Ancient history

BARBARA WEINSTOCK LECTURES ON THE MORALS OF TRADE This series will contain essays by representative scholars and men of affairs dealing with the various phases of the moral law in its bearing on business life under the new economic order, first delivered at the University of California on the Weinstock foundation.

From the Poetry of Sumer: Creation, Glorification, Adoration by Samuel Noah Kramer offers modern readers a rare window into the world's earliest recorded literature.

From the Poetry of Sumer: Creation, Glorification, Adoration by Samuel Noah Kramer offers modern readers a rare window into the world's earliest recorded literature.

For fans of Behind the Veil, this immersive, humourous travel memoir captures the adventure, cultural exchanges, and unpredictable moments of life abroad.

A series of brief articles covering the folklore of vampires and some background about my fictional universe.

This title was originally published in 1947.

This title was originally published in 1947.

Available for the first time in paperback, with a new introduction that reviews related scholarship of the past twenty years, Erich Gruen's classic study of the late Republic examines institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy.

This title was originally published in 1979.

What if civilisation wasn't a straight line — but a spiral?

Available for the first time in paperback, with a new introduction that reviews related scholarship of the past twenty years, Erich Gruen's classic study of the late Republic examines institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy.

This title was originally published in 1979.

»Montefiore erzählt so lebendig, dass man wie bei einem Krimi das Buch nicht aus der Hand legen kann.

The Prytaneion: Its Function and Architectural Form explores one of the most significant yet architecturally elusive civic structures in ancient Greece.

The Prytaneion: Its Function and Architectural Form explores one of the most significant yet architecturally elusive civic structures in ancient Greece.

Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon offers a penetrating examination of ancient Greek military strategies, focusing particularly on the techniques and philosophies of Spartan warfare.

BARBARA WEINSTOCK LECTURES ON THE MORALS OF TRADE This series will contain essays by representative scholars and men of affairs dealing with the various phases of the moral law in its bearing on business life under the new economic order, first delivered at the University of California on the Weinstock foundation.

This title was originally published in 1932.

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop.

This title was originally published in 1932.

This title was originally published in 1985.

This title was originally published in 1985.

Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed ';lived ancient religion' than any other region in the ancient world.

Basil of Caesarea is thought of most often as an opponent of heresy and a pioneer of monastic life in the eastern church.

This book engages with the philosophical thought of French-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.

Discover the fierce and fascinating stories of ancient warrior queens who defied expectations , commanded armies, and shaped history.

This richly illustrated work provides a new and deeper perspective on the interaction of visual representation and classical culture from the fifth century B.