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1969Chipping to extremities. Spine creased. Shelfwear. A bit of underlining in pencil to a few pages. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Vol. 2; 453 pages; These volumes provide supplementary historical readings with a wealth of materials for the understanding of history, its continuing problems, and the craft of the historican. It includes both the pertinent ancient sources, in translation, and a wide spectrum of modern historical viewpoints.
1982Light spotting to rear board. Else very light shelfwear with a bit of pencilling. Minor shelfwear to DJ with light sunning to DJ spine. ; Identifies and analyses the main themes of classical literature against their historical background. Study of Ancient criticism in English. ; 219 pages
1962Scholar's name to ffep (D. De Montmollin). Light spotting to boards. Minor pencilling to a few pages. ; Vol. 1; 1.38 x 9 x 6 Inches; 558 pages; All volumes of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek philosophy have won their due acclaim. The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship, his fairness and balance of judgement and the lucidity and precision of his English prose. He has achieved clarity and comprehensiveness.
1998Minor creasing to ffep. Else book is fine. DJ has minor shelfwear. ; Heraclides Ponticus (387 - 312 BCE) , also known as Heraklides, was a Greek philosopher who lived and died at Heraclea, now Eregli, Turkey. He has frequently been hailed as the originator of the heliocentric theory. Though this is now generally doubted, he did anticipate the thinking of later astronomers. Heraclides' father was Euthyphron, a wealthy nobleman who sent him to study at the Academy in Athens under its founder Plato and under his successor Speusippus, though he also studied with Aristotle. According to the Suda, Plato, on his departure for Sicily in 360 BCE, left his pupils in the charge of Heraclides. Speusippus, before his death in 339 BCE, had chosen Xenocrates as his successor but Xenocrates narrowly triumphed in an ensuing election against Heraclides and Menedemus. A punning on his name, dubbing him Heraclides "Pompicus, " suggests he may have been a rather vain and pompous man and the target of much ridicule. However, Heraclides seems to have been a versatile and prolific writer on philosophy, mathematics, music, grammar, physics, history and rhetoric, notwithstanding doubts about attribution of many of the works. It appears that he composed various works in dialogue form. The main source of this biographical welter is the collection by Diogenes Laërtius. His major distinction is that he realised, as the result of observation, that Venus and Mercury orbit the Sun as satellites. Some writers have seen this as evidence that he originated the heliocentric theory prior to Aristarchus of Samos and Nicolaus Copernicus. However, it is now generally believed that he was proposing an essentially geocentric model in which those planets orbit the Sun but the Sun, in turn, orbits the Earth along with the Moon, a theory later revived by Tycho Brahe. He was also the first to put forward the theory that the Earth rotates on its axis once a day. Of particular significance to historians is his statement that fourth century Rome was a Greek city. ; 178 pages; Sandpiper reprint.
1924Minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 471 pages
1988The Aim of this study is to build up an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources -- Livy, Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). Contents: Polybius and the Image; Livy and the Image; Plutarch and the Image; Another Look. ; 8vo; 171 pages
1964Creasing along spine. ; Using evidence from archaeology and the recently deciphered Linear B tablets the author examines Mycenean civilization and the subsequent literary traditions in the Homeric epics. ; 333 pages
2003Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a. D. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects. In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens's realm. Failure of Empire offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands. ; 1.35 x 9.86 x 6.24 Inches; 454 pages
1998Very light bumping to top front corner. Small tiny tear to DJ at upper front corner else Fine. ; 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 Inches; 264 pages; This book traces Pericles' development from a somewhat hesitant, though left-leaning politician, to a mature statesman fully committed to expanding Athens' maritime empire and using the material benefits of that empire to improve the ordinary lives of Athenian citizens. Anthony J. Podlecki depicts Pericles actions and interactions with a large and varied circle of friends, acquaintances, and political adversaries and demonstrates how his circle advised and influenced his development as a leader.
