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The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture (Hardcover): Elise A Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, Elaine K. Gazda The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture (Hardcover)
Elise A Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, Elaine K. Gazda
R5,801 Discovery Miles 58 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The study of Roman sculpture has been an essential part of the disciplines of Art History and Classics since the eighteenth century. From formal concerns such as Kopienkritic (copy criticism) to social readings of plebeian and patrician art and beyond, scholars have returned to Roman sculpture to answer a variety of questions about Roman art, society, and history. Indeed, the field of Roman sculptural studies encompasses not only the full chronological range of the Roman world but also its expansive geography, and a variety of artistic media, formats, sizes, and functions. Exciting new theories, methods, and approaches have transformed the specialized literature on the subject in recent decades. Rather than creating another chronological ARCH15OXH of representative examples of various periods, genres, and settings, The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture synthesizes current best practices for studying this central medium of Roman art, situating it within the larger fields of art history, classical archaeology, and Roman studies. This volume fills the gap between introductory textbooks-which hide the critical apparatus from the reader-and the highly focused professional literature. The handbook conveniently presents new technical, scientific, literary, and theoretical approaches to the study of Roman sculpture in one reference volume and complements textbooks and other publications that present well-known works in the corpus. Chronologically, the volume addresses material from the Early Republican period through Late Antiquity. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture not only contributes to the field of classical art and archaeology but also provides a useful reference for classicists and historians of the ancient world.

Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio (Hardcover): Luca Grillo Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio (Hardcover)
Luca Grillo
R3,768 Discovery Miles 37 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Perhaps no other single Roman speech exemplifies the connection between oratory, politics and imperialism better than Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus, pronounced to the senate in 56 BC. Cicero puts his talents at the service of the powerful "triumviri" (Caesar, Crassus and Pompey), whose aims he advances by appealing to the senators' imperialistic and chauvinistic ideology. This oration, then, yields precious insights into several areas of late republican life: international relations between Rome and the provinces (Gaul, Macedonia and Judaea); the senators' view on governors, publicani (tax-farmers) and foreigners; the dirty mechanics of high politics in the 50s, driven by lust for domination and money; and Cicero's own role in that political choreography. This speech also exemplifies the exceptional range of Cicero's oratory: the invective against Piso and Gabinius calls for biting irony, the praise of Caesar displays high rhetoric, the rejection of other senators' recommendations is a tour de force of logical and sophisticated argument, and Cicero's justification for his own conduct is embedded in the self-fashioning narrative which is typical of his post reditum speeches. This new commentary includes an updated introduction, which provides the readers with a historical, rhetorical and stylistic background to appreciate the complexities of Cicero's oration, as well as indexes and maps.

The Social History of Rome (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Geza Alfoldy The Social History of Rome (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
Geza Alfoldy
R5,534 Discovery Miles 55 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study, first published in German in 1975, addresses the need for a comprehensive account of Roman social history in a single volume. Specifically, Alfoeldy attempts to answer three questions: What is the meaning of Roman social history? What is entailed in Roman social history? How is it to be conceived as history? Alfoeldy's approach brings social structure much closer to political development, following the changes in social institutions in parallel with the broader political milieu. He deals with specific problems in seven periods: Archaic Rome, the Republic down to the Second Punic War, the structural change of the second century BC, the end of the Republic, the Early Empire, the crisis of the third century AD and the Late Empire. Excellent bibliographical notes specify the most important works on each subject, making it useful to the graduate student and scholar as well as to the advanced and well-informed undergraduate.

Late Classical and Hellenistic Silver Plate from Macedonia (Hardcover, New): Eleni Zimi Late Classical and Hellenistic Silver Plate from Macedonia (Hardcover, New)
Eleni Zimi
R6,157 Discovery Miles 61 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated study of silver vessels from ancient Macedonia from the 4th to the 2nd centuries BC. These precious vessels formed part of dining sets owned by the royal family and the elite and have been discovered in the tombs of their owners. Eleni Zimi presents 171 artifacts in a full-length study of form, decoration, inscriptions and manufacturing techniques, set against contemporary comparanda in other media (clay, bronze, glass). She adopts an art historical and sociological approach to the archaeological evidence and demonstrates that the use of silver vessels as an expression of wealth and a status symbol is not only connected with the wealth spread in the empire after Alexander's the Great expedition to the East, but constitutes a practice reflecting the opulence and appreciation for luxury at least in the Macedonian court from the reign of Philip II onwards.

