Download Full eBooks in PDF
The Nature Of History In Ancient Greece And Rome Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Nature Of History In Ancient Greece And Rome book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Charles W. Fornara
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520063325
Author : Charles W. Fornara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1150820679
Author : Lukas Thommen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107002166
Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Describes the ways in which the Greeks and Romans intervened in the environment and thus traces the history of tension between the exploitation of resources and the protection of nature.
Author : Charles W. Fornara
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780520314405
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
Author : Michael Crawford,Emilio Gabba,Fergus Millar,Anthony M. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1983-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521289580
If a scholar wishes to create a picture of a topical society in all its aspects, there is little of what he needs to know that he cannot know, although there may still be much that he cannot understand. For the history of Greece and Rome, there is a great deal that is simply unknowable. From the end of the archaic age of Greece, there is an unbroken sequence of works by Greek and, later, Roman historians down to the end of antiquity. Their vision and range of interest were often limited and much of what they produced has been lost. Some help may be derived from the documentary material supplied in antiquity, material that was the product of officials organising public activities, or heads of families organising their affairs, or individuals leaving their mark on the world. Beyond this, the evidence of archaeology and numismatics may also be helpful. The four essays in this book set out to characterise the nature of the ancient literary tradition, the inscriptional material, the archaeological and numismatic evidence and to explain how and for what purposes they may be used.
Author : Dorota Dutsch,Ann Suter
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472119646
References to the body's sexual and excretory functions occupy a peculiarly ambivalent space in Greece and Rome
Author : Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Classical geography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006489988
Author : Antony Spawforth
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300217117
The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His story reveals that Greek and Roman civilization, to varying degrees, was supremely and surprisingly receptive to external influences, particularly from the East. From the rise of the Mycenaean world of the sixteenth century B.C., Spawforth traces a path through the ancient Aegean to the zenith of the Hellenic state and the rise of the Roman empire, the coming of Christianity and the consequences of the first caliphate. Deeply informed, provocative, and entirely fresh, this is the first and only accessible work that tells the extraordinary story of the classical world in its entirety.
Author : Thomas F. Scanlon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405145220
This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later. Focuses on the themes of power and human nature, causation, divine justice, leadership, civilization versus barbarism, legacy, and literary reception Includes thorough summaries alongside textual analysis that signpost key passages and highlight thematic connections, helping readers navigate their way through the original texts Situates historical writing among the forms of epic and lyric poetry, drama, philosophy, and science Uses the best current translations and includes a detailed list of further reading that includes important new scholarship
Author : Cyril Courrier,Julio Cesar Magalhães de Oliveira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000450026
If ancient history is particularly susceptible to a top-down approach, due to the nature of our evidence and its traditional exploitation by modern scholars, another ancient history—‘from below’—is actually possible. This volume examines the possibilities and challenges involved in writing it. Despite undeniable advances in recent decades, ‘our slowness to reconstruct plausible visions of almost any aspect of society beyond the top-most strata of wealth, power or status’ (as Nicholas Purcell has put it) remains a persistent feature of the field. Therefore, this book concerns a historical field and social groups that are still today neglected by modern scholarship. However, writing ancient history ‘from below’ means much more than taking into account the anonymous masses, the subaltern classes and the non-elites. Our task is also, in the felicitous expression coined by Walter Benjamin, ‘to brush history against the grain,’ to rescue the viewpoint of the subordinated, the traditions of the oppressed. In other words, we should understand the bulk of ancient populations in light of their own experience and their own reactions to that experience. But, how do we do such a history? What sources can we use? What methods and approaches can we employ? What concepts are required to this endeavour? The contributions mainly engage with questions of theory and methodology, but they also constitute inspiring case studies in their own right, ranging from classical Greece to the late antique world. This book is aimed not only at readers working on classical Greece, republican and imperial Rome and late antiquity but at anyone interested in ‘bottom-up’ history and social and population history in general. Although the book is primarily intended for scholars, it will also appeal to graduate and undergraduate students of history, archaeology and classical studies.
Author : E.M. Berens
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788027233434
This eBook edition of "The Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. A comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. E.M. Bernes thoroughly details each Greek and Roman god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature and gives the reader a clear and succinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients. An exceptional book for those interested in Greek or Roman mythology.
Author : E. M. Berens
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473360570
This book is a comprehensive catalogue of ancient Roman and Grecian Gods and Goddesses, with detailed descriptions of each deity, information concerning related festivals, retellings of legendary tales, and much more. Easy-to-digest and full of interesting information, this book is highly recommended for those looking for an introduction to Greek mythology. Contents include: “First Dynasty”, “Origin of the World”, “Uranus and Gaea”, “Second Dynasty”, “Cronus”, “Rhea”, “Division of the World”, “Theories as to the Origin of Man”, “Third Dynasty”, “Olympian Divinities”, “Zeus”, “Hera”, “Pellas-Athene”, “Themis”, “Hestia”, Demeter”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Greek and Roman mythology.
Author : Hans Beck,Griet Vankeerberghen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108485777
A comparative study of the ancient Mediterranean and Han China, seen through the lens of political culture.
Author : J. Donald Hughes,Johnson Donald Hughes
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781421412108
How did ancient societies change the environment and how do their actions continue to affect us today? In this dramatically revised and expanded second edition of the work entitled Pan’s Travail, J. Donald Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from their exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on Greece and Rome, as well as areas subject to their influences, Hughes offers a detailed look at the impact of humans and their technologies on the ecology of the Mediterranean basin. Evidence of deforestation in ancient Greece, the remains of Roman aqueducts and mines, and paintings on centuries-old pottery that depict agricultural activities document ancient actions that resulted in detrimental consequences to the environment. Hughes compares the ancient world's environmental problems to other persistent social problems and discusses attitudes toward nature expressed in Greek and Latin literature. In addition to extensive revisions based on the latest research, this new edition includes photographs from Hughes's worldwide excursions, a new chapter on warfare and the environment, and an updated bibliography.
Author : Edward Bispham
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748627141
The Edinburgh Companion, newly available in paperback, is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain guidance in drawing together the perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to history, from poetry to archaeology, from art history to numismatics, and many more.