Diana of Ephesus, 42 BCE - Postcard by Hellenistic

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New York. 2008. Modern Library. 1st Modern Library Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780812967401. 201 pages. paperback. Cover design by Gabrielle Bordwin. keywords: History Hellenistic Greece Classical Studies. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE HELLENISTIC AGE chronicles the years 336 to 30 BCE, a period that witnessed the overlap of two of antiquity's great civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. Peter Green's remarkably far-ranging study covers the prevalent themes and events of those centuries: the Hellenization, by Alexander's conquests, of an immense swath of the known world; the lengthy and chaotic partition of this empire by rival Macedonian bands; the decline of the city-state as the predominant political institution; and, finally, Rome's moment of transition from republican to imperial rule. It is a story of war and power-politics, and of the developing fortunes of art, science, and statecraft, spun by an accomplished classicist with an uncanny knack for infusing life into… Read More

The Center, 1978-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. in x in x in. No marks in very lightly read book. Softcover sunning, crease front top corner.

Berkeley. 2001. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Hardcover. No Dustjacket. 0520216776. With contributions by Robert C. Knapp and David Chamberlain. 414 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Classics Classical Archaeology . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Since 1974, under the direction of Stephen G. Miller, the Classics Department of the University of California, Berkeley, has been excavating at Nemea, one of four sites in Greece of ancient athletic games and festivals. This second volume in the Excavations at Nemea series presents the Early Hellenistic stadium, used to celebrate the games from around 330 to 271 b.c. The presentation of remains includes findings on related structures–the entrance tunnel, with its ancient graffiti, and the Apodyterion, or undressing room, used by the athletes who competed–as well as on the track, the hydraulic system, the seating for judges and spectators, the starting line, the starting mechanism, and the turning post for foot races. All the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Peeters Publishers, 2004. Paperback. New. 01 edition. 320 pages. 10.00x6.75x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.