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Amsterdam. Very Good. 1960. Softcover. Former owner's bookplate on front inner wrap. Else very light shelfwear. ; Diss. Amsterdam, 1960. 174pp. ; Proefschrift (Diss. ) ; 174 pages .

Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. Good+. 1967. Hardcover. Scholar's name to ffep (Christian Habicht) , some ink underlining and marginalia to a few pages. Boards are bowed a bit. Else VG. ; 80pp. First published in Klio, 27 (1924). ; 80 pages .

Franz Steiner Verlag. Very Good-. 2002. Softcover. 3515079483 . Minor foxing to front wrap. Small tear to head of spine. Corners slightly edgeworn. ; The years 91–82 B. C. Witnessed the reforms, factional competition, and civil strife that sowed the seeds of the Republic’s eventual destruction. This book investigates that crucial decade in the social and political development of Rome by re-examining the career of L. Cornelius Cinna, one of the most enigmatic, tragic, yet fascinating, figures in all of Roman history; his regime “dominated” Rome from 87 to 82 B. C. This study attempts to explain how, why, and how successfully Cinna and his faction, as champions of Rome’s discontented and obstacle of Rome’s conservatives, dealt with those pressing problems that then plagued Rome. Cinna emerges as a competent military strategist and an astute politician who, through conviction and ambition, rose to head an unusual coalition. His “dominatio” was no… Read More

Franz Steiner Verlag. Very Good+. 2002. Softcover. 3515079483 . Very faint shelfwear. ; The years 91–82 B. C. Witnessed the reforms, factional competition, and civil strife that sowed the seeds of the Republic’s eventual destruction. This book investigates that crucial decade in the social and political development of Rome by re-examining the career of L. Cornelius Cinna, one of the most enigmatic, tragic, yet fascinating, figures in all of Roman history; his regime “dominated” Rome from 87 to 82 B. C. This study attempts to explain how, why, and how successfully Cinna and his faction, as champions of Rome’s discontented and obstacle of Rome’s conservatives, dealt with those pressing problems that then plagued Rome. Cinna emerges as a competent military strategist and an astute politician who, through conviction and ambition, rose to head an unusual coalition. His “dominatio” was no military despotism; his faction did not exercise absolute or… Read More

Routledge. Near Fine. 1989. Softcover. 0415009944 . Bookseller sticker to bottom inner corner of front wrap else Fine. ; Classical Lives; 176 pages; Alcibiades is one of the most colourful figures of fifth-century Athens. Dr. Ellis presents a sympathetic picture of his subject, showing how he created a style of leadership characterized by daring, subtlety and diplomacy. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of classical studies and ancient history. .

Routledge. Very Good. 1989. Softcover. 0415009944 . Foxing to textblock. Clipped Review of book from TLS tipped in. ; Classical Lives; 176 pages; Alcibiades is one of the most colourful figures of fifth-century Athens. Dr. Ellis presents a sympathetic picture of his subject, showing how he created a style of leadership characterized by daring, subtlety and diplomacy. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of classical studies and ancient history. .

Vienna: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Softcover. 3205036417 . Softcover with DJ. Very light foxing to DJ. Inscribed by author on titlepage, else unmarked. ; 224pp, 6 pls. ; Österreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Sitzungsberichte, 268. Band, 3. Abh. ; 224 pages; Signed by Author .

Very Good. 1976. Softcover. Minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Contents: Frank J. Frost: Tribal Politics and the Civic State; Susan Treggiari: Jobs for Women; E. Badian: Rome, Athens and Mithridates. ; 63 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521085845 . Scholars' bookplate on inner cover and another scholar's name above (J. B. Clinard) Else book is Fine. Dustjacket spine is sunned. DJ is price-clipped and has minor shelfwear. ; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 15; Vol. 1; 498 pages; Major commentary that deals fully with textual, linguistic, literary, and historical matters. Includes latin text. .

Oxford Clarendon Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. DJ Spine is browned and rubbing to bottom of spine. ; The first of the modern biographies of great Hellenistic kings is surely W. W. Tarn's Antigonos Gonatas, originally published in 1913. Tarn's book is biography on a grand scale; he aims not only to recount Antigonos' political career, but to bring to life the man and his times, and there is no missing his genuine admiration for his subject. ; 501 pages .

Routledge. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0415018994 . Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. ; 0.5 x 8.69 x 5.55 Inches; 88 pages; Blunt, honest and tenacious, Antigonus II Gonatas assumed the title King of Macedonia in 283 BC and reigned for more than forty years. Pragmatic and occasionally ruthless, he was a well-educated man with a keen interest in philosophy. He gathered about him poets, philosophers and historians; his long reign, despite vicissitudes, re-established Macedonia as a nation. Janice J. Gabbert portrays the eventful life of this enigmatic king in a lively and engaging manner. Her aim is to trace the political career of a man about whose life almost no official records survive. Taking into account the most recent epigraphical evidence, the author brings to life a fascinating political figure. This is the first study entirely devoted to Antigonus for over eighty years. .