The Address Book - What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Paperback): Deirdre Mask The Address Book - What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Paperback)
Deirdre Mask
R497 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mercenaries of the Ancient World (Paperback, Reissue): Serge Yalichev Mercenaries of the Ancient World (Paperback, Reissue)
Serge Yalichev
R815 R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Save R309 (38%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens.

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia - (10,000-323 BCE) (Hardcover, New): Sharon R. Steadman, Gregory McMahon The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia - (10,000-323 BCE) (Hardcover, New)
Sharon R. Steadman, Gregory McMahon
R6,617 Discovery Miles 66 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia is a unique blend of comprehensive overviews on archaeological, philological, linguistic, and historical issues at the forefront of Anatolian scholarship in the 21st century. Anatolia is home to early complex societies and great empires, and was the destination of many migrants, visitors, and invaders. The offerings in this volume bring this reality to life as the chapters unfold nearly ten thousand years (ca. 10,000-323 B.C.E.) of peoples, languages, and diverse cultures who lived in or traversed Anatolia over these millennia. The contributors combine descriptions of current scholarship on important discussion and debates in Anatolian studies with new and cutting edge research for future directions of study. The fifty-four chapters are presented in five separate sections that range in topic from chronological and geographical overviews to anthropologically based issues of culture contact and imperial structures, and from historical settings of entire millennia to crucial data from key sites across the region. The contributors to the volume represent the best scholars in the field from North America, Europe, Turkey, and Asia. The appearance of this volume offers the very latest collection of studies on the fascinating peninsula known as Anatolia.

Seven Against Thebes (Hardcover): Aleksander Krawczuk Seven Against Thebes (Hardcover)
Aleksander Krawczuk; Translated by Tom Pinch
R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Well I Never Knew That!  Did Romans Design the Space Shuttle? - The Roman Empire - Fascinating Facts and Everyday Phrases... Well I Never Knew That! Did Romans Design the Space Shuttle? - The Roman Empire - Fascinating Facts and Everyday Phrases Explained (Hardcover)
Peter Ryding 2
R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An amusing, fascinating and intriguing description of the origins of everyday phrases, the titles in the 'Well I Never Knew That ' series reveals how many of our common expressions and sayings came to be.

Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition): Aubrey Burl Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
Aubrey Burl
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stonehenge was not an observatory used by druidical astronomer-priests. It was, instead, a monument in which the moon and the sun and the dead were joined together. In this book the author explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and with the risings and settings of the sun and moon. This is why so many megalithic monuments have astronomical sightlines built into them. This book describes how astronomical customs developed in the British Isles. Unlike other works about 'megalithic astronomy' technical explanations about azimuths and declinations are kept to their simplest. The emphasis here is upon people rather than pertrubations and eclipses.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback): Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
Edward Gibbon
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback): Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
Edward Gibbon
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback): Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
Edward Gibbon
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the Literature of Ancient Greece (Paperback): Karl Otfried Muller History of the Literature of Ancient Greece (Paperback)
Karl Otfried Muller
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Pericles and Aspasia (Paperback): Walter Savage Landor Pericles and Aspasia (Paperback)
Walter Savage Landor
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes & Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians... The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes & Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians (Paperback)
Charles Rollin
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Pericles and Aspasia (Paperback): Walter Savage Landor Pericles and Aspasia (Paperback)
Walter Savage Landor
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Peloponnesiaca - a Supplement to Travels on the Morea (Paperback): William Martin Leake Peloponnesiaca - a Supplement to Travels on the Morea (Paperback)
William Martin Leake
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians -... The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians - Translated from the French (Paperback)
Charles Rollin
R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Land of Israel - According to the Covenant With Abraham, With Isaac, and With Jacob (Paperback): Alexander Keith The Land of Israel - According to the Covenant With Abraham, With Isaac, and With Jacob (Paperback)
Alexander Keith
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa (Paperback): Archibald Alexander A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa (Paperback)
Archibald Alexander
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians... The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Paperback)
Charles Rollin
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback): Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
Edward Gibbon
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rameses; an Egyptian Tale, With Historical Notes of the Era of the Pharaohs (Paperback): Edward Upham Rameses; an Egyptian Tale, With Historical Notes of the Era of the Pharaohs (Paperback)
Edward Upham
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus - Proving the Identity of the Aborigines With the Tyrians and... The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus - Proving the Identity of the Aborigines With the Tyrians and Israelites; and the Introduction of Christianity Into the Western Hemisphere by the Apostle St. Thomas. the Tyrian Era (Paperback)
George Jones
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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