Ancient History


Cypro-Minoan Inscriptions

Volume 1: Analysis
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Hardback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199607570ISBN10: 0199607575 Divided into two broad sections, the volume contextualises the script in its historical setting, considers its role in the material culture of Cyprus, focuses on a new typology of the inscribed objects, identifies scribal practices, and seeks to assess the influences of the Aegean Linear and the Near Eastern cuneiform traditions on Cypriot writing.
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Trouble in the West

Egypt and the Persian Empire, 525-332 BC
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199766628ISBN10: 0199766622 Provides the first detailed, comprehensive reconstruction of Persian-Egyptian relations from the Persian conquest of Egypt through Alexander the Great's campaigns

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Two Romes

Rome and Constantinople in Late Antiquity
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199739400ISBN10: 0199739404 Offers a comparative examination of Rome and Constantinople in the two centuries after Constantine

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Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire

A Study of Elite Communities
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Paperback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199926718ISBN10: 0199926719 A rich cultural history of individual reading communities that differentiate themselves in interesting ways

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Historical and Religious Memory in the Ancient World

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199572069ISBN10: 0199572062 Includes new research by leading scholars in the field.
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Neoplatonism and the Philosophy of Nature

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199693719ISBN10: 0199693714 Fresh interpretations of central themes in ancient philosophy
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From Poetry to History

Selected Papers
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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199608652ISBN10: 0199608652 A significant contribution to the literary appreciation of Tacitus and his works.
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Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC to AD 200

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Paperback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199639359ISBN10: 0199639353 A valuable contribution to the religious history of the eastern Mediterranean during the early Roman empire

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Imperialism, Cultural Politics, and Polybius

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199600755ISBN10: 0199600759 Written by a distinguished group of international historians.
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Neoplatonism and the Philosophy of Nature

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199693719ISBN10: 0199693714 Fresh interpretations of central themes in ancient philosophy
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