Ancient history

Many reasons can be given for the rise of Christianity in late antiquity and its flourishing in the medieval world.

This is a much-needed textbook for students of epigraphy and an up-to-date reference work for scholars.

Representing five major areas of Augustan scholarship-historiography, poetry, art, religion, and politics-the nineteen contributors to this volume bring us closer to a balanced, up-to-date account of Augustus and his principate.

History, political philosophy, and constitutional law were born in Athens in the space of a single generation--the generation that lived through the Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.

In this collection of sixteen literary and historical essays, Peter Green informs, entertains, and stimulates.

Analyzing the "e;democratic"e; features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.

As a young man, the historian Polybius was an active politician in the Achaean Confederacy of the second century B.

Called by Plutarch "e;the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,"e; Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years.

Called by Plutarch "e;the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,"e; Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years.

These case studies offer new approaches to the analysis and interpretation of symbols in a variety of media and as expressed on a range of objects at different scales.

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.

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.

This volume unites scholars of classical epigraphy, papyrology, and literature to analyze the documentary habit in the Roman Empire.

Palestine of the Jews (1919) examines the history of Jewish Palestine, from 4,000 years ago to the early twentieth century and the Balfour Declaration.

From renown Roman historian, Dr.

Haben Außerirdische die Pyramiden gebaut?

It is unusual for a single scholar practically to reorient an entire sub-field of study, but this is what Chris Stray has done for the history of UK classical scholarship.

Even though there is agreement on the existence of an Imperial commentary on Homer, going under the name Mythographus Homericus, a large-scale study of this work has been lacking.

Research on late antique and early medieval migrations has long acknowledged the importance of interdisciplinarity.

Taking ancient records as the starting point for analysis, this book theorises the state, administration and economy of ancient Egypt.

Classical archaeology probably enjoys a wider appeal than any other branch of classical or archaeological studies.

How did Mnesarete, a girl from Boeotia, turn into Phryne the famous beauty, and how did she end up as an enduring symbol of ancient Greek culture?

Shenoute of Atripe and the Rise of Monastic Education in Egypt addresses the monastic teachings of Shenoute of Atripe, an Egyptian author and monastic leader of the fourth and fifth centuries CE, as well as the literary and cultural context of his teachings.

Offering new and original approaches to the Roman civil wars of 49-30 BCE, the eleven papers presented here for the first time shed light on this crucial moment in the forging of Roman identity.

Uncover the intricacies of ancient warfare from unit commanders' perspectives, with an overview of equipment, tactics, formations, and leadership through detailed case studies, accompanied by expert analysis and illustrations.

Der Band nimmt erstmals den spätantiken Klerus der italischen Halbinsel in seiner Gesamtheit in den Blick.

This collection of new essays by an international group of scholars closely examines the works of Aristotle's Organon.

Offering new and original approaches to the Roman civil wars of 49-30 BCE, the eleven papers presented here for the first time shed light on this crucial moment in the forging of Roman identity.

In 'Babylon (Illustrated)', George Rawlinson takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the history and culture of the ancient city of Babylon.

How did Mnesarete, a girl from Boeotia, turn into Phryne the famous beauty, and how did she end up as an enduring symbol of ancient Greek culture?

Gods and Heroes of the Greeks (1957) looks at the chief stories of Ancient Greece and how they influenced European literature for centuries.

This volume explores emotion and its importance in Polybius' conception of history, his writing of historiography, and the benefits of this understanding to readers of history.

A pesar que Roma consideraba el mar Mediterráneo como el mare nostrum, durante la época republicana realmente no le prestó mucha atención.

Classical archaeology probably enjoys a wider appeal than any other branch of classical or archaeological studies.

A Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century A.

In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E.

This volume focuses on the under-explored topic of emotions' implications for ancient medical theory and practice, while it also raises questions about patients' sentiments.

In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E.

A Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century A.

This volume, now available in English, explores how Mesopotamia's urban revolution in the late fourth millennium B.

Primera edición de «Meditaciones» que incorpora un comentario completo de cada uno de los doce libros, en traducción directa.

Environment and human habitation have become principal topics of research with the growing interest in the Black Sea region in antiquity.