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University of California Press, 2009. Paperback. New.

Princeton University Press, 1989. Paperback. New. New trade softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes photos, bibliography and an index. 333 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. "If the Saint calls you, if you have an open road, then you don't feel the fire as if it were your enemy, " says one of the participants in the Anastenaria. This compelling work evokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing: first, the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, second, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology. Loring Danforth not only analyzes these rituals in light of the most recent work in medical and symbolic anthropology but also describes in detail the lives of individual firewalkers, involving the reader personally in their experiences: he views ritual… Leer más

Princeton University Press, 1993. Paperback. New. New trade softcover in glossy printed wraps. 8vo. (6 x 0.87 x 9 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes authors' notes. 348 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In Greece, more than most places, past and present, living and dead, have always coexisted: against the backdrop of that spare, harsh, beautiful limestone landscape, ideas and heroes have battled through the centuries. Homer and Makriyannis tell the same story. Those who fought for freedom against a Persian invasion share voices and profiles with the anti-Nazi guerrillas of World War II - not to mention their common habit of internecine stasis, civil war. Feuds and vendettas, the endless remembrance of ancient wrongs, run unbroken from the doomed house of Atreus to the bloody political infighting that still surfaces today. Ghosts crowd the islands; Trojans and Turks are indistinguishable. All this is the fabric of the poetry of Yannis Ritsos.… Leer más

Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Like new/Very good. Like new hardcover black cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Very good dust jacket with minor scuffing. 8vo. ( 5.7 x 1 x 8.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes list of abbreviations, bibliography and an index. 456 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved 'our' sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading experts on Ancient Greek myth, religion, philosophy, and history reconsider these fundamental issues. Among the problems they explore are; intersections involving myth/philosophy, the history of the Mythos/Logos opposition; myth and reason in practice; logic(s) of myth; intersections involving myth/philosophy, myth/history, myth ethnography, and… Leer más

Routledge, 2000. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6 x 1 x 9 inches) Includes author's notes, bibliography, index, and figures. 180 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Naked Goddesses can take on various forms: mistresses of animals, seductresses, fertility figures, even monsters. Nudity, however, has a consistent message: power. This book explores the power of naked females in the art of the Levant and Early Greece, tracing the path and transformation of these magical symbols from their place of origin to Crete and the mainland. The Goddess and the Warrior presents a stimulating, provocative and lavishly illustrated analysis of the role of the naked goddess and the mistress of the animals within Greek Religion.

Cambridge University Press, 1993. First. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover red cloth over boards and gilt lettering to spine in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.75 x 1 x 9.75 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W maps, photos and illustrations. Includes notes, bibliography and an index. 307 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This book explores the consequences of the Roman conquest of Greece. Social and economic developments during the period 200 BC to AD 200 are traced through a combination of archaeological and historical sources. The particular emphasis of this study lies in the use of archaeological surface survey data, a form of evidence only recently available for the study of the ancient world, which permits for the first time a detailed examination of subjects such as conditions in the countryside and demographic change.

Osprey Publishing, 2007. Paperback. New. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. (7.2 x 9.71 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes chronology, bibliography, index, photos, maps, and illustrations. 96 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Granicus River was Alexander's first great victory over the Persians, where he demonstrated the heroic style of active and decisive leadership that was the hallmark of his career. After assuming the throne of Macedonia in 336BC and consolidating his hold on mainland Greece, Alexander crossed the Hellespont to face the Persians at the steep banks of the Granicus. In the initial engagement, Alexander's 5,000 cavalry, supported by archers and javelin men, routed a force of 20,000 Persian cavalry. Leading the charge, Alexander came close to death, narrowly missing having his head split in two, but eventually triumphed, allowing his infantry to massacre the Greek army, which was hired by the Persians. This convincing… Leer más

Pen and Sword Military, 2016. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes glossary, bibliography, index, maps, and figures. 304 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the publisher, "This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, emphasizing the variety and tactical developments across the period. Each battle is set in context with a brief background and then the battlefield and opposing forces are discussed before the narrative and analysis of the fighting is given and rounded off with consideration of the aftermath and strategic implications. Written in an accessible… Leer más

