Bøger i Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture serien
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- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
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.
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- 318,95 kr.
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- Monks, Laymen, and Christian Ritual
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.
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- 1.069,95 kr.
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- The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
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.
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- 223,95 kr.
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- A Cultural Biography
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.
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- 1.379,95 kr.
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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.
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- 436,95 kr.
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- The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies
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.
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- 577,95 kr.
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- A Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy
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
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- 1.331,95 kr.
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- Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature
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.
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- 506,95 kr.
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481,95 - 952,95 kr. - Bog
- 481,95 kr.
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- The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
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.
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- 497,95 kr.
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- The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel
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.
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- 753,95 kr.
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- The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands
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.
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- 761,95 kr.
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- How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World
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.
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- 208,95 kr.