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"Kati Marton's report on the savage and mysterious murder of George Polk is in the great journalistic tradition of her subject." 369p. plates.bibliography.index Book
Light shelfwear to DJ. ; Between 279 and 229 B. C. , the Aitolian koinon, a federation of mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration contributed to the development of modern systems of federal democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward, semi-barbarous brigands. The Politics of Plunder is the first English-language book in over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian koinon in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a chronological reconstruction of the koinon's course of expansion, synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental contributions to their regional political culture. Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their koinon. Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era, this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political institutions and theories, particularly federalism. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 2.72 x 9.31 x 7.94 Inches; 339 pages
Light shelfwear to DJ. Small remainder mark to bottom of textblock. ; Between 279 and 229 B. C. , the Aitolian koinon, a federation of mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration contributed to the development of modern systems of federal democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward, semi-barbarous brigands. The Politics of Plunder is the first English-language book in over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian koinon in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a chronological reconstruction of the koinon's course of expansion, synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental contributions to their regional political culture. Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their koinon. Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era, this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political institutions and theories, particularly federalism. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 2.72 x 9.31 x 7.94 Inches; 339 pages
Small black marker to bottom of textblock-- remainder? Else fine. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Between 279 and 229 B. C. , the Aitolian koinon, a federation of mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration contributed to the development of modern systems of federal democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward, semi-barbarous brigands. The Politics of Plunder is the first English-language book in over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian koinon in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a chronological reconstruction of the koinon's course of expansion, synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental contributions to their regional political culture. Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their koinon. Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era, this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political institutions and theories, particularly federalism. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 2.72 x 9.31 x 7.94 Inches; 339 pages
Translated With and Introduction, Notes and Appendices By Ernest Barker. 411p. bibliography,index. Book
Issued in the "World's Classics" series. Translated by Ernest Barker. Revised and with an introduction and notes by R.F.Stalley 423p, notes map. index.Neat, tight student reading copy with some underlinings Book
8vo, cloth in dj, pp. xx-450, 8 color plates. 74 halftones. 4 tables. 9 maps. . Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly illustrated book - the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years - Adrienne Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with the most recent archaeological and scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been told before. "The Poison King" describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. "The Poison King" is a gripping account of one of Rome's most relentless but least understood foes.
313 p, bibliography.index. Book
8vo 229 x 152 mm. pp.xi-313. "The Poetics of Consent" breaks new ground in Homeric studies by interpreting the Iliad's depictions of political action in terms of the poetic forces that shaped the Iliad itself. Arguing that consensus is a central theme of the epic, David Elmer analyzes in detail scenes in which the poem's three political communities - Achaeans, Trojans, and Olympian gods-engage in the process of collective decision making. These scenes reflect an awareness of the negotiation involved in reconciling rival versions of the Iliad over centuries. They also point beyond the Iliad's world of gods and heroes to the here-and-now of the poem's performance and reception, in which the consensus over the shape and meaning of the Iliadic tradition is continuously evolving. Elmer synthesizes ideas and methods from literary and political theory, classical philology, anthropology, and folklore studies to construct an alternative to conventional understandings of the Iliad's politics. "The Poetics of Consent" reveals the ways in which consensus and collective decision making determined the authoritative account of the Trojan War that we know as the Iliad.
"Besides Homer, there is Hesiod." These words still contain much truth today. Hesiod is a very important poet, and for this reason his two surviving poems, Theogony and Works and Days, deserve to be presented as accurately and attractively as possible. R. M. Frazer has done this: His new translations are faithful to the matter and spirit of the originals, and his commentary makes the poems understandable and enjoyable.Hesiod : Theogony, Works and Days translated with introduvtion and comments by R.M.Frazer. 150p. bibliography.index . Name of previous owner, else as new Book
22x14.5 cm. 137 pages. Hardcover. Cover stained. Cover end spine edges worn. Binding visible between few pages. Else in good condition.
xi + 200pp., in the series "Philosophia Antiqua. A series of monographs on ancient philosophy" volume 42, 24cm., softcover (slightly sunfaded), text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105235
Well illustrated tourist souvenir guide to the Minoan site of Knossos in Crete. Main text in English, captions to illustrations in Greek, French, German, Italian and English. No date (c.1980 ?) 30p.text + 19 leaves of plates, illus (col) diagrams.Large format fold out plan of the site Book
Well illustrated tourist souvenir guide to the Minoan site of Knossos in Crete. Main text in English, captions to illustrations in Greek, French, German, Italian and English. No date (c.1970 ?) 16p. text + 14 leaves of plates, illus (col) diagrams. map Book
415p, frontis. with tissue guard, plates bibliography.index. Text neat and clean. Some shelf wear with slight damage to head of spine Book
415p, frontis. with tissue guard, plates bibliography. index. Neat tight copy, Spine sun faded, else fine. Donor inscription on ffep. Book
x + 255pp., 23cm., publisher's hardcover, dustwrapper (with two repaired tears at backcover), text clean and bright, good condition, F105151
xii + 189pp., 23cm., publisher's hardcover in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dustwrapper (with two small tears), text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105073
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 32x25.5 cm. 320 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly chafed, slightly stained. Spine slightly chafed. Binding slightly visible on title page. Several pages slightly age stained. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
xiv + 406pp., 1st edition, 24cm., publisher's hardcover in cloth, text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105327
ix + 347pp. + 8pp. of publisher's advertising, 22cm., publisher's hardcover with gilt lettering on spine, dustwrapper with some signs of wear, text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105343
In-8 p., tutta tela con piccoli strappi, titolo oro al dorso, pp. X,308. Tracce d’uso. Intonso. (text good condition).
vii + 222pp., original 1970-edition, in the series "Philosophia Antiqua, A series of Monographs on Ancient Philosophy" volume 17, 25cm., softcover (slghtly sunfaded), pages still uncut, good condition, F105030
