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Yale Classical Studies eBook Series

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  • Religion, Society and Culture at Dura-Europos

    Edited by Ted Kaizer ...
    Series Book 38 - Yale Classical Studies
    This volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known since the 1930s as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert'. Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

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  • Alexander the Great and His Empire

    A Short Introduction

    by Pierre Briant ...
    Translated by Amélie Kuhrt ...
    A classic account of Alexander the Great's conquest and its impact on the conquered—now in English for the first timeThis is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing a conventional biographical focus, this is the only book in any language that sets the rise of ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Classical Archaeology

    Edited by Susan E. Alcock, Robin Osborne ...
    Series Book 18 - Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
    The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and historians of the classical world.Second edition is updated and revised throughout, showcasing the latest research and ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • The Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam

    Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam

    by G.W. Bowersock ...
    Series series Emblems of Antiquity
    Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • In Search of the Phoenicians

    by Josephine Quinn ...
    Series series Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures in Ancient History and Archaeology
    Who were the ancient Phoenicians, and did they actually exist?The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has long remained a mystery. In Search of the Phoenicians makes the startling claim that the “Phoenicians” never actually existed. Taking readers ... Read more

    Was $31.69 USD Now $19.49 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt

    Edited by Christina Riggs ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse involving themes that resonate today - east and west, old world and new, acculturation and shifting ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Pantheon

    A New History of Roman Religion

    Translated by David M. B. Richardson ...
    by Jörg Rüpke ...
    From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean worldIn this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium—from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial ... Read more

    Was $39.59 USD Now $28.09 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity

    Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity offers an innovative overview of a period (c. 300-700 CE) that has become increasingly central to scholarly debates over the history of western and Middle Eastern civilizations. This volume covers such pivotal events as the fall of Rome, the rise of Christianity, the origins of Islam, and the early formation of Byzantium and the European Middle Ages. These ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • A History of the Ptolemaic Empire

    by Günther Hölbl ...
    Translated by Tina Saavedra ...
    This compelling narrative provides the only comprehensive guide in English to the rise and decline of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt over three centuries - from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the tragic deaths of Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC. The skilful integration of material from a vast array of sources allows the reader to trace the political and religious development of one of the most ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • A Companion to Ancient History

    Edited by Andrew Erskine ...
    Series Book 199 - Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient historyComprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholarsMoves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient MediterraneanDraws ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • Alexander the Great

    A New History

    Edited by Waldemar Heckel, Lawrence A. Tritle ...
    Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures.Written by leading experts in the fieldLooks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations in art ... Read more

    $43.00 USD

  • The Age of Agade

    Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

    by Benjamin R. Foster ...
    The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world’s first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than 40 years of research by one of the world’s leading experts in Assyriology to offer an exhaustive survey of the Akkadian empire ... Read more

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