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Pre-Owned The Oxford History of the Classical World: Greece and the Hellenistic World (Paperback 9780192821652) by John Boardman Jasper Griffin Oswyn Murray

9780192821652. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 464. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Contains: Illustrations. The Oxford history of the classical world aims to present the general reader with a view of... more

Pre-Owned The Oxford History of the Classical World: The Roman World (Paperback 9780192821669) by John Boardman Jasper Griffin Oswyn Murray

9780192821669. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 472. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 472 p. The Oxford history of the classical world aims to present the general reader with a view of the Graeco-Roman world its... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World (Paperback)

Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today the meanings the Ancients associated with these acts were often utterly different from our own. Both idea and practice also varied within antiquity shaped... more

Themes in World History Education in World History (Paperback)

Education in World History shows how broad currents in transnational history have interacted with trends in educational organization and teaching practices over time. From antiquity and early classical societies to present day this book highlights the... more

Themes in World History Education in World History (Hardcover)

Education in World History shows how broad currents in transnational history have interacted with trends in educational organization and teaching practices over time. From antiquity and early classical societies to present day this book highlights the... more

Pre-Owned Story of the World Vol. 3: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Revised (Paperback 9780971412996) by Susan Wise Bauer

9780971412996. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 432. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 432 p. Contains: Illustrations. Story of the World. Intended for a juvenile audience. Now more than ever other cultures are... more

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Volume 3: Early Modern Times 9780972860307 0972860304 - New

Title: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Volume 3: Early Modern Times Condition: New SKU: G0972860304011 ISBN-13: 9780972860307 ISBN-10: 0972860304 Author: Susan Wise Bauer Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press Pub Year: 2004... more

Pre-Owned Story of the World Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages (Paperback 9781933339092) by Susan Wise Bauer

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Pre-Owned Ancient History: Monuments and Documents: 9 (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World) Paperback

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Pre-Owned Story of the World Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages (Paperback 9780971412934) by Susan Wise Bauer

9780971412934. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 336. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations. Story of the World. This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with... more

Pre-Owned The Oxford History of the Classical World 9780198721123

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Pre-owned Classical World : An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian Paperback by Fox Robin Lane ISBN 0465024971 ISBN-13 9780465024971

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Classical World : An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian 9780465024964 Used / Pre-owned

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Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World: Ancient History: Monuments and Documents (Hardcover)

This book introduces students to the chief disciplines methods and sources employed in doing ancient history as opposed to reading it. The book: Encourages readers to engage with historical sources rather than to be passive recipients of historical... more

Pre-Owned Story of the World Vol. 3 Test and Answer Key Revised Edition: History for the Classical (Paperback 9781933339221) by Susan Wise Bauer Elizabeth Rountree

9781933339221. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Story of the World. A subject as moving and powerful as humanity s past should be inviting and when it is told well it is. Susan Wise Bauer succeeds in telling the captivating... more

Oxford Classical Monographs Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World (Paperback)

The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. This book explores the writings of three literary figures of the age--Polybius Posidonius and Strabo--and how they... more

The Classical World : An Epic History of Greece and Rome 9780141021416 Used / Pre-owned

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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Volume 3: Early Modern Times 9780972860307 0972860304 - Pre-Owned: Like New

Title: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Volume 3: Early Modern Times Condition: Pre-Owned: Like New SKU: G0972860304932 ISBN-13: 9780972860307 ISBN-10: 0972860304 Author: Susan Wise Bauer Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press... more

Classical World Series: The Greek and Roman Historians (Paperback)

What did history mean to the Greeks and the Romans? This volume traces the development of conceptions of history and its practice from Homer to the writers of the Roman Empire. It serves as an introduction to the great historians of the ancient world... more

The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World (Paperback)

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece s Golden Age to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring... more

Archaic and Classical Harbours of the Greek World: The Aegean and Eastern Ionian Contexts (Paperback)

Archaic and Classical Harbours of the Greek World explores the archaeology and history of ancient harbours and focuses on the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical eras. Its objective is to establish a consensus on three fundamental questions:... more