Routledge. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0415018994 . Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. ; 0.5 x 8.69 x 5.55 Inches; 88 pages; Blunt, honest and tenacious, Antigonus II Gonatas assumed the title King of Macedonia in 283 BC and reigned for more than forty years. Pragmatic and occasionally ruthless, he was a well-educated man with a keen interest in philosophy. He gathered about him poets, philosophers and historians; his long reign, despite vicissitudes, re-established Macedonia as a nation. Janice J. Gabbert portrays the eventful life of this enigmatic king in a lively and engaging manner. Her aim is to trace the political career of a man about whose life almost no official records survive. Taking into account the most recent epigraphical evidence, the author brings to life a fascinating political figure. This is the first study entirely devoted to Antigonus for over eighty years. .

Thessalonica. Good+. 1968. Softcover. Wraps sunned to edges. Pages tanned. Gift Inscribed by the author to Christian Habicht. Signed to front wrap by author. Small tear to top of spine (1 cm). ; Extract (?) From Makedonikon, pp121-184. ; Demosieumata Tes Makedonikon Spoudon; 61 pages; Signed by Author .

North-Holland Publishing Company. Good. 1952. Softcover. Wraps browned. Ends of spine hve been reinforced with cellotape. 3 corners of wraps have pieces missing. Writing in black marker to spine (title and author). 1 small chips to rear endpaper. Internally VG. ; 66 pages; Sheds light on Popper's critique of Plato and especially on the fact that Popper's attack on Plato's theory of justice stems from his fervent conviction that, above all, it is morally and politically a totalitarian theory. .

North-Holland Publishing Company. Good. 1952. Softcover. Scholar's stamp to ffep. Wraps and endpapers browned. Thin strip of top edge and and top of backstrip have chipped off. A few other chips to wraps. Closed tear to back wrap. Pencil marginalia on about 17 pages. ; 66 pages; Sheds light on Popper's critique of Plato and especially on the fact that Popper's attack on Plato's theory of justice stems from his fervent conviction that, above all, it is morally and politically a totalitarian theory. .

American Academy in Rome. Very Good. 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Minor chipping to spine ends. Light discoloration to spine and top portion of wraps. Classics scholar's name on ffep (Alvin H. Bernstein). Pages uncut. ; Study of the Constitutional aspects of the Antonine monarchy and looks at how the nature of the Roman imperial government changed from the Augustan concept of a Restored Republic under a princeps to an overt monarchy under an emperor. ; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome Volume XIX; 527 pages .

American Academy in Rome. Very Good. 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Minor edgewear. Light discoloration to spine. Classics scholar's name on ffep and front wrap (F. A. Lepper). Minor foxing. Very light pencil marginalia (by Lepper? ). ; Study of the Constitutional aspects of the Antonine monarchy and looks at how the nature of the Roman imperial government changed from the Augustan concept of a Restored Republic under a princeps to an overt monarchy under an emperor. ; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome Volume XIX; 527 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0801836468 . Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). ; A study of the Areopagos council of Athens down to 307 BC. In spite of the importance of the Areopagos for the history of Athens, no comprehensive or detailed analysis of that council has been undertaken since 1874. ; 1 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 320 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 052184522X . Very faint shelfwear to DJ. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 0.9 inches; 296 pages .

Diffusion De Boccard. Very Good+. 1993. Softcover. 2701800730 . Very light shelfwear. ; Joseph Mélèze Mordrzejewski, Aristote et les Grecs d'Egypte (p. 1-24) ; David Whitehead, 1-41, 42-69: A Tale of Two Politeiae (p. 25-38) ; Mortimer Chambers, Aristoteles and his Use of Sources (p. 39-52) ; P. J. Rhodes, «Alles eitel gold»? The Sixth and Fifth Centuries in Fourth-Century Athens (p. 53-64) ; Edmond Levy, Politeia et Politeuma chez Aristote (p. 65-90) ; Mogens Herman Hansen, Aristotle Alternative to the Sixfold Model of Constitutions (p. 91 -101 ) ; Pierre Carlier, La notion de pambasileia dans la pensée politique dAristote (p. 103-118) ; Marcel Piérart, airesis Et klerosis Chez Platon et Aristote (p. 119-138) ; Martin Ostwald, The Areopagus in the Athenaion Politeia (p. 139-153) ; Suzanne Said, Le mythe de l'Aréopage avant la Constitution d'Athènes (p. 155-184) ; Françoise Ruzé, Les Oligarques et leurs «… Read More