Ancient History Key Themes And Approaches

Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134709830

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Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches by Neville Morley Pdf

Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with different aspects of life in the ancient world, such as democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality, while the second section covers the ideas of key ancient historians and other writers on classical antiquity. Overall this book offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas, theories and controversies in ancient history, and a thought-provoking survey of the range of views and approaches to the subject.

Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134536108

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Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History by Neville Morley Pdf

The first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history.

Author : Andrew Erskine
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118451366

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A Companion to Ancient History by Andrew Erskine Pdf

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history. Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars Moves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean Draws on the latest research in the field Provides an essential resource for any student of ancient history

Author : Liba Taub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521113700

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Science Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity by Liba Taub Pdf

This book explores how science and mathematics were communicated in antiquity in a wide variety of texts, including poetry, letters and biographies.

Author : Lin Foxhall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107067028

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Studying Gender in Classical Antiquity by Lin Foxhall Pdf

This book investigates how varying practices of gender shaped people's lives and experiences across the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. Exploring how gender was linked with other socio-political characteristics such as wealth, status, age and life-stage, as well as with individual choices, in the very different world of classical antiquity is fascinating in its own right. But later perceptions of ancient literature and art have profoundly influenced the development of gendered ideologies and hierarchies in the West, and influenced the study of gender itself. Questioning how best to untangle and interpret difficult sources is a key aim. This book exploits a wide range of archaeological, material cultural, visual, spatial, demographic, epigraphical and literary evidence to consider households, families, life-cycles and the engendering of time, legal and political institutions, beliefs about bodies, sex and sexuality, gender and space, the economic implications of engendered practices, and gender in religion and magic.

Author : Arjan Zuiderhoek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521198356

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The Ancient City by Arjan Zuiderhoek Pdf

This book provides a survey of modern debates on Greek and Roman cities, and a sketch of the cities' chief characteristics.

Author : Lisa C. Nevett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780521783361

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Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity by Lisa C. Nevett Pdf

Explores the wider cultural framework in which we should study the housing in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Author : Daniela Dueck,Kai Brodersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521197885

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Geography in Classical Antiquity by Daniela Dueck,Kai Brodersen Pdf

An introduction to the earliest ideas of geography in antiquity and how much knowledge there was of the physical world.

Author : Sitta von Reden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780521453370

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Money in Classical Antiquity by Sitta von Reden Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds.

Author : Matthew Dillon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : UVA:X006048756

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Religion in the Ancient World by Matthew Dillon Pdf

Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0801486335

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Writing Ancient History by Neville Morley Pdf

How do ancient historians pursue their craft? From the evidence of coins, pottery shards, remains of buildings, works of art, and, above all, literary texts--all of which have survived more or less accidentally from antiquity--they fashion works of history. But how exactly do they go about reconstructing and representing the past? How should history be written? These and related questions are the subject of Neville Morley's engaging introduction to the theory and philosophy of history. Intended for students and teachers not only of ancient history but of historiography, the philosophy of history, and classics, his book addresses the implications of debates over methodological and theoretical issues for the practice of ancient history. At the present time, Morley says, students of ancient history are left to come to their own understanding of the field through a process of trial and error. In his view, too many professors regard "questions of theory and methodology... as pointless distractions from the business of actually doing history. Worse, [these questions] may even be perceived as a threat to the subject." Asserting that more attention must be given to fundamental matters, Morley considers such topics as the nature of historical narrative, style in historical writing, the use and abuse of sources, and the reasons for studying history.

Author : Gillian Clark
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521633869

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Christianity and Roman Society by Gillian Clark Pdf

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Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134536092

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Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History by Neville Morley Pdf

Morley's book offers the first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history. Showing readers how they can use theory to interpret historical evidence for themselves, as well as to evaluate the work of others, the book includes a survey of key ideas and theories on a wide range of ancient historical topics including society and economy, the environment, gender and sexuality, and myth and rationality. Also including a helpful annotated guide to further reading on all the topics covered, students will not want to miss out on this essential guide to the ancient world.

Author : Moses I. Finley
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001058922

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Ancient History by Moses I. Finley Pdf

This is a book about the study and understanding of the history of the Greeks and Romans ; about the evidence that is available to the historians and its severe limitations ; about the practices of the historians in dealing with the evidence, and about alternative procedures that might be attempted ; in sum, about what we can know and what we are unlikely ever to know. Thus, Sir Moses Finley states his purpose, with characteristic clarity, at the start of the book in which he distils the thoughts and conclusions he has come to after fifty years of teaching and scholarly work in history. His intention is avowedly polemical. In fundamental ways he challenges the prevailing tradition : the special status so often accorded to classical texts, for example, or the flaws in the traditional analysis of the Greek city-state. He exposes unacceptable assumptions in the traditional accounts of ancient wars and urban structure, and offers pointers to a more fruitful approach through models. Always the emphasis is on asking the right questions, to enlarge our understanding of life in the ancient world "as it really was". Professor Finley's book provides a keynote for future research in the field of ancient history and, at the same time, a liberating analysis of the problems of method that all historians face. -- Publisher description.

Author : James Clackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521192354

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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds by James Clackson Pdf

You are what you speak. What does language tell us about ancient societies and individuals?