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Ryan Denson,
A Zoobiography of the Ancient Sea Monster

A comprehensive study of the ketos - the most prominent sea monster of Greco-Roman culture.

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Anne Duncan
Tyranny and Theater in the Ancient World

Exploring persistent connections between absolute rulers and dramatic performance in Greek and Roman drama and history, Anne Duncan offers the reader a comprehensive insight into the juxtaposition between…

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Markus Ohler,
History of Early Christianity

"Describes the history of Early Christianity from Jesus of Nazareth to the time of the Second Judean Revolt, presenting the developments of early Christianity in antiquity, drawing on both ancient Ju…

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Guy G Stroumsa
Dynamics of Monotheism in Late Antiquity

The fundamental transformation of religion in late antiquity is usually perceived as the passage from Greco-Roman polytheism to Christian monotheism. The present work seeks to offer a more sophisticated a…

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Laura Jansen
Susan Sontag's Tangential Classics

Susan Sontag's Tangential Classics examines the role the Greco-Roman classics play in Susan Sontag's intellectual and literary achievement. The collected chapters consider Sontag as a case of a thinker in…

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Bram Fauconnier
Athletes and Artists in the Roman Empire

The first comprehensive study of the associations of athletes and artists in the Roman empire. They were active across the Mediterranean world and played a key role in Greek festival culture. Due to their…

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Lea Niccolai
Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power

"Shows that the paradox of the late antique clash between Christianity and Greco-Roman culture is that classical culture wrote the script for the Christianisation of Roman power. Emperor Julian's wri…

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Tu se' lo mio maestro... Scritti papirologici e filologici

This volume is a collection of newly compiled editions of papyrus texts, enhanced and elaborated studies on manuscript traditions, and new hypotheses on historical-cultural aspects of Greco-Roman and Byza…

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Damien Stone
The Secret Sacred

With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world.The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults…

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Katherine Krauss
Exemplarity and Allusion in Macrobius' Saturnalia

This book builds a new framework for interpreting the use of classical source material in Macrobius' Saturnalia . It argues that the Saturnalia , an educational dialogue long dismissed as a nostalgic comp…

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Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne
Fiction and Education in the Roman World

What was fiction in the Roman world - and how did ancient readers learn to make sense of it? This book redefines ancient fiction not as a genre but as a sociocultural practice, governed by the institution…

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Expressions of Sceptical Topoi in (Late) Antique Judaism

Scepticism has been the driving force in the development of Greco-Roman culture in the past, and the impetus for far-reaching scientific achievements and philosophical investigation. Early Jewish culture,…

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Studies in Premodern Sciences in Memory of Noel M. Swerdlow

Altes Testament und Moderne - Band 74, Archimedes - Band 74

This book, in memory of Noel M. Swerdlow, brings together new work by prominent historians of the ancient Near Eastern, Indian, Arabic, Hebrew, Classical, Hellenistic, Medieval and Renaissance traditions …

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Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne
Fiction and Education in the Roman World

What was fiction in the Roman world - and how did ancient readers learn to make sense of it? This book redefines ancient fiction not as a genre but as a sociocultural practice, governed by the institution…

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Philip Abbott
Sounds for a New World

In the Greco-Roman world, gods were known to tame soundscapes, or acoustic landscapes. Zeus, Apollo, Orpheus, and other Classical deities demonstrated their power by bringing order to chaotic sound worlds…

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Nikolaus Leo Overtoom
The Parthians at War

Nikolaus Leo Overtoom provides a comprehensive study to evaluate and understand the military capabilities and accomplishments of the greatest enemy of the Seleucids and Romans, the Parthians.Overtoom draw…

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Alley Marie Jordan
Classical Taste in the Architectural World of Thomas Jefferson

"Reaching beyond politics and law, this book focuses on Thomas Jefferson as an aesthetic classicist. Jefferson embraced the influence of antiquity through his adoption of classical architecture in hi…

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A Cultural History of Mathematics in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Mathematics in Antiquity covers the period from 3000 BCE to 500 CE, exploring the great richness and diversity of mathematical thought and activity across the ancient world. Our mode…

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Second-Century Christianity

The second century of the Common Era was a time of significant transition, innovation, and upheaval for the Greco-Roman world. In the midst of great societal changes the relatively new religious movement …

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Women Philosophers from Non-western Traditions: The First Four Thousand Years

This book presents the views of 22 women philosophers from outside the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian worlds. These eminent thinkers are from Mesopotamia, India, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Am…

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