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Pre-Owned The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece 9780521521000

Sumptuously illustrated in colour and packed with information The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is available for the first time in paperback. Offering fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture the book devotes as much attention... more

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches: Becoming Achilles : Child-sacrifice War and Misrule in the lliad and Beyond (Hardcover)

Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology Richard Holway exposes sacrificial childrearing practices at the root of competitive glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. The Iliad dramatizes and cathartically purges not only strife... more

A Consideration of Violence Sacrifice and Rebirth in Religion (Paperback)

This works uses death mythology specifically the Ancient Greek myth of Persephone Hades and Demeter to explore the notions of inherent violence sacrifice and rebirth in religion. The uniqueness of the human species and our ability to perform elaborate... more

Food Sacrifice and Sagehood in Early China (Hardcover)

In ancient China the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources Roel... more

Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts Greek Theatre in Context (Paperback)

An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. This book offers a valuable guide to Greek theatre. It presents a broad selection of key ancient sources both... more

Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts Greek Athletics and the Olympics (Paperback)

An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Where did the idea of celebrating the Olympic Games every four years come from? The short answer is ancient... more

Pre-Owned Ancient Greece Daily Life (Hardcover) 0756520851 9780756520854

Life in Ancient Greece was very different from today. People worked hard to keep the many Greek gods and goddesses happy with prayers and sacrifices. Slaves outnumbered people who were free and the country was often at war. Sports participation and... more

Pre-Owned Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World: An Anthology of Primary Sources in Translation (Paperback 9781603849944) by Rebecca F. Kennedy C. Sydnor Roy Max L. Goldman

9781603849944. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. By offering fluent accurate translations of extracts and fragments from a wide assortment of ancient texts this volume allows a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek and Roman... more

Sammlung Griechischer Und Lateinischer Grammatiker: [Tau - Omega] (Hardcover)

Hesychius 5th(?)-century Greek lexicon is a very important survivor of ancient learning including fragments of Greek literature and offering material not yet fully evaluated on patristic writings. The final critical edition was begun by Kurt Latte... more

Sources and Studies in the History of Ma A Survey of the Almagest (Hardcover)

The Almagest by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen s 1974... more

Classical Dictionaries: Past Present and Future (Hardcover)

This is the first book to be devoted to its subject offering a wide-ranging introduction to dictionaries of Latin and Greek from the ancient world to the present. As well as the well-known dictionaries such as Liddell and Scott and the Oxford Latin... more

Kleine Schriften VI : Mythica Ritualia Religiosa 3. Kulte Und Feste (Hardcover)

English summary: This volume of Walter Burkert s Kleine Schriften edited by Eveline Krummen presents a selection of articles on Greek ritual (especially on sacrifice) and ancient religion. Together with vol. III on Orphic and Pythagorean Studies the... more

Gods and Mortals : Modern Poems on Classical Myths 9780195133417 Used / Pre-owned

This is an anthology of twentieth-century poetyr based on classical myths. The book brings together over three hundred poems offering modern and contemporary interpretations of the ancient stories. By presenting a new picture of Greek myths this volume... more