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Item Details
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STUDIES IN CLASSICAL HISTORY AND SOCIETY
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| By: |
Meyer Reinhold |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£120.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195145437 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195145434 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2001 |
| Series: |
American Philological Association American Classical Studies |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
This collection of essays by Meyer Reinhold will be the first volume published by Oxford University Press in conjunction with the American Philological Association. Professor Reinhold, a distinguished senior classicist, has produced a fascinating and accessible collection of essays devoted to the study of ancient history. Among the articles included are The Generation Gap, a major survey exploring the myths of the uprising of one generation against anotherand the effects of these myths on classical civilisation; Augustus' Conception of Himself, a detailed summary and interretation of Augustus' life and career; and The Declaration of War against Cleopatra, an article investigating the charge against Cleopatra that she betrayed her pledge to Rome as a clientruler by aiding Antony in a war against Italy. Taken together, the essays in Studies in Classical History and Society form a unified and coherent survey of ancient history that will appeal to a broad audience. |
| Synopsis: |
Professor Reinhold, a distinguished senior classicist, has produced a fascinating and accessible collection of essays devoted to the study of ancient history. Among the articles included are "The Generation Gap," a major survey exploring myths of the uprising of one generation against another; "Augustus' Conception of Himself," a detailed summary and interpretation of Augustus' life and career; and "The Declaration of War against Cleopatra," an investigation of the charge against Cleopatra that she betrayed her pledge to Rome as a client ruler. Taken together, these essays form a unified and coherent survey of ancient history that will appeal to a broad audience. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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