spectator *Biblical scholars know that the Persian context is relevant and significant for understanding the rich narrative of Esther, but most are not trained in the art and archaeology of the Achaemenid world. Llewellyn-Jones, who is so well at home in the Persian cultural context, makes a major contribution to scholarship on Esther, and to the Persian period in biblical studies more generally, with this book. This is indispensable for anyone working on Esther. * Aaron Koller, Yeshiva University, USA *In this accessible and well-illustrated volume, Llewellyn-Jones explores and unpacks the distinctively Persian setting of the Esther narrative. With a particular focus on the early chapters, he provides a detailed cultural and iconographic companion to the biblical book of Esther, one which helpfully illuminates for historians and biblical scholars alike the broader Achaemenid context of the narrative. * Matthew A. Collins, Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, University of Chester, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Commentary Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe KJV Word Study Reference Bible balances deep study of the biblical languages with clear application to help transform the way you live. Uncover a wealth of meaning in Scripture with more than 2000 Greek and Hebrew word studies.Bring the words of Scripture to life and discover the richness and significance of the original languages of the Word of God. The KJV Word Study Reference Bible includes in-text subheadings and 2,000 easy-to-use word studies with select Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words explained in every chapter from Genesis to Revelation. By looking into these ancient texts, we are able to read scripture as it was originally written and passed on from generation to generation. In addition, this Bible’s Topic-by-Topic studies give a practical framework for understanding scripture, along with more hel

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Book SynopsisXenophon’s Symposium is a work as useful for its Greek as it is precious for its content, a document of prime importance for the study of classical Greek society. This edition offers an unprecedented amount of help with the language, a large vocabulary and notes on the content. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface Map IntroductionBibliographyNote on the Text and TranslationSYMPOSIUM: Parallel Greek Text and English TranslationCommentaryVocabulary of Greek WordsIndexes

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Book SynopsisOffers a translation of one of our prime sources for archaic Greek mythology, ritual, cosmology, and psychology.Trade ReviewSarah Ruden's translation is clear, lean, intelligent, and delightfully readable. The notes provide guidance without encumbering the text. This will be marvelous for classroom use, for reading aloud, or simply for reading for pleasure. --Pamela Gordon, Department of Classics, University of KansasThe translation moves along at a smart and elegant pace. . . . Ruden is clearly a writer with considerable skill in poetic expression. . . . [Sheila Murnaghan's] introduction does a good job of introducing the Homeric Hymns to a general audience and assisting the inexperienced reader in reading the longer hymns, in particular. [This] new translation will clearly fill a niche for a convenient and inexpensive translation of the Homeric Hymns into English verse. . . . --Roger S. Fisher, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewClear, inclusive, luminously helpful, the Ruden/Murnaghan Homeric Hymns is a text I'll use next time I teach my ever-expanding Mythology in Literature class. Introduction, translation, and notes are all of superior quality. --Rachel Hadas, Department of English, Rutgers University

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Book SynopsisThis definitive guide to the archaeological remains in the civic and commercial centre of ancient Athens is an essential companion to the interested visitor, as well as to students of the topography of the classical city. It is intended for visitors touring the site, and is arranged topographically, monument by monument.Trade ReviewThis is a very useful guidebook to what was once the civic and commercial centre of ancient Athens. The book is well organized and practical. It is small and light, yet it contains all the essential information needed to understand the Agora. The inclusion of maps, photographs (including aerial views), drawings and floor plans renders the identification of monuments easier for the visitor and is truly one of the strengths of this publication. This guidebook is an essential companion to the visitor of this fascinating site. Derek T. Irwin, BMCR 2010.12.13.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisAbout Hippocrates and his new approach to medicine and his break with the tradition of treating the sick in the Temple of Asclepius, where his father was a Physician priest. One of six Greek islands booklets.

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Book SynopsisBoth Rome and the USA created national identities of belonging based on founding myths of the dislocation of strangers. Dean Hammer explores the tensions that have thereby arisen and uses this lens to reassess a wide range of texts and cultural and political phenomena from Virgil's Aeneid to the western.

