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In Praise of Later Roman Emperors
Here, for the first time, is an annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 C.E.) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by …
Demokratia
This book is the result of a long and fruitful conversation among practitioners of two very different fields: ancient history and political theory. The topic of the conversation is …
Rich and the Pure
A portrait of history's first complex Christian society as seen through the lens of Christian philanthropy and gift giving As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, its …
Misery and Forgiveness in Euripides
The tragedies of Euripides are among the most admired works of Greek literature. They are valued especially in our own day for their sceptical attitude to authority and divinity, …
Cultural History of the Emotions in the Baroque and Enlightenment Age
During the period of the Baroque and Enlightenment the word emotion , denoting passions and feelings, came into usage, albeit in an irregular fashion. Emotion ultimately emerged …
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Jews in the Roman Empire
The focus of this book is on the legal status of the Jews within the Roman Empire and the changes that it underwent when the empire became Christian. Conflicts between Roman and …
Livres II-IV. Édition et traduction du texte grec
Volume 2.3, containing the Greek translations of books II-IV, completes the edition of the Conica of Apollonius of …
Delphi Complete Works of Socrates of Constantinople Illustrated
Also known as Socrates Scholasticus, the fifth-century Byzantine historian Socrates of Constantinople was the first layman to write church history. His 'Historia Ecclesiastica' …
Dogs in Athenian Sculpture and Vase Painting of the Archaic and Classical Periods
Having earned the title of 'man's best friend' through their millennia-long relationship with humans, dogs have been constantly present in human life. The great number of textual …
Edinburgh After Dark
Ron Halliday's new book covers the entire range of supernatural phenomena that has occurred in Edinburgh. Going beyond a narrow focus on 'ghosts' and 'hauntings', Halliday examines …