ISBN: 9780192845214 | Hardcover
Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in Josephus' Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. Together they constitute... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199595112 | Paperback
Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special place in the history of W... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198706151 | Paperback
Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign h... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198844082 | Hardcover
The study of the Roman Empire has changed dramatically in the last century, with significant emphasis now placed on understanding the experiences of s... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198777335 | Hardcover
Localized Law examines the legal archives of Babatha and Salome Komaise, which offer a window onto the practice of law in Maoza as it came under the c... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801982 | Paperback
One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192853974 | Paperback
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Century B... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801630 | Paperback
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society,... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198835073 | Hardcover
Between 270 and 535 AD the city of Rome underwent a dramatic transformation, from an imperial capital into the centre of western Christendom. This vol... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198786566 | Hardcover
What is good luck and what did it mean to the Romans? What connections were there between luck and childbirth, victory in war, or success in business?... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199245147 | Hardcover
This work takes a balanced view of Umbria's history in the first millennium BC, focusing on local actions and motivations as much as the effect of out... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198150190 | Hardcover
Societies are defined at their margins. In the ancient Greek world bastards were often marginal, their affinities being with the female, the alien, th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198150275 | Hardcover
The book explores the cultural interaction between Rome and the various native groups found in Baetica (ancient Andalusia). It examines the degree to ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198150213 | Hardcover
This book explores the paradox in Greek and Roman perceptions of the mountain peoples in early Italy - as either dangerous, decadent, and snake-charmi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198144724 | Hardcover
The fifth century AD was a period of military turmoil and political upheaval in Western Europe. The career of the Gallo-Roman senator and bishop, Sido... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198150312 | Hardcover
The first full account in English of the archaeological material from early Rome and the surrounding region of Latium, from the Late Bronze Age down t... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192854087 | Paperback
The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examin... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199665747 | Hardcover
Inscriptions and their Uses in Greek and Latin Literature offers a broad set of perspectives on the diverse forms of epigraphic material present in an... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199793600 | Hardcover
Greek ethnography is commonly believed to have developed in conjunction with the wider sense of Greek identity that emerged during the Greeks' "encoun... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198850809 | Hardcover
This volume offers an original and innovative analysis of Roman political culture in Italy from the first to the sixth century AD, drawing on seven ca... Meer informatie
