Classical Studies


Milton and the Metamorphosis of Ovid

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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199589432ISBN10: 0199589437 A detailed comparative study on Milton and Ovid

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The Cosmic Viewpoint

A Study of Seneca's 'Natural Questions'
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199731589ISBN10: 0199731586 Offers the first detailed, systematic treatment of all eight books of the Natural Questions in English
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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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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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Cicero in Letters

Epistolary Relations of the Late Republic
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Paperback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199914340ISBN10: 0199914346 Analyzes letter-writing habits and political preoccupations that define the correspondence between Cicero and his contemporaries
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Tausret

Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt
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Hardback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199740116ISBN10: 0199740119 Unveils a nearly-forgotten figure from ancient history
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Motivation and Narrative in Herodotus

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Paperback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199645503ISBN10: 0199645507 Illustrates and analyses Herodotus' techniques for representing motivation over a wide selection of his narratives

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A Commentary on the Rhesus Attributed to Euripides

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Hardback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199591688ISBN10: 0199591687 Detailed commentary with line-by-line translation of the play, offering discussion on language, style, metre, plot-construction, stagecraft, and character-portrayal.
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Commentary on Demosthenes Against Leptines

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Hardback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199578139ISBN10: 0199578133 First commentary on Against Leptines which includes the Greek text and translation.
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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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