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Minor sticker residue. ; Illustrated National Histories; 9.4 X 6.7 X 0.6 inches; 192 pages
Underlining in pen to a few pages. Scholar's initial to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). 1 corner creased. ; 544 pages; Written by four leading authorities on the classical world, Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History introduces students to the history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety. The most comprehensive and balanced history of ancient Greece that covers the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era, it integrates the most recent research in archaeology, comparative anthropology, and social history with a traditional yet lively narrative of political, military, and diplomatic history. The authors show how the early Greeks borrowed from their neighbors but eventually developed a distinctive culture all their own, one that was marked by astonishing creativity, versatility, and resilience. The book goes on to trace the complex and surprising evolution of Greek civilization to its eventual dissolution as it merged with a variety of other cultures. Using physical evidence from archaeology, the written testimony of literary texts and inscriptions, and anthropological models based on comparative studies, the authors provide an account of the Greek world that is thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible to students and general readers with little or no knowledge of Greece. Featuring 19 maps, more than 80 photographs, and numerous selections that highlight a variety of primary source material, Ancient Greece is an indispensable text for courses in ancient Greek history.
Light yellowing to spine and rear wraps. Minor shelfwear. ; The Norton Library; 402 pages; This book gives an account of the workaday world which lay behind the political, religious, intellectual, and artistic life of ancient Greece.
Faint tanning to pages. Light shelfwear. Pencil underlining to a few pages. Scholar's initial to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; Using primary sources the political, military, social, cultural and religious histories of Ancient Greece are covered. There are relevant time lines, maps, plans and photographs. Particular attention is also given to the society, literature and architecture in its golden age. ; Yale Nota Bene; 254 pages
Creasing to spine. Minor shelfwear. ; 472 pages
Pencil underlining to some pages. Minor shelfwear to book. ; 214 pages; Scholarly and rigorous in approach, this book provides a single-volume, holistic, integrated view of ancient Greek history -- going well beyond the traditional political/military perspective to explore a wide range of social, cultural, and economic topics. It provides an intense and multifaceted study of a single state and society -- classical Athens.
[ Grades 6-10: Nextext Stories in History]. This book was issued as a school textbook in the USA and designed to present Ancient Greek history through extremely simplified fictional stories and some authentic illustrations and lists of books " For reading on your own" Pedagogically not very rigorous - it may have been designed for the home school trade as well as for classroom use.175p. illus Book
Spine slightly sunned. Small stain to ffep. ; 196 pages; A study of the problems of structure and design, this book relates the architect to the society in which he worked; it shows him as a designer, structural engineer and director of works; it identifies the problems that architects encountered and suggests solutions.
DJ Spine sunned. Scholar's name to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; 196 pages; A study of the problems of structure and design, this book relates the architect to the society in which he worked; it shows him as a designer, structural engineer and director of works; it identifies the problems that architects encountered and suggests solutions.
" Although the book gives a detailed history of the Olympian Games and describes the organization, rules and kind of events that took place during the eleven centuries of their life, Varvitsiotes' book gives greater emphasis to the cultural aspects of athletics in ancient Greece, and how athletics influenced the Greeks' overall culture and, they in turn, were influenced by it. " 143p. illus bibliography.[8 copies in WorldCat] Book
This volume looks at battle speech in major Greek historians as well as the pictorial representations of Thermopylai. ; Archaia Hellas. Monographs on Ancient Greek History and Archaeology Vol. 9; 134 pages
Initial in ink to front inner cover 'N' (Jenifer Neils). Else very minor shelfwear. ; Contributors: Lila Marangou; Anton Bammer; Robin Hägg; Birgitta Bergquist; Catherine Morgan; Elizabeth R. Gebhard; gunnel Ekroth; Judith Binder; Sandrine Huber; Petros G. Themelis; Uta Kron; Brita Alroth; nancy Bookidis. ; Skrifter Utgivna Av Svenska Institutet I Athen / Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae, Series in 8°, XV; 249 pages
152 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Describes a wide variety of inventions, which span the centuries from the Minoan-Mycenaean to the Hellenistic eras. Scores of diagrams and photographs, many specially gathered from museums in Greece, accompany the text." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Back hinge taped. Worthy reference copy. Book
DJ has many tears and chipping- a bit tattered. DJ is price-clipped. Faint rubbing to boards. A couple of corners lightly bumped. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; 329 pages; Examines both archaeological and literary data and to make possible a new understanding of the role of the horse in Greek war tactics, travel, sports, and major festivals.
Old price sticker to rear wrap. ; 0.79 x 8.5 x 5.67 Inches; 196 pages; In this comprehensive sourcebook, Ilias Arnaoutoglou presents a collection of ancient Greek laws, which are situated in their legal and historical contexts and are interpreted with relevant selections from Greek literature and epigraphical testimonies. A wide area of legislative activity in major and minor Greek city-states is covered, ranging from Delphoi and Athens in mainland Greece, to Gortyn in Crete, Olbia in South Russia and Aegean cities including Ephesos, Samos and Thasos. The book is divided into three legislative areas: the household; the market-place; and the state . The author explores the significance of legislation in ancient Greece, the differences and similarities between ancient Greek legislation and legislators and their modern counterparts and also provides fresh translations of the legal documents presented.