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Book SynopsisCicero's Brutus (46 BCE), a magisterial dialogue on Rome's oratorical and political history, was written amidst Julius Caesar's rise to power. This book examines how Cicero, in responding to the civic crisis and contemporary intellectual developments, ultimately created the first complex account of literary history in the European tradition.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Ciceropaideia; 2. The intellectual genealogy of the Brutus; 3. Caesar and the political crisis; 4. Truthmaking and the past; 5. Beginning (and) literary history; 6. Perfecting literary history; 7. Cicero's Attici; 8. Minerva, Venus, and Cicero's judgments on Caesar's style; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisOne of a well-established series of sourcebooks catering to the needs of ancient history students at schools and universities. Each volume focuses on a particular period or topic and provides a generous and judicious selection of primary texts in new English translations, with annotation and supporting materials.Table of ContentsPart I. Sources: 1. Section A: the acts of the Arval brothers; 2. Section B: list of consuls, AD 69 to 96; 3. Section C: Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book 66; 4. Section D: Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book 67; 5. Josephus, Jewish War; 6. Flavian municipal law in Spain; 7. Juvenal, Satire 4; Part II. Themes; 8. Section H; 9. Section J: imperial family; 10. Section K: Rome and Italy; 11. Section L: religion; 12. Section M: administration of empire; 13. Section N: war and expansion; 14 section P: conspiracies, revolts and scandals; 15. Section Q: popular entertainment; 16. Section R: literature, arts and culture; 17. Section S: society; 18. Section T: panegyric and invective; 19. Section U: the upper classes.

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Book SynopsisOne of a well-established series of sourcebooks catering to the needs of ancient history students at schools and universities. Each volume focuses on a particular period or topic and provides a generous and judicious selection of primary texts in new English translations, with annotation and supporting materials.Table of Contents1. Developments in imperialism; 2. Imperialism on three continents; 3. How the provinces were governed; 4. The personality of the emperor: Cult and activity; 5. The impact of her provinces on Rome.

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates the affinities between antiquity and today by interpreting several themes in classical literature and arts and illustrating these with numerous films, ranging from silents, classic Hollywood, and European popular and art films to documentaries, animation, and digital media and special effects.

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Book SynopsisProvides a multi-scalar synthesis of Nordic Bronze Age economies (1800/1700?500 BCE) that is organized around six sections: an introduction to the Nordic Bronze Age, macro-economic perspectives, defining local communities, economic interaction, conflict and alliances, political formations, and encountering Europe. Despite a unifying material culture, the Bronze Age of Scandinavia was complex and multi- layered with constantly shifting and changing networks of competitors and partners. The social structure in this highly mobile and dynamic macroregional setting was affected by subsistence economies based on agropastoralism, maritime sectors, the production of elaborate metal wealth, trade in a wide range of goods, as well as raiding and warfare. For this reason, the focus of this book is on the integration and interaction of subsistence and political economies in a comparative analyses between different local constellations within the macro-economic setting of prehistoric Europe. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core

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Book SynopsisThis volume closely examines patterns of rhetoric in surviving correspondence by the Roman emperor Constantine on conflicts among Christians that occurred during his reign, primarily the âDonatist schismâ and âArian controversyâ.Commonly remembered as the âfirst Christian emperorâ of the Roman Empire, Constantineâs rule sealed a momentous alliance between church and state for more than a millennium. His well-known involvement with Christianity led him to engage with two major disputes that divided his Christian subjects: the âDonatist schismâ centred, from the emperor's perspective, on determining the rightful bishop of Carthage, and the so-called âArian controversyâ, a theological conflict about the proper understanding of the Son's divine nature in relation to that of the Father. This book examines a number of letters associated with Constantine that directly address both of these disagreements, exploring his point of view and motivations to better understand how and why th

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Book SynopsisSpanning a wide range of texts, figures, and traditions from the ancient Mediterranean world, this volume gathers far-reaching, interdisciplinary papers on Greek philosophy from an international group of scholars.The bookâs 16 chapters address an array of topics and themes, extending from the formation of philosophy from its first stirrings in archaic Greek as well as Egyptian, Persian, Mesopotamian, and Indian sources, through central concepts in ancient Greek philosophy and literatures of the classical period and into the Hellenistic age. Studies in Ancient Greek Philosophy offers both in-depth, rigorous, attentive investigations of canonical texts in Western philosophy, such as Platoâs Phaedo, Gorgias, Republic, Phaedrus, Protagoras and the Metaphysics, De Caelo, Nichomachean Ethics, Generation and Corruption of Aristotleâs corpus, as well as inquiries that reach back into the rich archives of the Mediterranean Basin and forward into the traditions of

