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Parallel Lives Vol. 2
Nature Contemplation in Clement of Alexandria
This book examines Clement of Alexandria's interdisciplinary approach to nature contemplation-which he terms "e;physiology"e; and "e;physics"e;-showing its internal …
Hincmar of Rheims
Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (d. 882) is a crucial figure for all those interested in early medieval European history in general, and Carolingian history in particular. For forty …
Roman Pottery in the Near East: Local Production and Regional Trade
Discussions and scientific exchange are crucial for the advancement of a young discipline such as the study of Roman pottery in the Near East. Therefore, in addition to large …
Defending Rome
The Chronography of George Synkellos
In the early ninth century, George Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople set out to compose (in Greek) a universal chronicle beginning with the creation of the universe. Synkellos' …
End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC
A crucial and turbulent centuryBy 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power.Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial …
A Nation of Empire
This innovative study of modern Turkey is the result of many years of ethnographic fieldwork and archival research. Michael Meeker expertly combines anthropological and historical …
City Views in the Habsburg and Medici Courts
In City Views in the Habsburg and Medici Courts, Ryan E. Gregg relates how Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany employed city view artists such as Anton van …
Answering the Call
A Christian author's inspiring biography of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning theologian and physician who built a hospital in French Equatorial Africa. As a young man, Albert …
What did the Romans know?
What did the Romans know about their world? Quite a lot, as Daryn Lehoux makes clear in this fascinating and much-needed contribution to the history and philosophy of ancient …
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF ROME AND ITS VICINITY
The antiquary Sir William Gell (1777–1836) was most famous for his two books on the archaeological discoveries at Pompeii (also reissued in this series) but his interest in the …