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In AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a 6 month siege, the world-famous temple burnt to the ground. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against... Læs mere
The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times.
A spectacular historical fiction novel about the Great Fire of Rome and the last years of Emperor Nero’s reign.
In Lucretius' De rerum natura, animals are fundamentally like humans. That is not merely poetic imagery, but also scientific argument – integrated with his philosophy and integral... Læs mere
This book is for scholars and readers interested in philosophy and its history, classics, and the history of ideas. It offers the first full-scale study of the ancient... Læs mere
The scholars of the Sasanian empire played a pivotal role in world intellectual history, developing a... Læs mere
The first comprehensive study of the extant commentaries on Plato's dialogues along with a detailed analysis of how they provide the foundation for... Læs mere
A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to read and understand Thucydides.
Mark Scarlata provides a biblical theology of wine in this volume through exploration of texts in the Hebrew Bible, later Jewish writings, and the New Testament. He shows how wine is intimately connected to soil, humanity, and harmony between humans and the natural world.
A new way of looking at death in the ancient world by a leading expert
This fully illustrated study examines the Jewish armies of the Near East and traces the evolution of their organization and tactics across more than six tumultuous centuries.
Chronoi: Time, Time Awareness, Time Management is a book series that presents the work of the Einstein Center Chronoi. The center is dedicated... Læs mere