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History of the Greco-Roman world

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  • Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy in the Second Millennium BCby Vasiliki Kassianidou; George Papasavvas

    Oxbow Books 2012; US$ 60.00

    James D. Muhly is a distinguished scholar with a special interest in ancient metallurgy who has dedicated much of his research to Cypriot archaeology. His work on the metallurgy of ancient Cyprus endorses the true importance of the island as a copper producing region, as well as a pioneer in the development and spread of metallurgy and metalwork in... more...

  • Confronting the Classicsby Mary Beard

    Profile 2013; US$ 34.04

    Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting and her books. In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical... more...

  • The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquityby Averil Cameron

    Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 39.95

    The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity provides both a detailed introduction to late antiquity, and a direct challenge to the conventional views of the end of the empire. A world expert on the subject, Averil Cameron focuses on the changes and continuities in Mediterranean society as a whole before the Arab conquests of the seventh century.... more...

  • The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume Iby Plutarch

    Random House Publishing Group 2000; US$ 24.95

    Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives,' written at the beginning of the second century A.D., form a brilliant social history of the ancient world. They were originally presented in a series of books that gave an account of one Greek and one Roman life, followed by a comparison of the two: Theseus and Romulus, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, Demosthenes and Cicero,... more...

  • Ancient West & East, Volume 3, No 1by Gocha Tsetskhladze

    BRILL 2004; US$ 136.00

    ' This new journal from Brill makes many important promises to all scholars interested in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East and the interactions between them. ... By opening a regular avenue for cooperation and conversation among scholars from many disciplines and countries, AWE has a real potential for fulfilling the promises... more...

  • Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italyby Gert Jan van Wijngaarden

    Amsterdam University Press 2002; US$ 83.25

    New insights into the significance of context through this meticulous interpretation of findings of Mycenaean pottery. more...

  • Attica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thraceby Richard S. Ascough; John S. Kloppenborg

    De Gruyter 2011; US$ 182.00

    Private associations organized around a common cult, profession, ethnic identity, neighbourhood or family were common throughout the Greco-Roman antiquity, offering opportunities for sociability, cultic activities, mutual support and a context in which to display and recognize virtuous achievement. This volume collects a representative selection of... more...

  • Art, Artefacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeologyby William R. Biers

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 34.95

    The museums of the world are full of statues and other artefacts of the Greeks and the Romans. All are given a date. But how are these dates arrived at. What is the evidence? This study provides the student with an introduction and explanation of the ways scholars date the archaeological remains of classical antiquity. Specific examples from architecture,... more...

  • Voluntary Associations in the Graeco-Roman Worldby John S. Kloppenborg; Stephen G. Wilson

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    Based upon a series of detailed case studies of associations such as early synagogues and churches, philosophical schools and pagan mystery cults, this collection addresses the question of what can legitimately be termed a 'voluntary association'. Employing modern sociological concepts, the essays show how the various associations were constituted,... more...

  • Ancient West & East: Volume 3, No 2by Gocha Tsetskhladze

    BRILL 2005; US$ 136.00

    ' This new journal from Brill makes many important promises to all scholars interested in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East and the interactions between them. ... By opening a regular avenue for cooperation and conversation among scholars from many disciplines and countries, AWE has a real potential for fulfilling the promises... more...