1969Very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; The first of the modern biographies of great Hellenistic kings is surely W. W. Tarn's Antigonos Gonatas, originally published in 1913. Tarn's book is biography on a grand scale; he aims not only to recount Antigonos' political career, but to bring to life the man and his times, and there is no missing his genuine admiration for his subject. ; 501 pages
1988Very minor shelfwear else Fine/Fine. ; The Aim of this study is to build up an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources -- Livy, Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). Contents: Polybius and the Image; Livy and the Image; Plutarch and the Image; Another Look. ; 8vo; 171 pages
1991Very Minor bump to base of spine. Light shelfwear to DJ. Gift inscription from author to Fergus Millar on ffep. ; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions, and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire, and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans, Christians and jews. ; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages; Signed by Author
1957Very minor shelfwear to book else Fine. (tattered DJ included). ; Ostrogorsky succinctly traces the intricate thousand-year course of the Byzantine Empire. ; Rutgers Byzantine series; 624 pages
1977Scholars' bookplate to inner cover. DJ is yellowed. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing with one chip to upper corner. Bottom of spine rubbed. ; 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
1915Top of spine slightly frayed. Top corner of pages bumped. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Minor rubbing to boards. ; Unpaginated, 40 plates with text on facing pages,
1973Minor discoloration to DJ spine with light scuffing to DJ. ; Study of the origins and objectives of Greek historiography including the Greek accounts of Eastern history-- history of Egypt, Lydia, the Fertile Crescent, and Persia, from earliest times to the outbreak of the Persian wars. Focusing his study on Herodotus, the author challenges the widely held thesis that historiography was an offshoot of the Greeks' interest in ethnography. ; Publications of the Center for Hellenic Studies; 220 pages
1981Scholar's name to ffep (R. Develin). Mild bump to one corner. Light shelfwear ; De Ste Croix has always been controversial and this book is no exception. Using evidence that most scholars would agree on, de Ste Croix gives some new twists to previous, standard interpretations. A good start to anyone wanting to investigate social history either in the ancient world or common themes/trends in human history. ; 1.79 x 9.31 x 6.07 Inches; 732 pages
1990Dustjacket has shelfwear and rubbing. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Very light shelfwear to book. ; Examines the causes for the phenomenon of relocation during the archaic and classical periods, in which dozens of Greek cities moved from one site to another. Also investigates how the Greeks made the relocated cities work: how they managed distant landholdings, how mixed populations were integrated into one civic body, and how a polis was affected by incorporation into a megalopolis. ; Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture; 1.09 x 8.8 x 5.76 Inches; 257 pages
1965Very light Rubbing boards. Bottom corners lightly bumped. DJ is tattered with large tears and piece missing from middle of spine. DJ has been crudely repaired with cellotape in places. DJ mostly intact. Scholar's name to ffep (A. J. Marshall) with his references to reviews to inner DJ flap in pen. ; 176 pages; The principal theme is the process of consolidation of the Graeco-Roman world under the first Princeps.
1989A 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
1976Minor edgewear to DJ with light chipping to DJ upper corners. One corner is bumped. Gift inscription from author to ffep. Very light shelfwear to book. ; A study in depth of the rise to power of Macedon under the astute leadership of Philip II, whose diplomatic adroitness and military skill paved the way for the career of his son and heir, Alexander the Great. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman life; 312 pages; Signed by Author
1980Very minor shelfwear to DJ and book else Fine/Fine. ; Österreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Sitzungsberichte, 372; 500 pages; Mykenische Studien, Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für mykenische Forschung, Band 8. 117 Abbildungen, 68 Tafeln, 1 Faltkarte,
1987Light creasing to wraps else Fine. ; Attempts to examine the archaeological evidence for trade and interaction between the Aegean and the West Central Mediterranean during the bronze Age. West central Mediterranean is defined as peninsular Italy and the adjacent islands - Sicily, Aeolian Island, Phlegrean Island and Sardinia. ; BAR International Series 371; 189 pages
1983Light Crease to front wrap. Light discoloration to spine and sections of wraps. ; Looks at Mycenaean Thessaly and how how Mycenaean Thessaly influenced regions around it that were not in the Mycenaean ambit. ; BAR International Series 176; 234 pages
1993Minor shelfwear to DJ else Fine. ; 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 324 pages; From household gossip to public beatings, this social history explores the many channels through which Athenians maintained public order. Virginia Hunter draws mostly on Attic court proceedings, which allowed for a wide range of evidence, including common rumors about a defendant's character and testimony, obtained under torture, of slaves against their masters. She describes Athenian "policing" as a form of social control that took place across a range of private and public levels. Not only does policing appear to have been a collective enterprise, but its methods were embedded in a variety of social institutions, resulting in the blurring of the line between state and society. Hunter's inquiry into topics such as household authority, disputes among kin, the presence of slaves in the house, gossip in the home and neighborhood, and forms of public punishment reveals a continuum extending from self-regulation among kin to punitive actions enforced by the state. Recognizing the bias of legal documents toward the wealthy, Hunter concentrates on exposing the voices of the less powerful and less privileged members of society, including women and slaves. In so doing she is among the first to address systematically such important issues as the authority of women, self-help, and corporal punishment.