Koester, HelmutMareMagnum
1998Dustjacket and book have minor shelfwear. ; Harvard Theological Studies; 1.4 x 8.73 x 5.69 Inches; 443 pages; Pergamon, a center of the Roman imperial cult and one of the "seven churches" of Revelation 2, is referred to as "where Satan's throne is" and "where Satan lives." Now, for the first time, a comprehensive interdisciplinary discussion of this influential city from Hellenistic to Byzantine times have been developed.
1979Former classics scholar's bookplate on inner cover (D. M. Lewis). Very light shelfwear. ; Collection De La Maison De L'Orient Méditerranéen, No.8, Série Archéologique 6; 272 pages
1980Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. ; Arval Brethren (latin: Fratres Arvales) were a religious fraternity in ancient Rome who offered annual sacrifices to lares and gods to guarantee good harvests. The modern world knows them mainly for their stone-carved records of their oaths, rituals and sacrifices. ; 140 pages
1983With a frontispiece, 92 plates and 3 maps. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain 95; 336 pages; Contents: Section One-Egyptian Cults; Section Two-Anatolian-Balkan Cults; Section Three- The Cult of Zeus (Jupiter) Dolichenus; Section Four - Other Eastern Gods andCults
1992Light spotting to top of textblock. Very light shelfwear to DJ. Small knock to middle of foreedge of front board else Fine. ; 220 pages; John Lydus, a retired official at Justinian's court in the mid-6th century, is an important, neglected source for the study of the fate of the classical legacy in the newly Christianized Roman empire, Byzantium. Examining his work On Portents, On the Months and On Magistracies, Michael Maas establishes Lydus as a credible witness to the political and cultural milieu in the age of Justinian--at the moment when the state re-historicized itself and its Roman legacy in Christian terms. Within a few generations, addressing antiquity from a non-Christian viewpoint would have been unthinkable. From his place on the edge of this shifting paradigm, Lydus' writings help us to see the emergence of medieval Byzantium through Roman eyes.
1962Rubbing and very light foxing to wraps. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain 2; 86 pages
1967Tanning to endpapers. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket has about 4-5 tears - 2 of them are open tears (~1cm each). Browning to DJ. ; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XXII [Vol. 22]; Vol. 22; 139 pages
1922Heavy chipping to wraps with a few small pieces missing. Browning to wraps. Tear along bottom of spine. Browning to pages. Some pages uncut. Minor pencilling on a few pages and to front wrap. ; Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft (E. V. ) 1922, 2. 27. Jahrgang. ; 64 pages
1967Tanning to endpapers. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket has 1 small tears - (~1cm). Browning to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Minor bump to base of spine. ; Looks at the question of the influence of religion and philosophy on the Imperial historian. ; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XXII [Vol. 22]; Vol. 22; 139 pages
1854Marbled boards with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Fraying to top of spine. Edgewear to boards. Small discoloration spot on spine. Ffep has traces of removed plate. Small institution stamp on titlepage (only trace of ex-library). Former owner's name in ink on ffep. Heavy foxing or browning throughout. ; 528 & 365 pages
1981DJ has minor edgewear with a couple of small tears (1cm). DJ back flap is creased. Pencil underlining in parts of text. Red ink writing on back endpaper (cross-reference to another book is noted) ; Examines the transformation of the pagan Roman into the early Byzantine empire by focusing on the ceremonies of the arrivals, funerals, and coronations of emperors from the late third to the late sixth century A. D. ; The Transformation of the Classical Heritage 1; 450 pages
1900Bound in black cloth lettered in gilt. Fraying to top of spine. Slight rubbing to boards. Inscribed by author on ffep. ; Fascinating study that looks at the remains of the temple structures and their possible uses with reconstructions. ; 49 pages; 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.
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
1979Slight bump to bottom of 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
1900Bound in black cloth lettered in gilt. Minor Fraying to spine ends. Slight rubbing to boards. Blank front free and back free endpapers have been torn out leaving remains and exposed webbing. Still presentable and sound copy. ; Fascinating study that looks at the remains of the temple structures and their possible uses with reconstructions. ; 49 pages
1983Light underlining and marginalia (lines) in black ink. DJ has small piece missing at bottom front corner of DJ and small tear to top corner of DJ.. Large tear to top back corner of DJ. ; Illustrated with 126 photographs, 40 being in colour, map of Ancient greece. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages
1992Former copy of Prof. J. F. Drinkwater. ; Classical Lives; 8.75 x 1 x 5.75 Inches; 249 pages
1977Former owner's name on ffep. DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Slight yellowing to DJ. ; Parke was an authority on Greek religion and gives an account of the chief ceremonial occasions of ancient Athens in their order in the calendar. The festivals he surveys exhibit an extraordinary variety of activity associated with different religious cults. ; Aspects of Greek & Roman Life; 208 pages
1980Minor shelfwear and rubbing to wraps. ; Long English introduction with English translation. Does not include Greek text. ; The Library of Liberal Arts; 87 pages
1997Text in Greek; editorial matter in Latin. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 124 pages
1965Light fading to section of back board. DJ has edgewear and chipping. 3 cm tear to top of back panel of DJ. ; 517 pages; Main theme of this book is an inquiry into the nature of the cultural and religious conflicts in the dark age of ancient Greece, out of which the historically known society emerged. Tackles a problem of immense importance to anthropology and literature: the origins of Greek drama.
1960A complete portrait of the complexity of life in Ancient Egypt,. Tombs and temples; towns, pyramids, and hieroglyphics; philosophy; festivals and ritual is fully discussed and evaluated. ; Evergreen Profile Book 12; 192 pages
1899Slight fraying to spine ends. Minor wear to corners. Rubbing to boards. Minor foxing. Blindstamp to titlepage "presentation copy". Former classics scholar's name on ffep (D. O. Robson). ; Handbooks of Archaeology and Antiquities; 373 pages
2009Large closed tear to back panel of DJ (8cm). Now protected in mylar sleeve. Bottom corners slightly bumped. ; The Robson Classical Lectures; 256 pages; Based on Elaine Fantham's 2004 Robson lectures, Latin Poets and Italian Gods reconstructs the response of Roman poets in the late republic and Augustan age to the rural cults of central Italy. Study of Roman gods is often limited to the grand equivalents of the Olympian Greek deities such as Jupiter, Mars, and Juno. However, real-life Italians gave a lot of their affection and loyalty to humbler gods with no Greek equivalent: local nymphs who supplied healing waters, the great Tiber river and other lesser rivers, the lusty garden god Priapus, and more. Latin Poets and Italian Gods surveys the representation of these old country gods in poets from Plautus to Statius. Fantham offers historical and epigraphic evidence of worship offered to these colourful lesser spirits and reveals the emotional importance of local Italian deities to the sophisticated poets of the Augustan age.