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Images and Translations
The Etruscans Abroad
Larissa Bonfante
A lively journey to meet the Etruscans, one of Europe’s most enigmatic societies, by world-renowned archaeologist Larissa Bonfante
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem’s power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem’s power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem's power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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3. Cover image for 'Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library IV'
Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library IV
Volume: 55
Hélène Cuvigny, Ruth Duttenhöfer, Ann Ellis Hanson, editors
Examines a group of papyri held at Yale’s rare book library, the Beinecke
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Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library IV
Volume: 55
Hélène Cuvigny, Ruth Duttenhöfer, and Ann Ellis Hanson, editors
Examines a group of papyri held at Yale’s rare book library, the Beinecke
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The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Werner Riess and Garrett G. Fagan, editors
Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable—or not
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The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Werner Riess and Garrett G. Fagan, editors
Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable—or not
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The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Werner Riess and Garrett G. Fagan, editors
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Commerce with the Classics
Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers
Volume: 20
Anthony Grafton
A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals
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Commerce with the Classics
Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers
Volume: 20
Anthony Grafton
A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals
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Miletos, the Ornament of Ionia
A History of the City to 400 B.C.E.
Vanessa B. Gorman
A lively, detailed history of one of the most important ancient Greek cities
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Miletos, the Ornament of Ionia
A History of the City to 400 B.C.E.
Vanessa B. Gorman
A lively, detailed history of one of the most important ancient Greek cities
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Miletos, the Ornament of Ionia
A History of the City to 400 B.C.E.
Vanessa B. Gorman
A lively, detailed history of one of the most important ancient Greek cities
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Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond
Eric Adler
Scrutinizes the contentious ideological feuds in American academia during the 1980s and 1990s

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Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond
Eric Adler
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8. Cover image for 'Law and Transaction Costs in the Ancient Economy'
Law and Transaction Costs in the Ancient Economy
Dennis P. Kehoe, David M. Ratzan, and Uri Yiftach, editors
A critical element of economic performance from antiquity to the present

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Treasure Map
A Guide to the Delian Inventories
Richard Hamilton
A peek at the gifts the Greeks offered to their gods
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Paper 2015 $45.95 Available Add Paper for "Treasure Map" to Cart
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Papyrological Texts in Honor of Roger S. Bagnall
Volume: 53
Rodney Ast, Hélène Cuvigny, and Todd Hickey
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Hardcover 2013 $69.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Papyrological Texts in Honor of Roger S. Bagnall" to Cart
11. Cover image for 'The New Epigrams of Palladas'
The New Epigrams of Palladas
A Fragmentary Papyrus Codex (P.CtYBR Inv. 4000)
Volume: 52
Kevin Wilkinson
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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C. - A.D. 337)
B. H. McLean
A crucial reference for students and scholars of Greek culture
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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C. - A.D. 337)
B. H. McLean
A crucial reference for students and scholars of Greek culture
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A Prosopography of Byzantine Aphrodito
Volume: 50
Giovanni Ruffini
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A Sixth-Century Tax Register from the Hermopolite Nome
Volume: 51
Roger S. Bagnall, James G. Keenan, and Leslie MacCoull
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15. Cover image for 'To Mega Biblion'
To Mega Biblion
Book-Ends, End-Titles, and Coronides in Papyri with Hexametric Poetry
Volume: 48
Francesca Schironi
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Hardcover 2010 $88.00 Available Add Hardcover for "To Mega Biblion" to Cart
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Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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It Is Our Father Who Writes
Orders from the Monastery of Apollo at Bawit
Volume: 43
Sarah Clackson
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Hardcover 2008 $50.00 Available Add Hardcover for "It Is Our Father Who Writes" to Cart
18. Cover image for 'Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East'
Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East
Louis L. Orlin
An accessible, engaging introduction to the culture and society of the ancient Near East
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Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East
Louis L. Orlin
An accessible, engaging introduction to the culture and society of the ancient Near East
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19. Cover image for 'Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt'
Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt
Volume: 45
Kathleen McNamee
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Hardcover 2007 $125.00 Available Add Hardcover for "Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt" to Cart
20. Cover image for 'Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn (P.Sijp.)'
Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn (P.Sijp.)
Volume: 40
AJB Sirks, Klaas Worp, and RS Bagnall
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The Hellenistic Monarchies
Selected Papers
Christian Habicht
A selection of a leading Athenian historian's writings on Alexander the Great and the major monarchies emerging from his empire
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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The Learned Collector
Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul
Lea M. Stirling
The first empire-wide study to examine the eclectic marble statuettes collected and displayed by the wealthiest Roman aristocrats
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The Learned Collector
Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul
Lea M. Stirling
The first empire-wide study to examine the eclectic marble statuettes collected and displayed by the wealthiest Roman aristocrats
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The Limits of Heroism
Homer and the Ethics of Reading
Mark Buchan
Explores the relationship of desire to heroic ideology in both the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Fame, Money, and Power
The Rise of Peisistratos and "Democratic" Tyranny at Athens
B. M. Lavelle
Challenges long-accepted notions about the relationship between early Athenian tyranny and democracy
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Fame, Money, and Power
The Rise of Peisistratos and "Democratic" Tyranny at Athens
B. M. Lavelle
Challenges long-accepted notions about the relationship between early Athenian tyranny and democracy
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