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1957Light discoloration to DJ spine. Dustjacket has edgewear with light chipping and a few small tears. Back panel of DJ is stuck to back board. Minor shelfwear to book. ; A survey of classical culture and history from the time of Homer to the fall of Athens in 404 B. C. Includes politics and government, poetry and drama, philosophy and science, religion and mythology. ; History of Civilization; 211 pages
1982DJ is price-clipped. DJ has minor shelfwear. ; 224 pages; Browning explores the history of Jerash and other Decapolis cities...against this background, Jerash as it is today is then described and illustrated with numerous architectural drawings, plans, reconstructions, photographs, and maps. Of special interest are the nineteenth century photographs, which show what dramatic changes have taken place in the last hundred years.
1983Old Price sticker on back cover. Minor shelfwear. ; 224 pages; In this probing study, Starr covers the whole sweep of imperial Roman history, analyzing the binding forces of government and the army as initated by Augustus, the maturing of these forces under subsequent emperors, and the eventual collapse of this network in the western provinces. Not simply a chronological summary, the book explores in piquant, telling detail the elements and institutions that shaped the empire's history.
1970Minor shelfwear. ; This survey of ancient times introduces the reader to the study of Western Civilization. It provides a scholarly and accurate account of the evolution of Western Civilization from prehistoric times to the end of the Roman Empire. Since the first acts in the drama of Western Civilization were played in succession on the stages of the Near East, Greece, and Rome, it is with these origins that this book is concerned
1970Edgewear to wraps with some light chipping. Browning to spine. Inscription on ffep in ffep. (possibly from author? ). Tanning to pages. Browning to wraps. ; Pubblicazioni Dell'istituto Di Storia Antica E Scienze Ausiliarie Dell'università Di Genova VII; 165 pages
1990La formazione dell’ideale politico di governo misto Capitolo I Dionigi di Alicarnasso: la Costituzione Mista come sistema dinamico Capitolo II Tacito: la Costituzione Mista come utopia politica Capitolo III La teoria della Costituzione Mista nel pensiero politico di Plutarco Capitolo IV Dione di Prusa e I limiti del potere imperiale: Agamennone o sulla regalità Capitolo V Elio Aristide: lo stato mondiale come Costituzione Mista Capitolo VI Cassio Dione: le ragioni del ceto senatorio Capitolo VII Conclusioni Appendice Filone di Alessandria: la «vera democrazia» del popolo ebraico; Biblioteca Di Athenaeum 13; 124 pages
1923Light browning to ffeps. Author's gift inscription on ffep: "To Donald Robson -with my best compliments. N. W. D." ; Argues that the minor Virgilian corpus might possibly constitute a Biographia Litteraria. ; 192 pages; Signed by Author
1981Light pen underlining and marginalia on about 8 pages else VG. Light rubbing to wraps. ; Well illustrated. ; 96 pages; Good guide to the antiquities of Delphi by the former Director of Antiquities at Delphi
1960Former owner's bookplate on inner cover. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear with a couple of tiny chips. ; Biography of the classicist Gilbert Murray; 225 pages
1885Minor rubbing to boards. Light pencil marginalia and underlining on a few pages. Former classics scholar's name on ffep (D. O. Robson). ; Latin Text with extensive English Commentary and Introduction. ; 257 pages
1991Very minor shelfwear else Fine. Scholar's name on ffep (Douglas LePan). ; Contains, in chronological order, all the articles, review articles and reviews published by L. E. Woodbury from 1945 to 1989. Mainly focused on Greek Poetry especially Pindar. ; Scholars Press Homage Series; 629 pages
2003Contents: Section 1: The Great Men. I. The Military Reputation of Gaius Marius; II. Pompey in the 70s; III. Caesar's use of tribuni plebis; A comparision of Marius Pompey and Caesar. Section 2: The Lesser Figures. IV. Saturninus and Glaucia: a quest for power; V. The Characters of Drusus and Sulpicia; VI. Clodius and Milo: more equals than opposites; A comparison of Saturninus and Glaucia, Drusus and Sulpicius, Clodius and Milo. ; 221 pages; The reputations of a great many figures in history have been established by chance and opportunity: a single victory on the battlefield, a political triumph in domestic affairs. This statement is equally applicable for that century between 146 and 31 BC, which today is usually designated the Late Roman Republic. On the basis of often rather meagre facts, reputations have been constructed and, as a result, whole careers became mythologised by later writers even in antiquity. The main aim of this volume is to question certain reputations in order to place into a more realistic historical context the subjects under discussion.
1967Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ is price-clipped. ; Cambridge Classical Studies; 190 pages; Commentaries on the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia, an anonymous history of events in the Greek world in the late fifth and early fourth centuries BC, have usually dealt almost entirely with problems of the text. In this book, Dr Bruce has written an historical commentary, basing his work on both the London and Florence papyri, which between them provide all the surviving fragments of the text. Dr Bruce begins with a brief description of the two papyri. He then discusses the Oxyrhynchus historian's style and method - his sources, chronology, bias, interest in causation, etc. The introduction ends with a résumé of the numerous theories of the author's identity (Dr Bruce favours either Cratippus or an author not known to us by name at all). The main part of the commentary is arranged in the form of notes on the sections of the Greek text, with occasional detailed notes on particular words or phrases. There are appendices on the Battle of Sardis and the Constitution of Boeotia; and the book concludes with a full biography. Dr Bruce's book is a complete guide available for further historical study of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia.
