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Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC
. Ed(S): Rhodes, P. J.; Osborne, Robin
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Description for Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC
Paperback. An up-to-date selection of inscriptions which are important for the study of Greek history in the fourth century BC. It contains an introduction, Greek texts, English translations, and commentaries, which cater for the needs of today's students. Editor(s): Rhodes, P. J.; Osborne, Robin. Num Pages: 626 pages, 8 pages halftones, 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 970.
This volume is a successor to the second volume of M. N. Tod's Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions (OUP, 1948). It provides an up-to-date selection - with introduction, Greek texts, English translations, and commentaries which cater for the needs of today's students - of inscriptions which are important for the study of Greek history in the fourth century BC. The texts chosen illuminate not only the mainstream of Greek political and military history, but also institutional, social, economic, and religious life. To emphasize the importance of inscriptions as physical objects, a number of photographs have been included.
This volume is a successor to the second volume of M. N. Tod's Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions (OUP, 1948). It provides an up-to-date selection - with introduction, Greek texts, English translations, and commentaries which cater for the needs of today's students - of inscriptions which are important for the study of Greek history in the fourth century BC. The texts chosen illuminate not only the mainstream of Greek political and military history, but also institutional, social, economic, and religious life. To emphasize the importance of inscriptions as physical objects, a number of photographs have been included.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Condition
New
Number of Pages
626
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199216499
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V9780199216499
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About . Ed(S): Rhodes, P. J.; Osborne, Robin
P. J. Rhodes is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Durham. Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge.
Reviews for Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC
Review from previous edition It is not often that a work of epigraphy is the year's most eagerly awaited volume. Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323, edited by P. J. Rhodes and Robin Osborne is just that ... from now on the fourth century will seem a much more welcome place.
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