The World of Berossos : Proceedings of the 4th International Colloquium on The Ancient Near East Between Classical and Ancient Oriental Traditions Hatfield College Durham 7th-9th July 2010 (Hardcover)

Berossos was a priest and historian from Babylon. A contemporary of Alexander the Great and the first Seleucid kings he wrote a history of the world in Greek and for a Greek audience but articulating his Babylonian perspective: he told Greek conquerors... more

Great Strategic Rivalries: From the Classical World to the Cold War (Paperback)

From the legendary antagonism between Athens and Sparta during the Peloponnesian War to the Napoleonic Wars and the two World Wars of the twentieth century the past is littered with long-term strategic rivalries. History tells us that such enduring... more

Cities of the Ancient World: Palmyra: A History (Hardcover)

Palmyra: A History examines Palmyra the city in the Syrian oasis of Tadmur from its beginnings in the Bronze Age through the classical period and its discovery and excavation to the present day. It aims at reconstructing Palmyra s past from literary... more

The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World (Hardcover)

In this the first comprehensive one-volume survey of the economies of classical antiquity twenty-eight chapters summarise the current state of scholarship in their specialised fields and sketch new directions for research. The approach taken is both... more

History and Memory in the Carolingian World (Hardcover)

This study reveals the remarkable quantity of varied forms and new types of history written in the Frankish realms of Western Europe during the eighth and ninth centuries. The Franks also preserved the classical and Judaeo-Christian histories from... more

Visual Modernities: Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History: Ghost Theory (Hardcover)

Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History looks at the global phenomena of the dead in world history examining the phantasms and spirits of classical social science and philosophy. From Hegel s World-Spirit to Max Weber s Verstehen and Marx s... more

Pre-Owned A History of the Ancient World 9780195066289

In a long and distinguished career Chester Starr has written on topics ranging from early man to the early Athenian democracy to the role of sea power in the classical world. And one of his finest works--the product of his broad interests and... more

Pre-Owned Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity (Paperback 9780300119794) by J E Lendon

9780300119794. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 480. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 480 p. Contains: Illustrations. A major new history of battle in the ancient world from the age of Homer through the decline... more

Pre-Owned A Brief History of Classical Civilization (Paperback 9780762439867) by Steve Kershaw

9780762439867. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 402. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 402 p. Contains: Maps. Brief History Of.... From Gladiator to 300 the true history of the classical world is revealed here... more

Key Themes in Ancient History Geography in Classical Antiquity (Hardcover)

What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth and... more

Key Themes in Ancient History Geography in Classical Antiquity. Daniela Dueck with Contributions by Kai Brodersen (Paperback)

What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth and... more

Science and the modern world (Paperback)

Science and the modern world a classical book has been considered important throughout the human history and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity covers the period 3000 BCE to 500 CE. Although the smooth white marbles of Classical sculpture and architecture lull us into thinking that the color world of the ancient Greeks and Romans was restrained and... more

Encyclopædia of Antiquities: And Elements of Archaeology Classical and Mediæval; Volume 2 (Paperback)

Delve into the ancient world with Fosbroke s encyclopaedia of antiquities and archaeology. From classical to medieval history this book offers a comprehensive overview of the field and serves as an excellent reference for scholars and enthusiasts... more

Pre-Owned The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600 (Paperback) 1842124420 9781842124420

A preeminent scholar of Turkish history vividly portrays 300 years of this distinctively Eastern culture as it grew from a military principality to the world s most powerful Islamic state. He paints a striking picture of the prominence of religion and... more

Aris & Phillips Classical Texts Livy: Book XXXVII (Paperback)

Livy is a popular author in schools and universities in all areas of the English speaking world. The more popular books studied are those which recount the early history of Rome and the more noteworthy events of the Second Punic War; but there is a... more

Aris and Phillips Classical Texts Livy: Book XXXVIII (189-187 B.C.) (Paperback)

Livy is a popular author in schools and universities in all areas of the English speaking world. The more popular books studied are those which recount the early history of Rome and the more noteworthy events of the Second Punic War. more