Search Results: Near Eastern Studies from Ancient World Books

Riyadh: Saudi Desert House Agency. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. Minor edgewear. Bumping to base of spine. ; Looks at the life and actions of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Heavy Book. ; 269 pages .

Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 9062584055 . Former owner's bookplate to inner cover (crossed with one line). Scholar's name to ffep (E. Badian). Top corners slightly bumped. ; The biblical portrayal of Achaemenid rulers / Peter R. Ackroyd --Persian decor in Cyropaedia: some observations / Chr. Tuplin --Cyrus in Italy: from Dante to Machiavelli : some explorations of the reception of Xenophon's Cyropaedia / Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg --Annius of Viterbo on Persian history: the success story of a fifteenth century forgery / Geert Harmanny --Brissonius: de Regio Persarum principatu libri tres (1590) / David Lewis --Two views on Persian history in eighteenth century England / Maria Brosius --Die Orientalen auf Thorvaldsens Alexanderfries / P. Calmeyer / Alexander and Babylon / Amélie Kuhrt --Models of the Orient in the art history of the Orient-Alizing period / Ann C. Gunter --Zur Geschichte der Begriffe… Read More

American School of Oriental Research. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0897570537 . Boards a bit bowed. Light foxing. ; This collection of essays reviews recent work in Anatolia. Many papers discuss Hittite religion and culture, including the first English-language discussion, by Peter Neve, of the Great Temple at Hattusa. Others review work at later sites including Aphrodisias and Sardis. ; The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research Vol. 57 (2000) ; Vol. 57; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 215 pages .

University Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Third Revised Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelfwear. ; 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. .

An American Philological Association Book. Near Fine. 1991. Softcover. 1555405266 . Slight crease to cover else fine. ; American Classical Studies; 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.8 Inches; 224 pages .

J. C. Hinrichs 'sche Buchhandlung & the John Hopkins Press. Good. 1906. Softcover. Chipping to wraps. Tears along bottom of spine. Browning to wraps. ; Beiträge Zur Assyriologie Und Vergleichende Semitische Sprachwissenschaft V, 4; 118 pages; In this early study of the sources then newly recovered from Sippar, Friedrich offers a monumental amount of information. Sippar had yielded thousands of clay tablets and these were still being published in this period. Friedrich begins with the dated sources from the reigns of Sin-umballit, Hammurabi, Samsu-iluna, Abiesuh, Ammi-ditana, and Ammi-zaduga. This is followed by the sources that are not dated, those approximately assigned and those not assigned at all. Texts are given in transliteration and translation, and commentary is included. The next section concerns the representation from seal impressions, those categorized by gods and those categorized by epic. A comparison of names and an overview of published cuneiform texts also… Read More

Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Very Good. 1983. Softcover. Creasing to lower corner of front wrap. ; The Council of Europe XVIII Th European Art Exhibition; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 199 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 1966. Softcover. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; Fascicule from The Cambridge Ancient History ; 30 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198149433 . DJ spine is sunned and discolored now in brodart. Light bump to top corner of book with small scratches to front board. ; No historian of ancient Rome in this century has had a greater influence on historical research or won greater international acclaim than Sir Ronald Syme (1903-89). His outstanding position was due mainly to his first two books, The Roman Revolution, which appeared in 1939, and Tacitus (two volumes, 1958) - although he went on to produce many more monographs, and seven volumes of his Roman Papers have so far appeared. The long gap between his first two books is partly explained by the war, which took him on official duties to Belgrade and Ankara, and he spent the years 1943-5 at Istanbul as Professor of Classical Philology. It was known that in spite of the war, Syme had continued to write in these years, in particular 'Strabonia', investigations into the… Read More

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198149433 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Else very minor shelfwear to book. DJ spine sunned with a bit of sunning to panels. ; No historian of ancient Rome in this century has had a greater influence on historical research or won greater international acclaim than Sir Ronald Syme (1903-89). His outstanding position was due mainly to his first two books, The Roman Revolution, which appeared in 1939, and Tacitus (two volumes, 1958) - although he went on to produce many more monographs, and seven volumes of his Roman Papers have so far appeared. The long gap between his first two books is partly explained by the war, which took him on official duties to Belgrade and Ankara, and he spent the years 1943-5 at Istanbul as Professor of Classical Philology. It was known that in spite of the war, Syme had continued to write in these years, in particular 'Strabonia', investigations into… Read More