1989Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). ; A study of the Areopagos council of Athens down to 307 BC. In spite of the importance of the Areopagos for the history of Athens, no comprehensive or detailed analysis of that council has been undertaken since 1874. ; 1 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 320 pages
1987Light shelfwear. Spine ends are slightly rounded. Gift inscription from author on ffep "For Professor Habicht, with kind regards, Gabriel Herman". ; 224 pages; In this book, Gabriel Herman offers a new interpretation of Greek xenia, a term traditionally rendered as 'guest-friendship'. Drawing on contemporary literary sources and inscriptions as well as anthropology, sociology, and comparative evidence from other times, he shows that xenia was a bond of fictitious kinship akin to godparenthood, rather than a tie of hospitality or ordinary 'friendship'. Starting off from this proposition, he develops a dynamic model of the formation of elite relationships and values. He explores the concepts of obligation and loyalty, gift and bribe, treason and patriotism, and places the Greek city within a new context of power relations. This book, which assumes no knowledge of Greek, will be of interest to students and teachers of ancient history and classics. It will also appeal to social and political scientists.; Signed by Author
2002Very slight bump to bottom back corner else Fine. ; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 146; Vol. 3.2; 0.9 x 9.7 x 6 Inches; 256 pages; This volume analyzes the priesthood of the provincial cult in every province of the Latin west where evidence has survived in the period from Augustus down to the mid third century. Particular attention is paid to the epigraphic record, notably the Testimony of honorific statues especially at provincial centres, but discussion also focusses on the origin and background of provincial priests, their office and duties, and their careers both before and after holding provincial office. Of special interest are the sixteen tables that list the main facts preserved by the epigraphic record, also a concluding overview that summarizes the principal features of the institution including the office of priestess and the role of administrative officials. Some fifty plates illustrate the text.
1981Ex-library copy with stamps deleted from prelims and textblock with black marker. Circulation details to back fep. No call numbers to spine. Scarce. ; A credible representation of a lost narrative describing struggles among the successors of Alexander. ; Oxford Classical Monographs; 314 pages
1980Former classics scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). Bump to top corner. Mild shelfwear. ; This volume deals with Alexander and his times by offering a detailed examination of the most important extant inscriptions contemporary with the conqueror. In each chapter tha author offers an epigraphic commentary of the specific inscription, giving its modern location, its condition, and the history of the stele or fragment itself. Then, on the basis of personal examination of the documents, he provides a historical interpretation of its contents. ; 252 pages
1977Former classics scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). Very light bump to top corner of book. ; Cincinnati Classical Studies New Series Volume I. ; 168 pages
1992Light discoloration to DJ spine. ; 224 pages; Philip II of Macedon is a unique compilation of fragments of ancient writings, epitomies, and passages from the orators that together form a contemporary biography of one of the most influential figures of the ancient world. Alfred Bradford has collected, translated, and integrated all the significant classical writings about Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, and he presents them in a readable and lively manner, telling the story of Philip from his precarious childhood, when his life was threatened by his own mother, to his bloody death, when he was murdered by a bodyguard. The book includes useful maps, as well as illustrations based on ancient artifacts.
1979Slight creasing to bottom corners and spine. Rubbing to extremities. ; Contents: The Acropolis of Athens and the Hekatompedon Decrees; Tamiai, Naukraroi, Prytaneis; Treasurers and the Siege of the Acropolis; Priestesses and the Decree of Themistokles from Troizen; Fate of Athens' Treasury in 480 BC; Miracles in the Antigone of Sophocles; Appendix: Fires Sacred and Profane on the Athenian Acropolis. ; Hypomnemata Untersuchungen Zur Antike Und Zu Ihrem Nachleben Heft 55; 128 pages
2009Very light bumping to bottom corners else Fine. ; 236 pages; In this book Professor Kronenberg shows that Xenophon's Oeconomicus, Varro's De Re Rustica and Virgil's Georgics are not simply works on farming but belong to a tradition of philosophical satire which uses allegory and irony to question the meaning of morality. These works metaphorically connect farming and its related arts to political life; but instead of presenting farming in its traditional guise as a positive symbol, they use it to model the deficiencies of the active life, which in turn is juxtaposed to a preferred contemplative way of life. Although these three texts are not usually treated together, this book convincingly connects them with an original and provocative interpretation of their allegorical use of farming. It also fills an important gap in our understanding of the literary influences on the Georgics by showing that it is shaped not just by its poetic predecessors but by philosophical dialogue.
1980Gift inscription from author on ffep in ink: "David with best wishes, Malcolm". Minor shelfwear. Spine is slightly sunned. ; An essay on the problems which the dogmatism and ambiguity of Anaxagoras's fragments pose for the philosophical interpreter. ; Cambridge Classical Studies; 200 pages; Schofield clarifies some of the more obscure concepts of Anaxagoras, a Presocratic Greek philosopher whose theories concerned matter and change.
1952Spine slightly browned. Minor tanning to pages. Red letter 'm' in margin of one page. ; Text in greek and latin with Latin preface and apparatus. ; Philosophia Antiqua V; 59 pages
1998One closed tear to top of DJ (2 cm). DJ has minor edgewear. DJ is price-clipped. Front free endpaper has been neatly excised else book is fine. ; Tempus History & Archaeology; 160 pages; Most people have heard of Mark Antony - but usually only in association with Cleopatra or Caesar. This book looks at Mark Antony through his career and unfolding character in one of the most turbulent 50 years in Rome's history.'