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- De Gruyter 2009; US$ 63.00
Since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913) no comprehensive, scholarly commentary of Homers Iliad has been published in German. In the meantime considerable progress has been made in many traditional areas of Homeric studies (language, realia, structure etc.). In addition, generally acknowledged new fields such as narratology have been systematically... more...
- Mohr Siebeck 2011; US$ 109.04
Hauptbeschreibung Mit dem Aposteldekret präsentiert der Verfasser der Apostelgeschichte am Höhepunkt seiner Darstellung Bestimmungen zur Ordnung in der Gemeinde, deren historische und theologische Einordnung Rätsel aufgibt. Zu ihrer Lösung soll im vorliegenden Band ein Zusammenwirken über die Disziplinengrenzen beitragen. Die frühchristlichen Gemeinden,... more...
- Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 76.00
A literary study of the Odyssey based on the central economic and symbolic importance of the eating of meat. more...
- De Gruyter 2003; US$ 133.00
No complete, scholarly commentary of Homer's Iliad has been published in German since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913). In the meantime, considerable progress has been made in many traditional branches of the study of Homer (language, facts, structure etc.). In addition, generally acknowledged fields such as narrative studies have received a systematic... more...
- Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 41.95
The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. But the clearest image of how the Romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. This book examines in detail the major Roman historians: * Sallust * Livy * Tacitus * Ammianus as well as the biographies written by: * Nepos * Tacitus * Suetonius... more...
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2015; US$ 27.50
Herodotus is not only the father of the art and the science of historical writing but also one of the Western tradition's most compelling storytellers. In tales such as that of Gyges?who murders Candaules, the king of Lydia, and unsurps his throne and his marriage bed, thereby bringing on, generations later, war with the Persians?he laid bare the... more...
- Verlag Friedrich Pustet 2015; US$ 21.67
Er fasziniert bis heute: Augustus! Kriegsherr - Imperator - Friedensbringer. Er gestaltete Staat und Gesellschaft neu, brachte das Römische Reich zu kultureller und wirtschaftlicher Blüte und weitete den römischen Machtbereich aus wie kein anderer. Seine 41-jährige Alleinregierung, nach außen durch zahlreiche Kriege, im Inneren durch eine lang anhaltende... more...
- The Floating Press 2014; US$ 3.99
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a mysterious and beguiling figure who has fascinated historians for thousands of years. In this detailed account of her life and influence, author Jacob Abbott addresses many of the lingering questions surrounding her reign. more...
- Osprey Publishing 2015; US$ 14.95
Sea Peoples of the Bronze Age and Mediterranean features the latest historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze Age. Research into the origins of the so-called Shardana, Shekelesh, Danuna, Lukka, Peleset and other peoples is... more...