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0299106209 . Xvii, 120pp, nicely illustrated. Machteld Mellink's colleagues have produced an appreciation of her interests and scholarly contributions. The book updates the last 20 years of archaeological research into the cultures of Anatolia as well as others of ancient western Asia. America's most distinguished archaeologist of Asia Minor is honored with essays on incipient agriculture (L. S. And R. J. Braidwood's critical survey of current attitudes) ; the physical health of Early Bronze Age populations (J. L. Angel and S. C. Bisel) ; imports found at late third millennium BCE K; ultepe (T. ; Ozg; u; ) ; three articles on seal iconography of various periods (N. ; Ozg; u; , E. Porada, E. Uzunoglu with A. M. And B. Din; ol) ; the child in Hittite iconography (J. V. Canby) ; the Grinnell College (Iowa) Anatolian collection (H. G. Guterbock) ; the literary topos ``prosperity,' '… Read More

Harvard University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0674033752 . Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monograph 2; 0.54 x 11.34 x 8.83 Inches; 108 pages; Contents: 1. Early Sardis; 2. From the Accession of Gyges to the Fall of Sardis; 3. From the Persian Conquest to the End of the Seleucid Era; 4. From the Establishment of the Roman Province of Asia to A. D. 284; 5. Topography and Monuments. .

Ares Publishers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0890053618 . Minor rubbing to extremities; Unchanged reprint of 1871 Edition. ; 218 pages; One of the earliest works to recognize the cross-cultural relationship of Phoenicia and Israel. .

Harvard University Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0674033752 . Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monograph 2; 0.54 x 11.34 x 8.83 Inches; 108 pages; Contents: 1. Early Sardis; 2. From the Accession of Gyges to the Fall of Sardis; 3. From the Persian Conquest to the End of the Seleucid Era; 4. From the Establishment of the Roman Province of Asia to A. D. 284; 5. Topography and Monuments. .

Methuen & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1924. Hardcover. Former classics scholar's name on ffep (W. P. Wallace). Spine ends have a few small cuts to cloth. Minor shelfwear. Tanning to pages; 244 pages .

Eisenbrauns. Fine with no dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1575061082 . Vol. 1; 431 pages; The present volume focuses on the theme of Israel and Assyria, from their first clash in the time of Shalmaneser III and Ahab to the destruction of Assyria in the time of Josiah. .

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Very Good+. 1966. Softcover. Former owner's name to inner cover. (Neils Lund). Light browning to wraps. ; Contents: Seleucid kingdom after Apamea; Accession of Antiochus IV; Relations of Antiochus IV with the Greek world; The first invasion of Egypt; Second Invasion of Egypt and the Roman Intervention; Administration; King and the Cities; Seleucid Policy in Judaea; Antiochus IV in the East. ; Classica Et Mediaevalia, Dissertationes VIII; 229 pages .

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Very Good. 1966. Softcover. Faint bumping to top of spine. Scholar's name to inner cover. (P. S. Derow). Light browning to wraps. Creasing along edges of wraps with a couple of tiny tears. ; Contents: Seleucid kingdom after Apamea; Accession of Antiochus IV; Relations of Antiochus IV with the Greek world; The first invasion of Egypt; Second Invasion of Egypt and the Roman Intervention; Administration; King and the Cities; Seleucid Policy in Judaea; Antiochus IV in the East. ; Classica Et Mediaevalia, Dissertationes VIII; 229 pages .

Muller, Blond & White. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0584111061 . One corner bumped else minor shelfwear. DJ has scratches to spine. Light chipping to head of DJ spine. ; Aphrodisias was the Florence of the Roman world ... It vanished from history in an earthquake in the fourth century AD and its temples, palaces, amphitheatres, statues and archives slept unplundered until rediscovered only forty years ago. The author is in charge of the dig which annually reveals architectural and artistic marvels, chronicled and pictured in this book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages; Extra charges for shipping may apply. .

Muller, Blond & White. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0816015414 . Corners have minor bumping else minor shelfwear. DJ has light edgewear. Light chipping to base of DJ spine. ; Aphrodisias was the Florence of the Roman world ... It vanished from history in an earthquake in the fourth century AD and its temples, palaces, amphitheatres, statues and archives slept unplundered until rediscovered only forty years ago. The author is in charge of the dig which annually reveals architectural and artistic marvels, chronicled and pictured in this book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages; Extra charges for shipping may apply. .