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Archaeology, Annales, and Ethnohistory (New Directions in Archaeology)

Archaeology, Annales, and Ethnohistory (New Directions in Archaeology)


A. Bernard Knapp



Book Description This collection considers the relevance of the Annales 'school' for archaeology. The Annales movement re...
Intertextuality and the Reading of Roman Poetry

Intertextuality and the Reading of Roman Poetry


Lowell Edmunds



Review Studded with striking observations and suggestive formulations. (Charles Platter Religious Studies Review ) Lowell E...
Ancient Greece: --An Illustrated History--

Ancient Greece: --An Illustrated History--


Managing Editor: Tim Harris



Ancient Greece: --An Illustrated History--...
The cave of Fontéchevade: recent excavations and their paleoanthropological implications

The cave of Fontéchevade: recent excavations and their paleoanthropological implications


André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble, Philip G. Chase, Shannon P. Mcpherron



Review a valuable source of basic information about one of the most famous Paleolithic sites of Europe, and an important ...
Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production (New Directions in Archaeology)

Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production (New Directions in Archaeology)


Barbara A. Purdy, Jonathon E. Ericson



Book Description Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production is the first systematic study of archaeological sites that se...
Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy: A Civil War Reader (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)

Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy: A Civil War Reader (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)


Marcus Tullius Cicero, James S. Ruebel, Julius Caesar, Pompey



Language Notes Text: English, Latin About the Author James S. Ruebel is Dean of the Honors College and Professor of...
Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books)

Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books)


Simon James



Amazon.com Review Ancient Rome is another in the superb Eyewitness Books reference series for young people. Interesting,...
Ancient China (DK Eyewitness Books)

Ancient China (DK Eyewitness Books)


Arthur Cotterell



From School Library Journal Grade 5-10-Done in typical "Eyewitness" format, this volume touches upon such topics as Chine...
The Roman Monetary System: The Eastern Provinces from the First to the Third Century AD

The Roman Monetary System: The Eastern Provinces from the First to the Third Century AD


Constantina Katsari



Book Description Comprehensive study of the workings of the Roman monetary system in the Eastern provinces from the Augus...
City-States in Classical Antiquity and Medieval Italy

City-States in Classical Antiquity and Medieval Italy


Anthony Molho, Julia Emlen, Kurt Raaflaub



City-States in Classical Antiquity and Medieval Italy...
Early Humans (DK Eyewitness Books)

Early Humans (DK Eyewitness Books)


Dk Publishing



Early Humans (DK Eyewitness Books)...
Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of the Cult (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of the Cult (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)


Hendrik H. J. Brouwer



Review '..".a massive study of the Bona Dea...'"Greece and Rome, April 1991.'"Brouwer's book will be a valuable source of...
Augustan and Julio-Claudian Athens: A New Epigraphy and Prosopography (Mnemosyne Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity)

Augustan and Julio-Claudian Athens: A New Epigraphy and Prosopography (Mnemosyne Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity)


Geoffrey C. R. Schmalz



About the Author Geoffrey C. R. Schmalz, Ph.D. (1994) in Classical Art & Archaeology, University of Michigan, is Associat...
Bartimäus. Die Pforte des Magiers

Bartimäus. Die Pforte des Magiers


Jonathan Stroud



Bartimäus. Die Pforte des Magiers...
PoweReading. Informationswelle nutzen, Zeit sparen, Effektivität steigern

PoweReading. Informationswelle nutzen, Zeit sparen, Effektivität steigern


Zach Davis



PoweReading. Informationswelle nutzen, Zeit sparen, Effektivität steigern...
Helios Megistos: Zur Synkretistischen Theologie Der Spatantike (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 125)

Helios Megistos: Zur Synkretistischen Theologie Der Spatantike (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 125)


Wolfgang Fauth



Language Notes Text: German ...
Tragedy and Civilization: An Interpretation of Sophocles

Tragedy and Civilization: An Interpretation of Sophocles


Charles Segal



About the Author Charles Segal is the late Walter C. Klein Professor of the Classics, Harvard University. --This text r...
The Prehistory of the Silk Road (Encounters with Asia)

The Prehistory of the Silk Road (Encounters with Asia)


E. E. Kuzmina



Review "A major advance in the field of the early history and archaeology of central Asia."—Nicola Di Cosmo, Institut...
Josephus, the Bible, and History

Josephus, the Bible, and History


Louis H. Feldman, Gohei Hata



Review '"Die weitere Josephus-Forschung wird auch diesem Band verpflichtet sein.'H.G.G., "Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morge...
Imperialism in the Ancient World: The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History (Cambridge Classical Studies)

Imperialism in the Ancient World: The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History (Cambridge Classical Studies)


C. R. Whittaker, P. D. A. Garnsey



Book Description In presenting the evidence for ancient imperialims and suggesting concepts and methods of interpretation...
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)

The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)


Mark S. Smith, Wayne T. Pitard



About the Author Mark S. Smith, Ph.D. Yale, 1985, is Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New ...
The cuisine of sacrifice among the Greeks

The cuisine of sacrifice among the Greeks


Jean Pierre Vernant, Marcel Detienne



Language Notes Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this...
The Rosetta Stone: And the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt

The Rosetta Stone: And the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt


John Ray



The Rosetta Stone: And the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt...
Maccabees, Zealots, and Josephus: An Inquiry into Jewish Nationalism in the Greco-Roman Period

Maccabees, Zealots, and Josephus: An Inquiry into Jewish Nationalism in the Greco-Roman Period


William Reuben Farmer



Maccabees, Zealots, and Josephus: An Inquiry into Jewish Nationalism in the Greco-Roman Period...
Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portaiture (Monumenta Graeca et Romana) (No. 10)

Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portaiture (Monumenta Graeca et Romana) (No. 10)


Eric R. Varner



About the Author Eric R. Varner, Ph.D. (1993) in Classics, Yale University is Assistant Professor of Art History and Clas...
The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in the Ruler Cult of the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, Part 2.1 (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in the Ruler Cult of the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, Part 2.1 (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)


Duncan Fishwick



Review '"Fishwick proposes a "modest supplement" to Lily Ross Taylor's work. He is too modest... Specialists should haste...
The Roman Near East: 31 BC-AD 337 (Carl Newell Jackson Lectures)

The Roman Near East: 31 BC-AD 337 (Carl Newell Jackson Lectures)


Fergus Millar



Review This pioneering volume follows a steady stream of other important contributions by the noted Camden Professor of A...
Platonic Theology, Volume 2: Books V-VIII (I Tatti Renaissance Library)

Platonic Theology, Volume 2: Books V-VIII (I Tatti Renaissance Library)


Marsilio Ficino



Review The Loeb Classical Library...has been of incalculable benefit to generations of scholars...It seems certain that t...
Water Engineering in the Ancient World: Archaeological and Climate Perspectives on Societies of Ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia

Water Engineering in the Ancient World: Archaeological and Climate Perspectives on Societies of Ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia


Charles R. Ortloff



About the Author Charles R. Ortloff is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago. ...
Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies (Ancient World: Comparative Histories)

Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies (Ancient World: Comparative Histories)


Kurt A. Raaflaub, Richard J.A. Talbert



Review "In sum, the editors, and the publisher, are to be congratulated on producing, a stimulating volume which provides...