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  • War and Society in the Greek World

    Edited by Dr John Rich, Graham Shipley ...
    Series series Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
    The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in the Roman World, the wider social context of war is explored. This volume examines its impact on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors and discusses the significance of the causes and profits of war, the links between war, ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • War and Society in the Roman World

    Edited by Dr John Rich, Graham Shipley, John Rich ...
    Series series Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
    This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizenry; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers, and to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure. ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • War and Society in the Roman World

    Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley ...
    Series series Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
    This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizen body, from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers and expansion largely ceased, and finally on to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure. ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The City in Late Antiquity

    Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich ...
    Series series Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
    The city was the nexus of the Roman Empire in its early centuries. The City in Late Antiquity charts the change undergone by cities as the Empire was weakened by the third-century crisis, and later disintegrated under external pressures. The old picture of the classical city as everywhere in decline by the fourth century is shown to be far too simple, and John Rich seeks to explain why urban life ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • The Classical World

    An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

    by Robin Lane Fox ...
    The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics -- these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the ... Read more

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  • Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

    A Regional History 1300-362 BC

    by Paul Cartledge ...
    In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community. This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' ... Read more

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  • The Beginnings of Rome

    Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c.1000–264 BC)

    by Tim Cornell ...
    Series series The Routledge History of the Ancient World
    Using the results of archaeological techniques, and examining methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of the rise of Rome.The Beginnings of Rome offers insight on major issues such as:Rome’s relations with the Etruscansthe conflict between patricians and plebeiansthe causes of Roman imperialismthe growth of slave-based economy.Answering the need for raising ... Read more

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  • Medieval Cities

    Their Origins and the Revival of Trade - Updated Edition

    by Henri Pirenne ...
    Series series Princeton Classics
    Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long ... Read more

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  • The Roman World 44 BC-AD 180

    by Martin Goodman ...
    Series series The Routledge History of the Ancient World
    The Roman World 44 BC – AD 180 deals with the transformation of the Mediterranean regions, northern Europe and the Near East by the military autocrats who ruled Rome during this period. The book traces the impact of imperial politics on life in the city of Rome itself and in the rest of the empire, arguing that, despite long periods of apparent peace, this was a society controlled as much by fear ... Read more

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  • Greek History: The Basics

    by Robin Osborne ...
    Series series The Basics
    Greek History: The Basics is a concise and compelling introduction to the study of Ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age to rule by Rome.With a chapter on each crucial period of Greece’s ancient history, the book covers the key topics, approaches and issues at the heart of Greek History, including:• The invention of politics and the rise of democracy• The central role played by the Greek ... Read more

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  • Galerius and the Will of Diocletian

    by William Lewis Leadbetter ...
    Series series Roman Imperial Biographies
    Drawing from a variety of sources - literary, visual, archaeological; papyri, inscriptions and coins – the author studies the nature of Diocletian’s imperial strategy, his wars, his religious views and his abdication. The author also examines Galerius’ endeavour to take control of Diocletian’s empire, his failures and successes, against the backdrop of Constantine’s remorseless drive to power.The ... Read more

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  • Sparta and Lakonia

    A Regional History 1300-362 BC

    by Paul Cartledge ...
    In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean ... Read more

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