Podlecki, Anthony JMareMagnum
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1975Dustjacket is protected in mylar. One closed tear along front corner of dustjacket. Rubbing to DJ. Minor rubbing to boards. ; 250 pages; Themistocles (ca. 525 BC-460 BC) was a leader in the Athenian democracy during the Persian War. Themistocles favored the expansion of the navy to meet the Persian threat and persuaded the Athenians to spend the surplus generated by their silver mines on building new ships - the Athenian navy grew from 70 to 200 ships. Despite the importance of this enigmatic figure in Greek history, our knowledge still largely comes from the ancient accounts of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plutarch. Podlecki provides the first modern comprehensive assessment of Themistocles, based on literary and archaeological evidence.
1996Top of spine is lightly bumped. Back corner of wraps is creased. ; Hellenistic Culture & Society , No 9; 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 Inches; 293 pages; In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays and eloquently displays the breadth of modern interest in the Hellenistic Age. A distrust of all ideologies has altered old views of ancient political structures, and feminism has also changed earlier assessments. The current emphasis on multiculturalism has consciously deemphasized the Western, Greco-Roman tradition, and Nubians, Bactrians, and other subject peoples of the time are receiving attention in their own right, not just as recipients of Greco-Roman culture. History, like Herakleitos' river, never stands still. These essays share a collective sense of discovery and a sparking of new ideas--they are a welcome beginning to the reexploration of a fascinatingly complex age.
1963Dustjacket is protected in mylar. DJ has rubbing and edgewear to corners. 2 closed tears along DJ spine. ; Signed by author on ffep to Paul Fenimore Cooper, jr. ; 350 pages; Explores rhetorical theory and practice from the fifth to first centuries B. C. Begins with the practical, creative rhetoric of the pre-Socratic era, progresses through the time of Aristotle and the Attic orators, and concludes with the ossification of rhetoric into a sterile, pedantic discipline during the Hellenistic period. ; Signed by Author
1997Former owner's name on ffep. One small bump to top corner. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 9.75 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 220 pages
2000Small black marker to bottom of textblock-- remainder? Else fine. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Between 279 and 229 B. C. , the Aitolian koinon, a federation of mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration contributed to the development of modern systems of federal democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward, semi-barbarous brigands. The Politics of Plunder is the first English-language book in over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian koinon in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a chronological reconstruction of the koinon's course of expansion, synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental contributions to their regional political culture. Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their koinon. Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era, this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political institutions and theories, particularly federalism. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 2.72 x 9.31 x 7.94 Inches; 339 pages
1975Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has edgewear with light chipping. Dustjacket has shelfwear and rubbing. ; Tells the story of the First Persian Expedition and their defeat by the Athenians on the plain of Marathon in which 9000 Greek part-time warriors defied 30,000 Persians under Darius--popular history. ; 191 pages; Book Club Edition.
1997Minor scratches to front wrap else Fine ; 0.77 x 8.5 x 5.46 Inches; 320 pages; The papers collected in this volume present a systematic survey of the struggles of Athens, Sparta and Thebes to dominate Greece in the fourth century - only to be overwhelmed by the newly emerging Macedonian kingdom of Philip II. Additionally, the situation of Greeks in Sicily, Italy and Asia is portrayed, showing the geographical and political diffusion of the Greeks in a broader historical context. This is a book that will provide the reader with a clearly drawn and vivid picture of the main events and leading personalities in this decisive period of Greek history.
1988Bumping to bottom corners and spine ends. Minor shelfwear. ; 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
1953Worn corners. Rubbing to boards. Edgewear to bottom boards. Former classics scholar's name on ffep (W. P. Wallace). Pencil underlining in text passim. Very minor pencil marginalia on a few pages. ; 324 pages; Sets out to examine the claim that Herodotus is the 'father of history' in the light of his aims and methods, and his literary style.