University of California Press, 1996. Hardcover. New/New. New cloth covered hardcover with silver lettering to spine in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes maps, list of abbreviations, notes, bibliography, supplementary bibliography and an index. 344 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This is a reissue, with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography, of the original edition, published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in England and as Xerxes at Salamis in the U.S.The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive… Leer más

Oxford University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Like new/Very good. Like new hardcover navy blue cloth on boards and silver lettering to boards. Very good dust jacket with a small 0.25 cm closed tear at the top of the rear cover. 8vo. (9.55 x 6.35 x 0.8 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes notes, references and an index. 244 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In comedy, happy endings resolve real-world conflicts. These conflicts, in turn, leave their mark on the texts in the form of gaps in plot and inconsistencies of characterization. Greek Comedy and Ideology analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. It explores the utopian vision of Aristophanes' comedies--for example, an all-powerful city inhabited by birds, or a world of limitless wealth presided over by the god of wealth himself--as interventions in the political issues of his time. David Konstan goes on to… Leer más

Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover with black cloth boards and gilt lettering to spine in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (9.3 x 1.1 x 6.3 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes Index Locorum and a general index. 378 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A wide examination of the ways in which the Greeks constructed, de-constructed, engaged with and relied on their pasts This volume in The Edinburgh Leventis Studies series collects the papers presented at the sixth A. G. Leventis conference organised under the auspices of the Department of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. As with earlier volumes, it engages with new research and new approaches to the Greek past, and brings the fruits of that research to a wider audience. Although Greek historians were fundamental in the enterprise of preserving the memory of great deeds in antiquity, they were not alone in their interest in the past.… Leer más

Meadows Museum/SMU Press, 2004. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes full color photos. 168 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. At the heart of this study of the relationship between Greek vases and their decoration - and between the decoration and the function of the vase - is a very well presented catalogue of 43 Greek and Etruscan vases exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. Each entry comprises at least one colour photograph of the vase accompanied by a full description and discussion of the form of the vase, its function, date and historical context, and the design and meaning of its decoration. Arranged chronologically, the vases date from c.850 to the end of the 4th century BC and demonstrate continuities and change in iconography as the influence of Greek potters spread further afield and interacted with local Italian cultures. The catalogue is preceded by five essays… Leer más

Casemate, 2017. Paperback. New. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. 8vo. ( 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches) Includes color photos and index. 160 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Thermopylae, Marathon: though fought 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, the names of these battles are more familiar to many than battles fought in the last half-century; but our concept of the men who fought in these battles may be more a product of Hollywood than Greece. Shaped by the landscape in which they fought, the warriors of Ancient Greece were mainly heavy infantry. While Bronze Age Greeks fought as individuals, for personal glory, the soldiers of the Classical city states fought as hoplites, armed with long spears and large shields, in an organized formation called the phalanx. As well as fighting among themselves, notably the thirty-year Peloponnesian War fought between Athens and Sparta and immortalized by Thucydides, the city states came together to fight outside threats. The Persian Wars… Leer más

Thames & Hudson, 2015. Hardcover. New/New. New oversized hardcover in new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (7.6 x 1.1 x 10.4 inches) Includes author's notes, index, maps, illustrations, and full-color photo plates. 240 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The supremely accessible culmination of decades of research on the influence of the Greeks beyond their home territory from an eminent scholar From Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art comes this account of the influence of Greek communities and their culture through Central Asia, India, and Western China, from the Bronze Age to the rise of Islam. John Boardman examines a wealth of art and artifacts as well as literary sources to reveal the remarkable influence of Greek culture on peoples―Anatolians, Levantines, Persians, Asiatics, Indians, and Chinese―whose civilizations were far older, with their own strong traditions in government, the arts, and daily life. The… Leer más

