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The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

Door Simon Hornblower e.a.

Categorie
Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer
#433242-XY28
Titel
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
Auteur
Hornblower, Simon & Antony Spawforth
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York : Oxford University Press
Jaar van uitgave
1998
ISBN10
0198601654
ISBN13
9780198601654
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original gilt lettered black cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting
For more than 2000 years the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have captivated our collective imagination and provided inspiration for every age. This text provides an up-to-date and authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects. Drawing on the latest edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary , this illustrated Oxford Companion offers access to knowledge of classical civilization, which should make it a useful guide for general readers interested in learning more about the very bedrock of Western culture. The text covers: history and politics - the events, achievements, and personalities of 2500 years of history of Greece and Rome and their immediate neighbours, as well as the underlying issues from democracy to propaganda, famine and finance, Hellenizatio... (Lees verder)n and mercenaries, population, and slavery; ethics and morals, law and punishment - individual philosophers and their schools, and ethical issues, such as corruption, prison and torture; social and family life; language, literature, art and scholarship; religion and mythology.
Pagina's
793
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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