1991Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear to top corner else Fine. ; 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
1984Very light shelfwear. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman Life; 10.5 x 0.75 x 7.25 Inches; 272 pages
1973Wraps have minor shelfwear; Contents: the foundations of the kingdom of Nicaea Reexamined; Foundations of the Principality of Epiros; Ecclesiastical Conflict; The Schism; The Healing of the Schism. ; Vyzantina Keimena Kai Meletai, 7; 108 pages
1964Pages uncut. Very light browning to wraps. ; The inscription came to light during digging work in April 1957, a few miles west of present-day Kandahar. The bilingual inscription is the most westerly proof of Buddhism yet found, and the most easterly of Greek inscriptions, and the first complete Aramaic inscription discovered in the area reaching to the Indus. ; Serie Orientale Roma XXIX; 62 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
1972Minor wear to corners. Spine is browned. Light creasing to wraps. ; Essays on: Kleisthenes as Politician; an Exploration; leobotes Alkmeonos and Alkmeon Aristonymou; Kallias Kratiou; Perikles' Wife; Isagoras I and Isagoras II; Isodike; Alkibiades of Phegous; Double representation in the strategia at Athens; ; Historia : Einzelschriften ; Heft 19; 112 pages
1971Minor browning to wraps. Light creasing to wraps. ; Historia : Einzelschriften ; Heft 16; 84 pages; Traces the development of the strategia in the fifth century and combating the ruling theory about the election of generals.
1932Slight fraying to spine ends. Minor shelfwear. ; Although the subject of the book is primarily bibliographical, namely, the methods of book making from the date of Homer until the supersession of papyrus by vellum in the fourth century CE, one of its main objects has been to show the bearings of the material and form of books on literary history and criticism, and to consider what new light has been thrown by recent research on the origin and growth of the habit of reading in ancient Greece and Rome. Contents: 1. The use of books in ancient Greece. 2. The papyrus roll. 3. Books and reading at home. 4. Vellum and the codex. ; 8.5 x 0.75 x 5.75 Inches; 136 pages
1984Douglas LePan's signature on titlepage with some of his marginalia on a few pages in black ink and his underlining on a few pages else Fine. ; Parmenides of Elea (5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Greek city on the Southern coast of Italy. He is reported to have been a student of Xenophanes. He is one of the most significant of the pre-Socratic philosophers. He argued that the every day perception of reality of the physical world (The Way of Seeming) is mistaken; and that the reality of the world is 'One Being' (the Way of Truth) : an unchanging, ungenerated, indestructible whole. He was the founder of the Eleatic school, which also included Zeno of Elea and Melissus. ; Phoenix Supplementary Volume XVIII; 144 pages
1984Light shelfwear. DJ has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 184 pages; This book is the first to analyse in depth the role of intellectuals in an ancient society. Looks at: Pythagoras, Seven Sages, Archytas, Empedocles, Plato, Dion, Isocrates, Aristotle, Alexander.
1984Douglas LePan's signature on titlepage with some of his marginalia on a few pages in black ink and his underlining on a few pages else Fine. ; Parmenides of Elea (5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Greek city on the Southern coast of Italy. He is reported to have been a student of Xenophanes. He is one of the most significant of the pre-Socratic philosophers. He argued that the every day perception of reality of the physical world (The Way of Seeming) is mistaken; and that the reality of the world is 'One Being' (the Way of Truth) : an unchanging, ungenerated, indestructible whole. He was the founder of the Eleatic school, which also included Zeno of Elea and Melissus. ; Phoenix Supplementary Volume XVIII; 144 pages
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
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
1966Light shelfwear to DJ and book. Former owner's name on ffep. Minor browning to DJ spine. ; 176 pages; The principal theme is the process of consolidation of the Graeco-Roman world under the first Princeps.
1988Former owner's name on ffep. Very light edgewear to wraps. ; Collection of papers and abstracts with notes of major discussion points in Greek Prehistory. ; 609 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