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The Myth of a Gentile Galilee
By: Chancey, Mark A.; Court, John
Published by: Cambridge University Press
This investigation of Galilee during the time of Jesus demonstrates that, contrary to the perceptions of many scholars, the overwhelming majority of Galilee's population were Jews. It is the only book-length treatment of this subject and is the fullest synthesis available of archaeological and literary evidence for first-century CE Galilee.
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Price: $30.00
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The Naked Olympics
By: Perrottet, Tony
Published by: Random House Publishing Group
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games? With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking the event day by day to re-create the experience in all its compelling spectacle.
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Price: $13.95
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Nero
By: Shotter, David
Published by: Routledge
Shotter presents an introductory account of the achievements and reputation of one of the most infamous figures in Roman history. Maps, a time-chart, appendices and a glossary are included to aid further study.
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Price: $17.95
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Nero
By: Malitz, Jurgen
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero.:.; Focuses on the growing tension between Nero’s artistic tendencies and his role as emperor.; Steers readers through the diverse interpretations of Nero that have arisen through the ages.; Allows readers to form a balanced judgment of this divisive and controversial Emperor.
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Price: $60.95
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No-Man's Lands
By: Huler, Scott
Published by: Crown Publishing Group
When NPR contributor Scott Huler made one more attempt to get through James Joyce’s Ulysses , he had no idea it would launch an obsession with the book’s inspiration: the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey and the lonely homebound journey of its Everyman hero, Odysseus.
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Not Wholly Free
By: Zelnick-Abramovitz, R.
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
Based on a thorough investigation of the literary and epigraphic sources, this comprehensive study presents Greek manumission as a form of social relations, rooted in concepts of freedom and dependence and reflected by the terminology and the conditions of manumission.
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Price: $159.00
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On Academic Scepticism
By: Cicero; Brittain, Charles (trans.)
Published by: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Charles Brittain's elegant new translation of Cicero's Academica makes available for the first time a readable and accurate translation into modern English of this complex yet crucial source of our knowledge of the epistemological debates between the sceptical Academics and the Stoics.
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The Origin of the History of Science in Classical Antiquity
By: Zhmud, Leonid
Published by: Walter de Gruyter
Presents a comprehensive study of what remains of the writings of Aristotle's student Eudemus of Rhodes on the history of the exact sciences. This work presents an analysis of the trends in Presocratic, Sophistic and Platonic thought that contributed to the development of the history of science.
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Price: $118.95
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Ornamental Wall Painting in the Art of the Assyrian Empire
By: Albenda, Pauline
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This study provides the archaeological record and pictorial documentation of ornamental wall painting produced for Assyrian royal residences. It examines the changing trends in the decorative designs and selection of motifs, some with symbolic meaning. Many illustrations are from the excavation reports.
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Price: $136.00
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Papyrus of Ani: Egyptian Book of the Dead
By: Budge, 'E. A. Wallis
Published by: NuVision Publications, LLC
This is an English translation of the Papyrus of Ani, more commonly known as the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Complete with hymns, prayers and spells, this is a must have for the lovers of Egyptian myth and culture.
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Price: $3.99
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