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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. If students are to "do" history, as opposed to "reading" it, they must learn how to engage with historical sources. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods, and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. It gives them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past, helping them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation; and it encourages them to consider the differences between their own academic experience of ancient sources books, inscriptions, coins, and the like and the use of these same objects within the everyday life of ancient society. The author writes clearly, concisely, and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.174p. bubliographies , index. .
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Ancient History: Monuments And Documents
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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. If students are to "do" history, as opposed to "reading" it, they must learn how to engage with historical sources. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods, and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. It gives them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past, helping them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation; and it encourages them to consider the differences between their own academic experience of ancient sources books, inscriptions, coins, and the like and the use of these same objects within the everyday life of ancient society. The author writes clearly, concisely, and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.174p. bubliographies , index. A few and underlinings through to page 21, then pages 22- 174 are fine!.
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Ancient Rome
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New York: Abbeville Press, 1980 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Trade.. Abbeville Library of Art series. "Convenient and uniform in size, and written in clear vivid prose, each volume is lavishly illustrated throughout .including beautiful details on gatefold pages." 112p..
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Ancient Rome Past and Present - A Guide with Reconstuctions
by Staccioli, R. A. [ Romolo Augusto ]
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Rome, Italy: Vision S.R.L., 2011 Book. As New. Comb Binding/Plastic Cover. Revised Edition. "Monuments Past & Present series" IIlustrated handbook to the famous sites in Rome. Postcard sized illustrations of the monuments today are overlaid with transparent sheets showing how they would have looked originally. Also includes illustrations of the catacombs and St.Peter's Basilica. 97p. illus (col)+ Transparencies .
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The Archaeological Museum of Palermo
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Palermo, Italy: Archaological Museum of Palermo, 1986 Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. Illustrated pamphlet about the antIquities in the Museum, issued by the Regione Siciliana, Assessorato dei Beni Culturali ed Ambientali e della Pubblica Istruzione. Unpaginated.[20p.] illus..
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Beyond the Rubicon : a History of Early Rome
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New York: Mentor, 1967 Book. Near Fine. Pbk.. First Pbk.Ed... "this is a dynamic history of Rome from the time of its emergence as a trial community which dominated a sector of the Italian Peninsula, to the day when the fate of an Empire was decided at Pharsalus.Here is a lively interpretation of ancient chronicles, and a rare view of early Rome, by a renowned expert in military history." 352p. bibliography.index. Crisp tight copy - looks unread..
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Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women: Notable Women from Sappho to Helena
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New York: Checkmark Books, 2000 Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition.. 298p. illus bibliography. index.
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Blond's Roman Emperors
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London: Quartet Books, 1995 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. "Anthony Blond pens portraits of the Emperors of Ancient Rome that are revealing and, at times, hilarious. Julius Caesar, founder of the dynasty, shows up as an arrogant charmer and a swank; Augustus, his great-nephew, as a lonely little man who uses lifts in his shoes; Tiberius, his son-in-law and stepson, as a mean-spirited but honourable public servant; Caligula, doubly royal, as a fairy-tale black princeps, loved by his servants; Claudius, his uncle, as the most scheming and murderous of all and the only undivided heterosexual; Nero, his stepson and great-great-grandson of Augustus, as an architectural visionary who is anti-"human"- blood-sports. The Emperors themselves are set against their background in a series of essays on the Roman army, sexual mores, life in Rome, the institution of slavery, Roman law and lawyers (notably Cicero), the Herods and the Jews. In films like Ben Hur and Quo Vadis, and novels like…
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A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization
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London: Robertsons, 2010 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st UK Edition. From the origins of democracy to the Fall of the Roman Empire. The true history of the classical world is revealed here and will include everything you need to know including: Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? Who were the Spartans? Where does democracy come from? Despite centuries of history, the ancient world still has a powerful hold upon the modern imagination.402p. bibliography index.
