Classical history & classical civilisation books

This book examines power relationships between Late Bronze and Iron Age Levantine rulers and their subjects through...  Read More >>

Through a series of close readings centered primarily on Virgil's Aeneid, Kirk Freudenburg shows that the experiential...  Read More >>

"Today's information technology often seems to take on a life of its own, spreading into every part of our lives....  Read More >>

A bold reconception of ancient Greek drama by one of the most brilliant and original classical scholars of his generationWhen...  Read More >>

Discover the cultural and political riches of Greece across 3,000 years, from classical might to modern rebirth....  Read More >>

A landmark, radically uplifting account of our species’ progress, from one of the world's preeminent thinkers. “Unparalleled...  Read More >>

This book bridges Japanese and European scholarly approaches to ecclesiastical history to provide new insights into...  Read More >>

This volume explores the creation and reception of Piranesi's three colossal neoclassical candelabra. Caroline Van...  Read More >>

Über die Geometrie der alten Aegypter.; Vortrag, gehalten in der feierlichen Sitzung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der...  Read More >>

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Philip V of Macedon in Polybius' Histories offers a historiographical and literary study of Polybius' portrait...  Read More >>

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Das Handbuch zum Mittelalter und zur Renaissance in der Romania zeichnet Wissens- und Denktraditionen nach, führt...  Read More >>

Viri Illustres is a Latin reader for students interested in Roman history.  Read More >>

Includes over 50 illustrations, 38 of which are in color.  Read More >>

This book provides a substantive, reliable, and accessible comparison of the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis 1-11, and...  Read More >>

The cosmic map of the 21st century exhibits imbalance and disorder. On one end of the Eurasian continent, Europe...  Read More >>

This book provides a substantive, reliable, and accessible comparison of the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis 1-11, and...  Read More >>

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The first comprehensive study of the associations of athletes and artists in the Roman empire. They were active...  Read More >>

The ancient Near East is not only where the world's earliest writing system, Babylonian cuneiform, was invented...  Read More >>

The sea is omnipresent in the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean basin. It is an inexhaustible source of food,...  Read More >>

What makes a demagogue? A much more friendly touch, or more importantly, a perception of a friendly touch, than...  Read More >>

A Companion to the Roman Empire, 2nd Edition provides readers with an updated guide both to Roman imperial history...  Read More >>

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