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Vom Selbst-Verständnis in Antike und Neuzeit / Notions of the Self in Antiquity and Beyond
Die interdisziplinäre Debatte über die Genese des autonomen Subjekts hat bisher unter weitgehender Ausblendung der Vormoderne stattgefunden. Auf diesen Mangel reagiert der …
Toward an Image of Tammuz
Animal Sacrifice in the Ancient Greek World
This volume brings together studies on Greek animal sacrifice by foremost experts in Greek language, literature and material culture. Readers will benefit from the synthesis of new …
Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC
The exploits of the Persian kings are famous, but who has heard of Irdabama, a formidable landowner who controlled a huge workforce and ran her own wine and grain business? This …
Portland Vase
For thousands of years an enigmatic and astonishingly beautiful piece of Roman art has captivated those who have come in contact with it.Made before the birth of Christ, the …
The Image of Political Power in the Reign of Nerva, Ad 96-98
At age 65, Nerva assumed the role of emperor of Rome; just sixteen months later, his reign ended with his death. Nerva's short reign robbed his regime of the opportunity for the …
Charakterbilder Spätroms
Roms Geschichte zerfällt naturgemäß in zwei selbständige Teile. Die Entstehung des römischen Weltkaisertums und sein Völker einigendes, Völker beglückendes Wirken ist ein Teil, der …
Spherics of Theodosios
This book provides the first English translation of the Greek text of the Spherics of Theodosios (2nd-1st century BCE), a canonical mathematical and astronomical text used from as …
Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era
We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the …
Duncan Sandys and the Informal Politics of Britain's Late Decolonisation
This book throws new light on the impact of informal 'old boy' networks on British decolonisation. Duncan Sandys was one of the leading Conservative politicians of the middle …
Ancient Sculpture and Twentieth-Century American Womanhood
This book examines the reception of Graeco-Roman sculptures of Venus and their role in the construction of the body aesthetics of the fit American woman in the decades around the …
