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  • The Tragedy in History
    Flemming A. J. Nielsen
    In this challenging new work, Nielsen compares Herodotus with Old Testament historiography as represented by the so-called Deuteronomistic History. He finds in the Old Testament evidence of a tragic form like that encountered in Herodotuss Histories. Nielsen begins by outlining Herodotuss Greek context with its roots in Ionic natural philosophy, the epic tradition and Attic tra...
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    317,99 €

  • Byzantium in the Seventh Century
    Haldon J. F. / Haldon JF. / J. F. Haldon / JFHaldon / John F. Haldon / John FHaldon
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    81,17 €

  • Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity
    Jonathan M. Hall / Jonathan MHall
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    132,26 €

  • Bible In Greek Christian Antiquity
    Paul Blowers
    A genuine renaissance is presently underway in the study of biblical interpretation and biblical culture in the early Christian age. The profundity and complexity of the early Christians’ engagement with Holy Scripture, in theology, in ecclesial and liturgical life, in ethics, and in ascetic and devotional life, are providing a rich resource for contemporary discussions of the ...
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    32,73 €

  • Greek and Roman Philosophy After Aristotle
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    26,14 €

  • Studies in Greek History and Thought
    P. A. Brunt / PABrunt
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    198,91 €

  • The Humanity of Thucydides
    Clifford Orwin
    Thucydides has long been celebrated for the unflinching realism of his presentation of political life. And yet, as some scholars have asserted, his work also displays a profound humanity. In the first thorough exploration of the relation between these two traits, Clifford Orwin argues that Thucydides’ humanity is not a reflection of the author’s temperament but an aspect of his...
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    45,91 €

  • Myths and Legends of the North American Indians
    Lewis Spence
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    35,64 €

  • Theurgia or the Egyptian Mysteries
    Alexander Trans Iamblichos Wilder / Alexander Wilder
    The book ''Theurgia or the Egyptian Mysteries'' by Iamblichos is a comprehensive study of the ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs. The author, Iamblichos, was a Neoplatonic philosopher and a student of the famous philosopher Porphyry. The book is divided into two parts, the first part deals with the history and philosophy of the Egyptian religion, while the second ...
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    36,09 €

  • Myths and Legends Ancient Egypt
    Lewis Spence
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    35,78 €

  • Primitivism and Related Ideas in Antiquity
    Arthur O. Lovejoy / William F. Albright
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    44,72 €

  • Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography
    John Marincola
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    159,14 €

  • The Rise and Fall of Jewish Nationalism
    Doron Mendels
    Explores the development of Jewish nationalism with the context of the Hellenistic world. 3 ...
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    39,26 €

  • Selected Papers in Greek and Near Eastern History
    David M. Lewis / David MLewis
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    158,92 €

  • Friendship in the Classical World
    David Konstan
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    117,98 €

  • Friendship in the Classical World
    David Konstan
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    55,31 €

  • Egyptian Yoga Volume 2
    Muata Ashby
    EGYPTIAN YOGA II: The Supreme Wisdom of Enlightenment and the Mysteries of Amun Religion by Dr. Muata Ashby In this long awaited sequel to Egyptian Yoga: The Philosophy of Enlightenment you will take a fascinating and enlightening journey back in time and discover the teachings which constituted the epitome of Ancient Egyptian spiritual wisdom. What are the disciplines which le...
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    19,55 €

  • The Secret of the Incas
    William Sullivan
    In the tradition of Fingerprints of the Gods (Crown, 1995; 65,000 sold) and Stonehenge Decoded, this revolutionary new interpretation of the mythology of the Incas offers an astonishing 'history of prehistory'.At its peak, the Inca empire was the largest on Earth. Yet in the year 1532, it was conquered by fewer than 200 Spanish adventurers. How could this happen? Approaching th...
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    19,78 €

  • The Greeks and the Environment
    Laura Westra / Thomas M. Robinson / Thomas MRobinson
    Environmental ethicists have frequently criticized ancient Greek philosophy as anti-environmental for a view of philosophy that is counterproductive to environmental ethics and a view of the world that puts nature at the disposal of people. This provocative collection of original essays reexamines the views of nature and ecology found in the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Sto...
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    72,22 €

  • The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece
    Daniel Ogden
    By comparing traditional narratives concerning archaic colonists and tyrants, Ogden shows that monarchic rulers in archaic Greece were often paradoxically conceptualized as deformed scapegoats or as evil malformed babies of sinister birth. This way of thinking helped to explain their extraordinary power, for they embodied in their twisted limbs a terrible pollution that enabled...
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    147,79 €

  • Ancient Israel
    Roland De Vaux
    Considered by many to be a modern classic, Ancient Israel offers a fascinating, full-scale reconstruction of the social and religious life of Israel in Old Testament times.Drawing principally on the text of the Old Testament itself, as well as from archaeological evidence and information gathered from the historical study of Israel’s neighbors, de Vaux first provides an extensi...
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    55,15 €

  • From Egypt to Mesopotamia
    Samuel Mark
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    23,47 €

  • Latin Historians
    A. J. Woodman / AJWoodman / C. S. Kraus / Christina Shuttleworth Kraus / CSKraus
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    42,48 €

  • Athenian Economy and Society
    Edward Cohen
    In this ground-breaking analysis of the world’s first private banks, Edward Cohen convincingly demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. Challenging the 'primitivistic' view, in which bankers are merely pawnbrokers and money-changers, Cohen reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers...
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    79,03 €

  • Athens on Trial
    Jennifer T. Roberts / Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
    The Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. Whether praising Athens’s government as the legitimizing ancestor of modern democ...
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    71,62 €

  • Greco-Roman Perspectives on Friendship
    John T. Fitzgerald
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    32,64 €

  • Boundaries of the Ancient Near Eastern World
    For over threescore years Cyrus H. Gordon’s scholarship and teaching have provided new directions to the study of the ancient Near East. This collection of 34 essays in honour of his 90th birthday, edited by three of his former pupils, celebrates his fascinating and remarkable achievements and reflects his broad command of ancient studies. The global impact of his research can ...
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    316,05 €

  • The Archaeology of the Meroitic State
    David N. Edwards / David NEdwards
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    71,84 €

  • Piracy in the Ancient World
    H. A. Omerod / H. A. Ormerod / Henry Arderne Ormerod
    Seaborne brigands were greatly feared in the ancient world. Pirates not only preyed on merchant ships and fishing craft in the Mediterranean but also wreaked havoc on coastal townstaking men, women, and children to ransom or sell as slaves; raiding treasures; and exacting tribute from fearful town leaders. Responding to the threat of piracy, the Greeks established their primary...
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    38,04 €

  • Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
    Barry B. Powell / Barry BPowell
    The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. ...
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    61,50 €