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  • - The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
    af Ohio State University) Kaldellis, Anthony (Professor of Greek and Latin & Professor of Greek and Latin
    318,95 - 446,95 kr.

    A long overdue and thrillingly paced narrative of one of the most dramatic periods in Medieval history, Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood provides an engaging chronicle of the various imperial upheavals, from the conquests of Basil to the collapse of Constantinople, concluding with the First Crusade.

  • - Monks, Laymen, and Christian Ritual
    af Claudia (Director of the Division of Byzantine Research Rapp
    1.069,95 kr.

    The first exhaustive treatment of ritual brotherhood in Byzantium, this book challenges the "Boswell Thesis" and argues that the ecclesiastical ritual to bless a relationship between two men bears no resemblance to marriage, but has its origins in early monasticism.

  • - The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
    af David (Professor of Classics at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Classics at Brown University) Konstan
    223,95 - 422,95 kr.

    What makes something beautiful? In this engaging, elegant study, David Konstan turns to ancient Greece to address the nature of beauty.

  • - A Cultural Biography
    af Paul (Professor of History and Head Stephenson
    1.379,95 kr.

    Paul Stephenson twists together multiple strands to relate the cultural biography of a unique monument, the Serpent Column, which stands today in Istanbul 2500 years after it was raised at Delphi.

  • af Wellesley College) Lefkowitz & Mary (Professor Emerita of Classical Studies
    436,95 - 768,95 kr.

    Many modern readers believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the existence of the gods. In Euripides and the Gods, eminent classicist Mary K.

  • - The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies
    af University of South Florida) Murray, William M. (Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History & Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History
    577,95 - 1.128,95 kr.

    The Age of Titans examines how heavy warships crewed by thousands of men developed from the agile triremes so popular during the Greek Classical Age. Following Alexander the Great, a new focus on naval siege warfare explains the rise in popularity of big ship navies and defines the model of naval power they made possible.

  • - A Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy
    af Edith (Professor of Classics Hall
    1.331,95 kr.

    Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris provides a rich narrative of the cultural history and influence of an oft-overlooked Euripidean tragedy

  • - Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature
    af Johns Hopkins University) Maguire, Henry (Emeritus Professor of Art & Emeritus Professor of Art
    506,95 - 1.119,95 kr.

    Nature and Illusion is the first extended study of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art and literature. It provides a new view of Byzantine art in relation to the medieval art of Western Europe.

  • af King's College, Cambridge University) Goldhill & Simon (Professor of Greek Literature and Culture and Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics
    481,95 - 952,95 kr.

  • - The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
    af Leonora (John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Neville & John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History
    497,95 - 1.164,95 kr.

    Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for writing history and plotting to become empress by murdering her brother. This book explains how Anna broke her culture's rules for women's behavior by writing history, her efforts to be acceptable, and how her writing nonetheless fired the story of her bloodthirsty ambition.

  • - The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel
    af Tim (E.P. Warren Praelector and Tutorial Fellow in Greek Whitmarsh
    753,95 kr.

    Where does the Greek novel come from? This book argues that whereas much of Greek literature was committed to a form of cultural purism, presenting itself as part of a continuous tradition reaching back to Homer, the novel revelled in its hybridisation with Persian, Egyptian and Jewish culture.

  • - The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands
    af Robert G. (Professor Emeritus Ousterhout
    761,95 kr.

    The rich and diverse architectural traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions are the subject of this book, including the social and cultural developments of the Byzantine Empire, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Russia, as well as parallel developments in Crusader and early Islamic architecture.

  • - How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World
    af Professor of History, University of Houston) Holt & Frank L. (Professor of History
    208,95 - 370,95 kr.

    This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's wealth, and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us today about his much-disputed policies and personality.