Ancient history

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.

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?

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.

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.

The Universities of Ancient Greece (1912) examines Greek education in the Classical world, from the pre-Alexandrian times to the last three centuries B.

In the pre-modern times, while medicine was still relying on classical authorities on herbal remedies, a new engagement with the plant world emerged.

The Sunday Times Bestseller'A wondrous wonderful achievement' STEPHEN FRYLonglisted for The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2025The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet.

The rise of Christianity to the dominant position it held in the Middle Ages remains a paradoxical achievement.

This is the first volume on the Late Minoan III necropolis of Armenoi in western Crete.

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents.

Based on four years of ethnographic research, this book discusses the presence of Christianity on Areruya, an indigenous religious movement practiced by the Ingarik in Northern Amazonia.

CORPVS VASORVM ANTIQVORVM: United States of America, Fascicule 18 - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fascicule I presents a comprehensive scholarly catalog of Corinthian, Attic red- and black-figured, and South Italian vases in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) collection.

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.

This is the first book-length examination of the notion of gendered politics in Sophocles' Trachiniae.

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The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the fifth century.

The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the fifth century.

This is the first book-length examination of the notion of gendered politics in Sophocles' Trachiniae.

This volume explores the creation of the collection now known as the New Testament.

This volume explores the creation of the collection now known as the New Testament.

Der Anaplus Bospori des Dionysios von Byzanz (2.

This book addresses Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a methodological approach in the field of Egyptology, exploring its possibilities, limitations, and applications within the discipline.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Kaiserbiographie und Senatsaristokratie" verfügbar.

Roman Britain (1935) is Franzero's personal but no less well-researched study of the history of Roman Britain, from conquest to withdrawal, and the archaeology that remains to this day - some of it a great deal more impressive than many would suppose.

Greek medical manuscripts have been catalogued differently over the centuries.

Das Urbild der Demokratie bildet die Verfassung Athens vom fünften bis zum dritten vorchristlichen Jahrhundert – eine überwiegend direkte Demokratie, die den Bürgern ein Maximum an Mitwirkungsmöglichkeiten einräumte.

Keine andere Kultur der Antike hat sich so intensiv mit der Fremde beschäftigt wie die Griechen, keine andere Kultur wagte es, so schonungslos Selbstkritik durch den Mund selbst ihrer Gegner zu formulieren und keine andere Kultur entfaltete so viel Energien, die verwirrende Vielfalt der Menschen mit der eigenen Rolle in der Welt abzugleichen.