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Motivation and Narrative in Herodotus

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Hardback Jun 2008 ISBN13: 9780199231294ISBN10: 019923129X Illustrates and analyses Herodotus' techniques for representing motivation over a wide selection of his narratives

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On the True Doctrine

A Discourse Against the Christians
$37.95
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Paperback Feb 1987 ISBN13: 9780195041514ISBN10: 0195041518
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Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction

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Paperback Mar 2011 ISBN13: 9780199546206ISBN10: 0199546207 In this vibrant and compact introduction, Gillian Clark sheds light on the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time, showing that this was a period of great transformation
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Shifting Sands

The Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology
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Hardback Feb 2004 ISBN13: 9780195167108ISBN10: 0195167104 Tracing the fascinating story of the interaction of biblical studies, theology, and archaeology in Palestine
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Historical and Religious Memory in the Ancient World

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199572069ISBN10: 0199572062 Includes new research by leading scholars in the field.
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The Apocryphal Jesus

Legends of the Early Church
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Paperback Aug 2008 ISBN13: 9780199544028ISBN10: 0199544026 Remarkable and odd stories of Jesus Christ that have, in some cases, affected church doctrine.
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The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy

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Hardback Aug 1998 ISBN13: 9780195095395ISBN10: 0195095391 It's like you're right there with Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Kepler. Learn about their techniques and how you can replicate them.
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The Glorious Art of Peace

From the Iliad to Iraq
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199575763ISBN10: 0199575762 The first comprehensive history of the arts of peace, from ancient times to the 21st century
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The Forum and the Tower

How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt
$27.95
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Hardback Jul 2011 ISBN13: 9780199782451ISBN10: 0199782458 A fascinating study of philosophers and other thinkers who engaged with politics from ancient Greece and Rome to the modern White House
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The Nation and its Ruins

Antiquity, Archaeology, and National Imagination in Greece
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Paperback Sep 2009 ISBN13: 9780199572908ISBN10: 0199572909 The first investigation of the production and use in Greece of the material, as opposed to the simply literary, classical past.

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