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Paperback. Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025823
- ISBN
- 9780268025823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. In this volume drawn from the reference work "Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge", major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021556
- ISBN
- 9780674021556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.10
€ 41.99
€ 35.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG; HRQC1; VXQ; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578631100
- ISBN
- 9781578631100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.95
€ 26.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. By mid-5th century BC, Athens was governed by democratic rule and power turned upon the ability of the citizen to command the attention of the people, and to sway the crowds of the assembly. It was the Sophists who understood the art of rhetoric and the importance of transforming effective reasoning into persuasive public speaking. Editor(s): Dillon, John. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436891
- ISBN
- 9780140436891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Hardcover. Suitable for the classical scholars, this title explores an aspect of Greek military practice. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520037816
- ISBN
- 9780520037816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43€ 60.79
€ 78.43
€ 60.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 545 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBT; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073746
- ISBN
- 9780520073746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43€ 60.64
€ 78.43
€ 60.64
Paperback. The Tile Works was one of the major and most prolific industrial establishments in ancient Corinth. This study documents the excavations from the first half of the last century, identifying various types, chronological setting and fabric basis. Series: Hesperia Supplement. Num Pages: 200 pages, many b/w pls & figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 283 x 12. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780876615355
- ISBN
- 9780876615355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our modern world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393354447
- ISBN
- 9780393354447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.80
€ 17.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415170420
- ISBN
- 9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.48
€ 109.48
Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415602921
- ISBN
- 9780415602921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the military and political changes after Alexander. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415046183
- ISBN
- 9780415046183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Flexibound. The most widely used edition of the Greek New Testament and the most widely read contemporary English Bible translation are now available in one volume! Featuring the UBS 5 critical text (with the full apparatus) and the New International Version, this reference volume stands to become the standard edition for translators and students. Num Pages: 1856 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev Blg
- Number of pages
- 1856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310524953
- ISBN
- 9780310524953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.67€ 72.04
€ 84.67
€ 72.04
Paperback. This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803887
- ISBN
- 9780192803887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
perfect. The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Describing that claim, this title explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140135213
- ISBN
- 9780140135213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY) Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822265
- ISBN
- 9780753822265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, this title asks, 'Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?'. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 335 pages. Takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, this title asks, 'Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 335
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242302
- ISBN
- 9780520242302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252130
- ISBN
- 9780500252130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.59
€ 43.99
€ 30.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335454
- ISBN
- 9780880335454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Used paperback in very good condition with light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Senate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- SKU
- KRF0039696
- ISBN
- 9781859580295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649788
- ISBN
- 9780691649788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.17
€ 203.17