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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...
Commerce and Monetary Systems in Ancient World (Oriens et Occidens, 6)

Commerce and Monetary Systems in Ancient World (Oriens et Occidens, 6)


Christoph Ulf, Robert Rollinger



Commerce and Monetary Systems in Ancient World (Oriens et Occidens, 6)...
Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium: Byzantium, Pliska, and the Balkans

Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium: Byzantium, Pliska, and the Balkans


Joachim Hennings



About the Author Joachim Henning is Professor of Prehistory at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfort/Main, Ger...
Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium: The Heirs of the Roman West

Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium: The Heirs of the Roman West


Joachim Hennings



Review "[...] bereichern die insgesamt 60 Beitr ge unser bisheriges Bild von den St dten Europas in der bergangsphase zwi...
Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography (Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East)

Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography (Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East)


Mario Liverani



Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography (Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East)...
The Ancient Celts

The Ancient Celts


Barry Cunliffe



Amazon.com Review Each generation, the British scholar has observed, chooses the archaeology that best suits its current...
Early Humans and Their World

Early Humans and Their World


Bo Gräslund



About the Author Bo Gräslund was Professor of Archeaology at Uppsala University, Sweden from 1985 - 2000. ...
Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series)

Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series)


Lance Kramer



Review "What a fun book! Use it on weekends, holidays, and vacation to keep kids busy and having fun."  —Booksell...
Hegemony to Empire: The Development of the Roman Imperium in the East from 148 to 62 BC

Hegemony to Empire: The Development of the Roman Imperium in the East from 148 to 62 BC




From the Inside Flap "Of deep interest to anyone concerned with ideas of empire and the exercise of power."--F.W. Walbank...
Maritime Traders in the Ancient Greek World

Maritime Traders in the Ancient Greek World


C. M. Reed



Review "...a worthwhile book that should be read by all those who are interested in ancient Greek trade and the ancient G...
Tools of the Ancient Romans: A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome (Tools of Discovery series)

Tools of the Ancient Romans: A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome (Tools of Discovery series)


Rachel Dickinson



From School Library Journal Grade 5-8-Despite its narrowly focused title, this is actually a lively and entertaining surv...
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie: Band 1. A - Bepaste

Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie: Band 1. A - Bepaste


Bruno Meissner, Erich Ebeling



Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie: Band 1. A - Bepaste...
Slaves and Households in the Near East (Oriental Institute Seminars)

Slaves and Households in the Near East (Oriental Institute Seminars)


Laura Culbertson



Slaves and Households in the Near East (Oriental Institute Seminars)...
Language of Amarna - Language of Diplomacy: Perspectives on the Amarna Letters

Language of Amarna - Language of Diplomacy: Perspectives on the Amarna Letters


Jana Mynarova



About the Author Jana Mynarova is a researcher at the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University (Prague), where s...
Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History

Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History


Kathleen D. Morrison, Terence N. D'Altroy, Carla M. Sinopoli, Susan E. Alcock



Book Description Empires were the largest political systems of the ancient and early modern world. Empires have 'risen' a...
Ancient Chinese Warfare

Ancient Chinese Warfare


Ralph D. Sawyer



From Publishers Weekly Sawyer, a leading scholar of Chinese warfare and fellow at the Centre for Military and Strategic S...
Plato on Knowledge and Forms: Selected Essays

Plato on Knowledge and Forms: Selected Essays


Gail Fine



Review "Professor Gail Fine has investigated these yoked epistemological and metaphysical dimensions of Forms with care, ...
Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids

Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids




Book Description This book is an account of the battles fought by Judas Maccabeus between 166 and 160 B.C. against the fo...
Handbook of Ugaritic Studies (Handbook of Oriental Studies)

Handbook of Ugaritic Studies (Handbook of Oriental Studies)


Nicolas Wyatt, Wilfred G. E. Watson



Review '..".diesen wertvollen Band, der f]r die weitere Beschdftigung mit Ugarit und seiner Welt unerld_lich sein d]rfte....