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A Buried Roman Town Gives up Its Dead (Vol.162# 6) December 1982 (pp.687-693)
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Washington: National Geographic Society, 1978 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. An illustrated article on the excavations at Herculaneum after the eruption of Vesuvius.IN National Geographic Vol.162 #6 December 1982.( pp.687-693).
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 'From its mythical foundation in 753 BC to its fall in the fifth century AD, the city of Rome had an impact on the world that would be hard to overestimate. Written for the general reader by leading international scholars, this new illustrated history examines Rome's sense of self and its place in the wider world. It vividly explores a broad range of topics, including religion, Rome's relationship with Greece, warfare and Empire, and science and culture. Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Greg Woolf's research interests include all aspects of the cultural history of the Roman Empire, from food and patronage to literacy and the Roman economy. ". 384p. illus. bibliography index. Shrink wrapped, As New except for a remainder mark . NOTE : Very heavy [1.6 kg\ oversized volume [26x21x3.5 cm] .
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Christianity in the Roman Empire
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New York: W W Norton, 1967 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... ".traces the course of two mighty empires, the Roman and the Christian, one declining, one growing, to determine how they influenced each other." 108p+ plates. illus. index. Name of previous owner, else finee/.
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The Civil War, Together with the Alexandrian War, the African War the Spanish War By Other Hands
by Caesar, Julius [Gaius Julius Caesar]
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London: Penguin, 1967 Book. Illus. by Trans, Jane F. Mitchell. Near Fine. Pbk.. Reprint. Original Vintage Penguin edition L87. 360p, glossary maps. Nice tight copy, name of previous owner on ffep. else fine.
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The Conquest of Gaul
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London: Penguin, 1965 Book. Illus. by Trans. S.A.Handford. Very Good +. Pbk.. Reprint. Neat tight, clean unmarked copy 283p. glossary.
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Daily Life in Ancient Rome : The People and the City at the Height of the Empire
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London: Penguin, 1956 Book. Good>Very Good. Pbk.. Vintage Penguin editIon first oublished 1941 Ed. with bibliography and notes by Henry T. Rowell. Trans from the French by E.O. Lorimer. 350pp. Paper slightly tanned, and paper cover a little worn & shabby, but text complete and unmarked..
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London: Pelican/ Pengiun, 1975 Book. Near Fine. Pbk.. Reprint. Edited with bibliography and notes by Henry T. Rowell. Translated from the French by E.O. Lorimer. 365p. Notes, index..
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Dans Les Pas Des Cesars
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Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1955 Book. Illus. by Photographs By Frederic Duran. Fine. Original Wraps. 1st French Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 127p., 61 plates (B & W) 8 plates (col) [3 copies found in Worldcat].
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume III of Five}
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New York: American Book Exchange, 1880 Book. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Reprint. With notes by the Rev. H.H.Milman [In 5 volumes] .This version is described as " A new edition to which is added a complete index of the whole work" BUT this item is Volume III ONLY [Chapters XXX1X-L1]of Gibbon's magisterial history. 622p. A vintage copy with clean, tight unmarked text in quarter leather with marbled boards.Some minor shelf wear and slight scuffing to spine..
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume IV of Five}
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New York: American Book Exchange, 1880 Book. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Reprint. With notes by the Rev. H.H.Milman [In 5 volumes] .This version is described as " A new edition to which is added a complete index of the whole work" BUT this item is Volume IV ONLY [Chapters LII - LXXL] of Gibbon's magisterial history. 589p. A vintage copy with clean, tight unmarked text in quarter leather with marbled boards.Some minor shelf wear and slight scuffing to spine..
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New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1960 Book. Illus. by Abridgement By D.M.Low. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Abridged version - in a single volume - of the classic history of the late Roman Empire & Byzantium. " The editor author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance. 925p. index.Maps on end papers Bookplate of previous owner on half title. NOTE: Very heavy volume [1.2 kg].
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