[Home University series] Vintage copy of an introductory survey of ancient Greek literature by an Oxford Don. 256p..bibliography. index. Book
Very faint shelfwear and dustsoiling. ; 9.2 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 332 pages
Illustrated guide to Greek literature as performaned for an audience ce - all forms : lyric,choral,dramatic- from Homer to Roman times. 144p. illus bibliography.index Book
Spine sunned and a bit discolored. ; The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers--as numerous allusions in Greek literature and recently discovered "voodoo dolls," magical papyri, gemstones, and curse tablets attest. Surveying and analyzing these various texts and artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells. There are, he argues, two distinct types of love magic: the curselike charms used primarily by men to torture unwilling women with fiery and maddening passion until they surrender sexually; and the binding spells and debilitating potions generally used by women to sedate angry or philandering husbands and make them more affectionate. Faraone's lucid analysis of these spells also yields a number of insights about the construction of gender in antiquity, for example, the "femininity" of socially inferior males and the "maleness" of autonomous prostitutes. Most significantly, his findings challenge the widespread modern view that all Greek men considered women to be naturally lascivious. Faraone reveals the existence of an alternate male understanding of the female as "naturally" moderate and chaste, who uses love magic to pacify and control the "naturally" angry and passionate male. This fascinating study of magical practices and their implications for perceptions of male and female sexuality offers an unusual look at ancient Greek religion and society. ; 224 pages
Spine sunned and a bit discolored. Faint shelfwear. ; The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers--as numerous allusions in Greek literature and recently discovered "voodoo dolls," magical papyri, gemstones, and curse tablets attest. Surveying and analyzing these various texts and artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells. There are, he argues, two distinct types of love magic: the curselike charms used primarily by men to torture unwilling women with fiery and maddening passion until they surrender sexually; and the binding spells and debilitating potions generally used by women to sedate angry or philandering husbands and make them more affectionate. Faraone's lucid analysis of these spells also yields a number of insights about the construction of gender in antiquity, for example, the "femininity" of socially inferior males and the "maleness" of autonomous prostitutes. Most significantly, his findings challenge the widespread modern view that all Greek men considered women to be naturally lascivious. Faraone reveals the existence of an alternate male understanding of the female as "naturally" moderate and chaste, who uses love magic to pacify and control the "naturally" angry and passionate male. This fascinating study of magical practices and their implications for perceptions of male and female sexuality offers an unusual look at ancient Greek religion and society. ; 224 pages
Faint foxing to textblock. Else minor shelfwear. ; Clarendon Paperbacks; 1.06 x 8.52 x 5.48 Inches; 440 pages; Background Ancient Greece was permeated by music, and the literature teems with musical allusions. For most readers the subject has remained a closed book. Now in Paperback Here at last is a paperback edition of this clear, comprehensive account that presupposes no special knowledge of music. Topics covered include the place of music in Greek life; instruments; rhythm; tempo; modes and scales; melodic construction; form; ancient theory and notation; and historical development. Thirty surviving examples of Greek music are presented in modern transcription with analysis, and the book is fully illustrated. A brief Epilogue sets Greek music in the wider context in a border zone between Afro-Asiatic and European culture.
Lavishly illustrated book. Includes Introduction.Who were the ancient Greeks? Structure of Greek mythology and religion,Creation myths and main stories, Who was who in ancient Greek mythology Chronological table, and a chronological table. 64p. illus.[col] A nice gift copy Book
Lower corners a bit bumped. Underlining and some light marginalia in ink to some pages (20-25 pages) with notes in ink to rear endpaper. Else VG . DJ has a couple of small tears. ; Xx, 217pp, illustrated. This book offers a new approach to the history of Greek portraiture by focusing on portraits without names. Sheila Dillon considers the few original bronze and marble portrait statues preserved from the Classical and Hellenistic periods together with the large number of Greek portraits known only through Roman copies. This study calls into question two basic tenets of Greek portraiture: first, that it was only in the late Hellenistic period, under Roman influence, that Greek portraits exhibited a wide range of styles, including descriptive realism; and second, that in most cases, one can easily tell a subject's public role from the visual traits used in this portrait. The sculptures studied here instead show that the proliferation of portrait styles takes place much earlier, in the late Classical period, and that the identity expressed by these portraits is much more complex and layered than has previously been realized. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 217 pages
Underlining and light notes in ink to about 10 or so pages. Else VG; Blackwell Ancient Religions; 240 pages; Provides an introduction to the fundamental beliefs and practices and the major deities of Greek religion. Focuses on Athens in the classical period. Includes detailed discussion of Greek gods and heroes, myth and cult. Includes vivid descriptions of Greek religion as it was practiced. Ancient texts are presented in boxes to promote thought and discussion. Abundant illustrations help readers visualize the rich and varied religious life of ancient Greece.
Very minor shelfwear. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1912 ed. ; 8.8 X 5.8 X 0.8 inches; 167 pages
