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“thomas figueira”

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  • God Says

    A Book of Quotes, Prayers & Inspirations

    by Thomas Figueira ...
    Influenced by the Bible, you can circle words, underline or highlight, and even write on these pages to take notes. So let the words of this book speak for itself and may it also speak into your life. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Wisdom From The Ancients

    Enduring Business Lessons From Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, And The Illustrious Leaders Of Ancient Greece And Rome

    by Thomas J. Figueira, T. Corey Brennan, Rachel Hall Sternberg ...
    Ancient Greece, the culture that brought us democracy, philosophy, comedy and tragedy, and the Olympic Games, and ancient Rome, best known for its military prowess, technological achievements, and imperial administration, are justly renowned for their contributions to Western civilization. Wisdom from the Ancients brings alive for today's managers the timeless insights of such larger-than-life ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda in Greek Historiography

    Edited by Thomas Figueira, Rosaria Vignolo Munson ...
    **Mindful of the present state of discourse on ancient Greek historiography, this edited volume explores the major themes of pursuing factuality, managing witness/source bias, falling into historical error and creating or confronting propaganda.**Even the greatest ancient historians, striving for factuality and truthfulness, must commence from subjectivity. Their works, when studied closely, ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Ethnicity and Identity in Herodotus

    Edited by Thomas Figueira, Carmen Soares ...
    Herodotus is the epochal authority who inaugurated the European and Western consciousness of collective identity, whether in an awareness of other societies and of the nature of cultural variation itself or in the fashioning of Greek self-awareness – and necessarily that of later civilizations influenced by the ancient Greeks – which was perpetually in dialogue and tension with other ways of living ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • The Greeks

    A Portrait of Self and Others

    by Paul Cartledge ...
    This book provides an original and challenging answer to the question: 'Who were the Classical Greeks?' Paul Cartledge - 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) - here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE

    by Jonathan M. Hall ...
    Series series Blackwell History of the Ancient World
    A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE.Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrationsTakes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek WorldInvolves the reader in ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • Herodotus: Histories Book V

    by Herodotus ...
    Series Book 5 - Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
    One of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Covering a central and widely studied period of Greek history, Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the ... Read more

    $40.19 USD

  • A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography

    Edited by John Marincola ...
    Series series Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades.Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholarsPresents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquityThese are complemented by chapters on ... Read more

    $50.00 USD

  • A Companion to Archaic Greece

    Edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub, Hans van Wees ...
    Series Book 194 - Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period.The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic GreecePlaces Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical contextGives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • Epigraphy and the Greek Historian

    Edited by Craig Cooper ...
    Series Book 47 - Phoenix Supplementary Volumes
    Epigraphy is a method of inferring and analyzing historical data by means of inscriptions found on ancient artifacts such as stones, coins, and statues. It has proven indispensable for archaeologists and classicists, and has considerable potential for the study of ancient history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a collection of essays that explore ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

    Edited by Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth, Esther Eidinow ...
    Series series Oxford Companions
    What did the ancient Greeks eat and drink? What role did migration play? Why was emperor Nero popular with the ordinary people but less so with the upper classes? Why (according to ancient authors) was Oedipus ('with swollen foot') so called? For over 2,000 years the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have captivated our collective imagination and provided inspiration for so many aspects of ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

    Edited by Carolyn Dewald, John Marincola ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Herodotus' Histories is the first major surviving prose work from antiquity. Its range of interests is immense, covering the whole of the known world and much beyond, and it culminates in a detailed account of the Persian Wars of the early fifth century BC. Moreover, research has shown that Herodotus is a sophisticated and at times even ironic narrator, and a pioneer and serious practitioner of ... Read more

    $36.09 USD