The Syrian wars /
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This book examines the causes and courses of the series of wars in the Hellenistic period fought between the kingdom of the Seleukids and the Ptolemies over possession of Syria. This is a subject always mentioned by historians of the period in a glancing or abbreviated way, but which is actually wholly central to the development of both kingdoms and of the period as a whole. Other than relatively brief summaries no serious account has ever been produced. This extended consideration will bring to the centre of research on the Hellinistic period this long sequence of wars. Arguably they were the basic causes of the failure of both kingdoms in the face of Roman aggression and interference.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-430) and index. :
9789004188310 :
0169-8958 ; :
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Urban and natural landscapes of an ancient Syrian capital : settlement and environment at Tell...
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"La serie 'Studi archeologici su Qatna' è pubblicata in coedizione con la serie 'Documents d'archéologie syrienne' (SAQ 1=DAS XII)"--P [2].
Three folded, col. plates issued in pocket. :
350 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 28 cm. + 3 plates (46 x 68 cm.) in pocket. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
8884204186
9788884204189 :
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The architecture and liturgy of the bema in fourth- to-sixth-century Syrian churches /
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First published in 2003 this is a new edition of a work that remains the only study of the nave platform known as the Syrian Bema to utilise an interdisciplinary approach. By combining archaeological and architectural research with a study of the Syriac Liturgy to explore how worship evolved on the Syrian Limestone Massif in Late Antiquity, this volume proposes a solution to the long debated question of why only approximately 50 of these bemata have been discovered amongst many thousands of late antique churches in Syria. It charts the evolution of the early liturgy in Syria and seeks to explain how the location of the Limestone Massif in the hinterland of Antioch may have affected the development of worship in the region.
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of London, 2001.
Previously published: Kaslik, Liban : Parole de l'Orient, 2003. :
1 online resource (xviii, 287 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index. :
9789004231849 :
2213-0039 ; :
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The look of lyric : Greek song and the visual studies in archaic and classical Greek song /
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The Look of Lyric: Greek Song and the Visual addresses the various modes of interaction between ancient Greek lyric poetry and the visual arts as well as more general notions of visuality. It covers diverse poetic genres in a range of contexts radiating outwards from the original performance(s) to encompass their broader cultural settings, the later reception of the poems, and finally also their understanding in modern scholarship. By focusing on the relationship between the visual and the verbal as well as the sensory and the mental, this volume raises a wide range of questions concerning human perception and cultural practices. As this collection of essays shows, Greek lyric poetry played a decisive role in the shaping of both.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004314849 :
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Cynical suspicions and Platonist pretentions : a critique of contemporary political theory /
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In Cynical Suspicions and Platonist Pretensions , John McGuire offers a critique of recent trends in contemporary political theory, specifically concerning the 'dangers' of cynicism and the contamination of public reason. In the view of many theorists and pundits, cynicism remains one of the gravest ills to befall any democratic society, injecting a virulent estrangement which leaves sufferers unable to trust elected representatives and unwilling to participate in collective action. Starting with a reconstruction of the performative and rhetorical tactics of the 'first' Cynic, Diogenes of Sinope (c. 323 BCE), John McGuire aims to demonstrate how cynicism's non-defeatist, relentlessly sceptical ethos provides an important counterweight to the self-aggrandising designs of moralists and policymakers alike.
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1 online resource (vii, 239 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004364929 :
1572-459X ; :
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Syria : Revue d'Art Oriental et D'archaeologie
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T. 1 (1920)- :
"Revue d'art oriental et d'archéologie."
Issues for 2006- have subtitle: Archéologie, art, et histoire.
Editors: 1920-34, E. Pottier, R. Dussaud (with G. Migeon, 1920-30); 1934- R. Dussaud. :
volumes : illustrations, plates, plans ; 29 cm
Also issued on microfilm by American Theological Library Association. :
Annual, 1996- :
Includes section "Bibliographie." :
0039-7946 :
Vols. 1 (1920)-10 (1929) in v. 10; v. 11 (1930)-20 (1939) in v. 20; v. 21 (1940)-30 (1953) in v. 30; v. 31 (1954)-40 (1963) in v. 40.
Greek Lyric and the Sacred : Studies in Archaic and Classical Greek Song, vol. 6 /
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Herodotus credits Homer and Hesiod with providing the Greeks with the image of their gods, but Greek lyric had a lot to say about this as well. This book examines the engagement of early Greek lyric poetry with the divine in the light of new scholarly approaches, both to lyric and to Greek religion, and the discovery of new lyric fragments in the last few decades. It focuses on the religious contexts in which lyric poetry was performed, the imagery used for the divine, and the communication between humans and gods expressed in these texts.
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1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004750388
Assyrian origins : discoveries at Ashur on the Tigris : antiquities in the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin /
: "Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 2-August 13, 1995--Title pages verso. : 142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-140) and index. : 0870997432