Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Aspects of antiquity
Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Aspects of Antiquity
Author: Moses I. Finley
Publisher: Studio
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher: Studio
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Aspects of Ancient Indian Polity
Author: Narendra Nath Law
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Long Shadow of Antiquity
Author: Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350100528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. From the more commonly known influences on politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine, marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final chapter. If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is the book for you.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350100528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. From the more commonly known influences on politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine, marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final chapter. If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is the book for you.
Abydos
Author: David O'Connor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500390306
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"O'Connor presents the rich fruits of his long labors in this volume certain to appeal to scholars and Egyptophiles alike."--KMT
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500390306
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"O'Connor presents the rich fruits of his long labors in this volume certain to appeal to scholars and Egyptophiles alike."--KMT
Trade in Classical Antiquity
Author: Neville Morley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139461311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Historians have long argued about the place of trade in classical antiquity: was it the life-blood of a complex, Mediterranean-wide economic system, or a thin veneer on the surface of an underdeveloped agrarian society? Trade underpinned the growth of Athenian and Roman power, helping to supply armies and cities. It furnished the goods that ancient elites needed to maintain their dominance - and yet, those same elites generally regarded trade and traders as a threat to social order. Trade, like the patterns of consumption that determined its development, was implicated in wider debates about politics, morality and the state of society, just as the expansion of trade in the modern world is presented both as the answer to global poverty and as an instrument of exploitation and cultural imperialism. This 2007 book explores the nature and importance of ancient trade, considering its ecological and cultural significance as well as its economic aspects.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139461311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Historians have long argued about the place of trade in classical antiquity: was it the life-blood of a complex, Mediterranean-wide economic system, or a thin veneer on the surface of an underdeveloped agrarian society? Trade underpinned the growth of Athenian and Roman power, helping to supply armies and cities. It furnished the goods that ancient elites needed to maintain their dominance - and yet, those same elites generally regarded trade and traders as a threat to social order. Trade, like the patterns of consumption that determined its development, was implicated in wider debates about politics, morality and the state of society, just as the expansion of trade in the modern world is presented both as the answer to global poverty and as an instrument of exploitation and cultural imperialism. This 2007 book explores the nature and importance of ancient trade, considering its ecological and cultural significance as well as its economic aspects.
Greek and Roman Actors
Author: P. E. Easterling
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521651400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
This collection of twenty essays examines the art, profession and idea of the actor in Greek and Roman antiquity, and has been commissioned and arranged to cast as much interdisciplinary and transhistorical light as possible on these elusive but fascinating ancient professionals. It covers a chronological span from the sixth century BC to Byzantium (and even beyond to the way that ancient actors have influenced the arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century) and stresses the huge geographical spread of ancient actors. Some essays focus on particular themes, such as the evidence for women actors or the impact of acting on the presentation of suicide in literature; others offer completely new evidence, such as graffiti relating to actors in Asia Minor; others ask new questions, such as what subjective experience can be reconstructed for the ancient actor. There are numerous illustrations and all Greek and Latin passages are translated.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521651400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
This collection of twenty essays examines the art, profession and idea of the actor in Greek and Roman antiquity, and has been commissioned and arranged to cast as much interdisciplinary and transhistorical light as possible on these elusive but fascinating ancient professionals. It covers a chronological span from the sixth century BC to Byzantium (and even beyond to the way that ancient actors have influenced the arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century) and stresses the huge geographical spread of ancient actors. Some essays focus on particular themes, such as the evidence for women actors or the impact of acting on the presentation of suicide in literature; others offer completely new evidence, such as graffiti relating to actors in Asia Minor; others ask new questions, such as what subjective experience can be reconstructed for the ancient actor. There are numerous illustrations and all Greek and Latin passages are translated.
Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology
Author: Hari C. Bhardwaj
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120830400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120830400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Constructions of Childhood in Ancient Greece and Italy
Author: Ada Cohen
Publisher: ASCSA
ISBN: 0876615418
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This volume contains 20 papers that explore ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity.
Publisher: ASCSA
ISBN: 0876615418
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This volume contains 20 papers that explore ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity.
Aspects of Antiquity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description