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The Spherics of Theodosios

The Spherics of Theodosios
Author: Nathan Sidoli (Waseda University) , R.S.D. Thomas (University of Manitoba, USA) ISBN: 9780367557300 Format: Hardback	$294.00
This book provides the first English translation of the Greek text of the Spherics of Theodosios, a canonical mathematical... Read More >>

Caesar: Bellum Gallicum Book VII

Caesar: Bellum Gallicum Book VII
Author: Christopher B. Krebs (Stanford University, California) ISBN: 9781009177146 Format: Paperback	$67.25
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Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Author: Touraj Daryaee (University of California, Irvine, USA) ISBN: 9780755618415 Format: Paperback	$39.99
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The Meteorology of Posidonius

The Meteorology of Posidonius
Author: J.J. Hall ISBN: 9780367023720 Format: Hardback	$284.00
This volume describes the meteorology of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius from the existing fragments, discussing... Read More >>

Caesar: Bellum Gallicum Book VII

Caesar: Bellum Gallicum Book VII
Author: Christopher B. Krebs (Stanford University, California) ISBN: 9781009177122 Format: Hardback	$232.88
The first commentary on Caesar's Bellum Gallicum to approach it as a literary text. Students will appreciate the... Read More >>

Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Author: Touraj Daryaee (University of California, Irvine, USA) ISBN: 9780755618408 Format: Hardback	$130.00
The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the preeminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian... Read More >>

Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity

Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity
Author: Maria Gerolemou (Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington) , George Kazantzidis (University of Patras, Greece) ISBN: 9781316514665 Format: Hardback	$219.94
Explores the ways in which the human body and the world of machines and technological artefacts intersected in the... Read More >>

Essays on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture: Volume 2, Comedy, Herodotus, Hellenistic and Imperial Greek Poetry, the Novels

Essays on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture: Volume...
Author: Ewen Bowie (University of Oxford) ISBN: 9781107058125 Format: Hardback	$388.12
Brings together the many, often seminal, contributions of a leading Hellenist to our understanding of major genres... Read More >>

The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic

The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic
Author: Deborah Beck (University of Texas, Austin) ISBN: 9781108481793 Format: Hardback	$219.94
Explores what kind of stories emerge from classical epic when similes are front and center. Combines the interdisciplinary... Read More >>

Oi Italoi stè Dèlo

Oi Italoi stè Dèlo
Author: C. Hasenohr ISBN: 9782869585775 Format: Paperback	$31.68
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Agents of Change in the Greco-Roman and Early Modern Periods: Ten Case Studies in Agency in Innovation

Agents of Change in the Greco-Roman and Early Modern...
Author: Silvia Castelli , Ineke Sluiter ISBN: 9789004680005 Format: Hardback	$308.88
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Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues

Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues
Author: Professor Edward M. Anson (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA) ISBN: 9781350260801 Format: Paperback	$49.99
Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great’s successors.... Read More >>

The Imagination of the Mind in Classical Athens: Forms of Thought

The Imagination of the Mind in Classical Athens: Forms...
Author: Emily Clifford (University of Oxford, UK) , Xavier Buxton (University of Warwick, UK) ISBN: 9780367706685 Format: Hardback	$294.00
"This book explores the imaginative processes at work in visual and verbal artefacts of Classical Athens. A fascinating... Read More >>

A Short History of the Byzantine Empire: Revised Edition

A Short History of the Byzantine Empire: Revised Edition...
Author: Dionysios Stathakopoulos ISBN: 9781350233416 Format: Paperback	$29.99
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A Short History of the Byzantine Empire: Revised Edition

A Short History of the Byzantine Empire: Revised Edition...
Author: Dionysios Stathakopoulos ISBN: 9781350233409 Format: Hardback	$90.00
The Byzantine Empire was one of the most impressive imperial adventures in history, ruling much of Europe and Anatolia... Read More >>

Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues

Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues
Author: Professor Edward M. Anson (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA) ISBN: 9781350260818 Format: Hardback	$150.00
Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great’s successors.... Read More >>

Situating Josephus’ Life within Ancient Autobiography: Genre in Context

Situating Josephus’ Life within Ancient Autobiography:...
Author: Davina Grojnowski (independent scholar, Germany) ISBN: 9781350320161 Format: Hardback	$170.00
Davina Grojnowski examines Life, the autobiographical text written by ancient Jewish historian Flavius Josephus,... Read More >>

Homer and His Iliad

Homer and His Iliad
Author: Robin Lane Fox ISBN: 9780241524510 Format: Hardback	$65.00
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Byzantium and British Heritage: Byzantine influences on the Arts and Crafts Movement

Byzantium and British Heritage: Byzantine influences...
Author: Amalia G. Kakissis ISBN: 9780815359746 Format: Hardback	$263.00
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Philodem, Geschichte der Akademie: Einführung, Ausgabe, Kommentar

Philodem, Geschichte der Akademie: Einführung, Ausgabe,...
Author: Kilian Josef Fleischer ISBN: 9789004546530 Format: Hardback	$580.80
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Agent Relative Ethics

Agent Relative Ethics
Author: Steven Jensen ISBN: 9781032502717 Format: Hardback	$284.00
This book asks what the world would look like if we adopted agent relativity wholeheartedly, clinging to no shred... Read More >>

Acting Gods, Playing Heroes, and the Interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and Greek Drama in the Early Common Era

Acting Gods, Playing Heroes, and the Interaction between...
Author: Courtney J. P. Friesen (The University of Arizona, USA) ISBN: 9781032491028 Format: Hardback	$294.00
This volume demonstrates that by the time the public performance of classical drama ceased at the end of antiquity... Read More >>

The Sustainability and Development of Ancient Economies: Analysis and Examples

The Sustainability and Development of Ancient Economies:...
Author: Clement A. Tisdell , Serge Svizzero ISBN: 9781032277998 Format: Hardback	$284.00
Drawing on modern economic theory, this book provides new insights into the economic development of ancient economies... Read More >>

Greek Declamation and the Roman Empire

Greek Declamation and the Roman Empire
Author: William Guast (Winchester College) ISBN: 9781009297127 Format: Hardback	$219.94
Re-evaluates a genre that was central to the Greek literature of the high Roman empire. Rejecting traditional conceptions... Read More >>

Seneca Hercules

Seneca Hercules
Author: A. J. Boyle (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Southern California) ISBN: 9780198856948 Format: Hardback	$448.00
Hercules is a tragedy of great theatrical, poetic, and cultural value, addressing central issues of early imperial... Read More >>

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