Routledge, 2000. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover with black cloth over boards and silver lettering to spine in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (5.5 x 1.06 x 8.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes an index of sources and a general index. 400 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The economies of classical and Mediterranean antiquity are currently a battleground. Some scholars see them as lively and progressive, even proto-capitalist: others see them as static, embedded in social action and status relationships. Focusing on the central period of the Mediterranean 330-30 BC, this book contributes substantially to the debate, by juxtaposing general questions of theory and model-building with case-studies which examine specific areas and kinds of evidence. It breaks new ground by distilling and presenting new and newly-reinterpreted evidence for the Hellenistic era, by opening the debate on how we should replace Rostovtzeff's classic… Leer más

Modern Library, 2007. Hardcover. New/New. ***Signed by Author*** New hardcover with gray cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Author's signature on the title page. Book from the personal library of Professor Green. Includes a list of abbreviations, maps, notes, bibliography and an index. 240 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The Hellenistic era witnessed the overlap of antiquity's two great Western civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. This was the epoch of Alexander's vast expansion of the Greco-Macedonian world, the rise and fall of his successors' major dynasties in Egypt and Asia, and, ultimately, the establishment of Rome as the first Mediterranean superpower. The Hellenistic Age chronicles the years 336 to 30 BCE, from the days of Philip and Alexander of Macedon to the death of Cleopatra and the final triumph of Caesar's heir, the young Augustus. Peter Green's… Leer más

University of California Press, 1986. Second. Paperback. New. New softcover in printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches) Includes a bibliography and index. 274 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The purpose of this book is to trace the main developments in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.c. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.c.). These three centuries, known to us as the Hellenistic Age, witnessed a vast expansion of Greek civilization eastwards, following Alexander's conquests; and later, Greek civilization penetrated deeply into the western Mediterranean world assisted by the political conquerors of Greece, the Romans. But philosophy throughout this time remained a predominantly Greek activity. The most influential thinkers in the Hellenistic world were Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics. This book gives a concise critical analysis of their ideas and their methods… Leer más

Scarecrow Press, 2009. Hardcover. New. New casewrapped hardcover. 8vo. (5.9 x 1.12 x 8.94 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes chronology, appendices [2], bibliography, and maps. Ixxiii, 303 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Located at the very heart of the Balkans, the Republic of Macedonia has a rich and turbulent history, which reflects all the complexities of the region's past and present-day politics. In the late 19th and the early 20th century, it became the focal point of competition by the fledgling Balkan nation-states over the declining Ottoman Empire's European possessions. Late Ottoman Macedonia was a region, which impressed the external observer with its diversity: ethnic, religious, linguistic, clannish, and territorial identities all overlapped in a complex and puzzling mosaic. It is this diversity that has led to the Macedonian Question of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and continues to raise questions today. The… Leer más

The History Press, 2011. Paperback. New. New softcover in printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, index, tables, B&W photographs, and illustrations. 240 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the publisher, Homer is renowned as the finest of the storytellers who for countless generations passed down by word of mouth the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Yet, for some 2500 years there have been persistent folk memories that his genius extended far beyond literature and that scientific knowledge was hidden in his stories of heroes and villains, gods and ghosts, monsters and witches. Research now reveals that at a time when the Greeks did not have a written script, Homer concealed an astonishing range of learning about calendar making and cycles of the sun, moon and planet Venus in the Odyssey, his epic of the Fall of Troy and the adventures of the warrior-king Odysseus.

University of Michigan Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very good/Like new. Very good hardcover with textured black cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine in a like new dust jacket. 8vo. (6 x 1.4 x 9 inches) The book is from the working library of Professor Peter Green and approximately 12 pages have margin notes in pencil but does not affect the text. Includes appendices [3], notes, references, index of Greek words, index of passages cited, and a general index. 400 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Honor and Profit offers a welcome corrective to the outmoded Finleyite view of the ancient economy. This important volume collects and analyzes economic evidence including government decrees for all known occasions on which Athens granted honors and privileges for services relating to trade. The analysis proceeds within the intellectual framework of substantive economic theory, in which formal market behavior and institutions are considered to be but a subset of a larger group… Leer más