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Book SynopsisSpecifically focusing on the relationship between the Eudemian and the Nicomachean Ethics, this collection of essays studies major themes from Aristotleâs ethics. This volume builds on a recent revival of interest in Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics, which offers an invaluable complement to the Nicomachean Ethics in the study of the development of Aristotle's ethical ideas. It brings together a series of new studies by leading scholars covering the main points of inquiry raised by the relationship between the two works, exploring their continuities and divergences. At the same time, it showcases a variety of approaches to and perspectives on the main questions posed by Aristotleâs ethical thought.Investigating the Relationship Between Aristotleâs Eudemian and Nicomachean Ethics is offered as a contribution to long-standing debates over Aristotle's ethical thinking, as well as an inspiration for new approaches, which take both of his surviving ethical treatises seriously. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of ancient philosophy and ethics, particularly Aristotleâs two ethics.

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Book SynopsisThis book interrogates the theological and philosophical foundations of the Quest for the historical Jesus, taking a multidisciplinary approach to historical Jesus research and making a significant, original contribution to the field. Suitable for students and scholars of New Testament studies and historical Jesus research.

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers a broad introduction to the correspondence of Ausonius of Bordeaux and his protégé Paulinus of Nola, as well as selections from Paulinus' poetic output. Suitable for students and scholars of Classics, Late Antiquity, and Religious Studies.

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Book SynopsisLinear A is a Middle and Late Bronze Age script principally used on Crete. Dated to 1800 - 1450 BC, it was discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans in 1900 and for over 120 years it has until now defied decipherment. In his book, author Mark Cook, a forensic accountant, demonstrates how he deciphered Linear A. His work describes how he first approached decipherment by setting aside commonly held misconceptions. Previous decipherment attempts typically incorrectly assumed the underlying language was an unknown Minoan language (Crete being the heart of the Minoan Empire), or misconstrued its relationship with Linear B (the earliest written form of Greek, which replaced it). Linear A is found mainly on clay tablets recording ephemeral accounting information, and Mark Cook tackled the decipherment as an accountant, focussing on the numbers, noting the mathematical relationships between the items recorded (which relationships were evident in the later Linear B script where the same things were being recorded), and analysing the characters used to record them. Mark Cook demonstrates that Linear A is Middle Egyptian, written in a form of shorthand used by the later Greeks and Romans, using hieroglyphs that were modified and simplified to be incised quickly and easily in wet clay. Many of the tablets, he reveals, are Egyptian taxation records. Based on the tablets he translates, and the reinterpretation of Egyptian evidence, Mark Cook concludes that New Kingdom Egypt ultimately came to rule Crete for a brief period, rewriting what we know of the end of the Minoan Empire.

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Book SynopsisIn Aristotle and Law, George Duke argues that Aristotle''s seemingly dispersed statements on law and legislation are unified by a commitment to law''s status as an achievement of practical reason. This book provides a systematic exposition of the significance and coherence of Aristotle''s account of law, and also indicates the relevance of this account to contemporary legal theory. It will be of great interest to scholars and students in jurisprudence, philosophy, political science and classics.Trade Review'… a delightful and rewarding work. Indeed, I recommend this book not just to those interested in Aristotle's theory of law, but to anyone looking for a lucid overview of many of the scholarly debates about Aristotelian ethics and politics.' Steven C. Skultety, The Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Law as rational restraint; 2. The legislator; 3. The constitutional relativity of law; 4. The common advantage and political justice; 5. Stability and obedience; 6. Natural justice and natural law; 7. Equity and the spoudaios; Conclusion; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisNew edition, with introduction, translation, and commentary, of one of the most important documents from the early Principate, offering insights into how contemporary observers understood and contributed to the shaping of the emergence of dynastic rule at Rome, complementing the perspective given in Tacitus' Annales.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Text and translation; Notes on variations between copies of the text; Commentary.

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