The Classical World

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Panorama Of The Classical World

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Author : Nigel Spivey
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2011-03

Panorama Of The Classical World written by Nigel Spivey and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03 with Art categories.

This imaginative approach to the era in which Western civilization was born is a thorough--and thoroughly accessible--synthesis of the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan worlds, spanning the period from Late Geometric Greece in around 700 b.c., to the rule of Constantine in the early 4th century a.d. The authors incorporate important developments in recent scholarship, including ideas of gender, war and pacifism, imperialism and dissent, political propaganda, economy, cultural identity, racism, hygiene and diet, and public and private uses of space. The book highlights the modern relevance of classical antiquity, from its influence on contemporary politics to the representation of the female body in Western art, and concludes by charting the history of classical civilization. The extensive reference section includes biographies, an introduction to classical mythology, a glossary of technical terms and vase shapes, as well as a timeline, map, bibliography, and index.

The Classical World

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Author : Robin Lane Fox
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2007-03-09

The Classical World written by Robin Lane Fox and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-09 with History categories.

The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics -- these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War through the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity, Robin Lane Fox serves as our witty and trenchant guide. He introduces us to extraordinary heroes and horrific villains, great thinkers and blood-thirsty tyrants. Throughout this vivid tour of two of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, we remain in the hands of a great master.

Women In The Classical World Image And Text

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Author : Elaine Fantham
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994-09-15

Women In The Classical World Image And Text written by Elaine Fantham and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-15 with Social Science categories.

Information about women is scattered throughout the fragmented mosaic of ancient history: the vivid poetry of Sappho survived antiquity on remnants of damaged papyrus; the inscription on a beautiful fourth century B.C.E. grave praises the virtues of Mnesarete, an Athenian woman who died young; a great number of Roman wives were found guilty of poisoning their husbands, but was it accidental food poisoning, or disease, or something more sinister. Apart from the legends of Cleopatra, Dido and Lucretia, and images of graceful maidens dancing on urns, the evidence about the lives of women of the classical world--visual, archaeological, and written--has remained uncollected and uninterpreted. Now, the lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched Women in the Classical World lifts the curtain on the women of ancient Greece and Rome, exploring the lives of slaves and prostitutes, Athenian housewives, and Rome's imperial family. The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and funerary art, women's ornaments, historical epics, political speeches, even ancient coins--to present women in the historical and cultural context of their time. Written by leading experts in the fields of ancient history and art history, women's studies, and Greek and Roman literature, the book's chronological arrangement allows the changing roles of women to unfold over a thousand-year period, beginning in the eighth century B.C.E. Both the art and the literature highlight women's creativity, sexuality and coming of age, marriage and childrearing, religious and public roles, and other themes. Fascinating chapters report on the wild behavior of Spartan and Etruscan women and the mythical Amazons; the changing views of the female body presented in male-authored gynecological treatises; the "new woman" represented by the love poetry of the late Republic and Augustan Age; and the traces of upper- and lower-class life in Pompeii, miraculously preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Provocative and surprising, Women in the Classical World is a masterly foray into the past, and a definitive statement on the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome.

The Classical World

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960

The Classical World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Civilization, Ancient categories.

Theater And Society In The Classical World

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Author : Ruth Scodel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Theater And Society In The Classical World written by Ruth Scodel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Drama categories.

Examines the wide scope of classical drama

The Oxford History Of The Classical World

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Author : John Boardman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1986

The Oxford History Of The Classical World written by John Boardman and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.

This superbly illustrated book is divided into three main sections. The first, Greece, runs from the eighth to the fourth centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. The second, Greece and Rome, deals with the Hellenizationof the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great, the growth of Rome, and the impact of the two cultures on one another. The third, Rome, covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation in the first two centuries AD. An envoidiscusses some aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilization, not least through the adoption of Christianity.

Celts And The Classical World

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Author : H. D. Rankin
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996

Celts And The Classical World written by H. D. Rankin and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.

'This book does provide a thoroughly researched and clearly presented picture of those Celts who strayed into the classical world and of the fronge Celtic communities at the moment when they were overrun and assimilated by Rome.' - THES

The Classical World In Bite Sized Chunks

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Author : Mark Daniels
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2024-09-12

The Classical World In Bite Sized Chunks written by Mark Daniels and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-12 with History categories.

An entertaining and accessible introduction to the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history, covering the people, events, art and mythology that have shaped the Western world.

Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World

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Author : Laura K. McClure
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15

Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World written by Laura K. McClure and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.

This volume provides essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, tracing the debates from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.

The Classical World

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930

The Classical World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Classical philology categories.