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Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

Roberts, John
Innbundet / 2016 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198804864
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1002 gr
Høyde
201 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Dybde
53 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
880

Forfatter
Roberts, John

Biografisk notat

The late John Roberts was Head of Classics at Eton College. He is the author of City of Sokrates (Routledge, 1998), a founder member of the JACT Ancient History Committee, and General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources for Greek and Roman history.

Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

Roberts, John
Innbundet / 2016 / Engelsk
Roberts, John
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Review from previous edition magnificent

Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary

scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour

Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary

offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks

Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary

This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period. Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece
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Essential for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization and for anyone interested in discovering more about the foundations of Western culture, this guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Les mer
PREFACE; NOTE TO THE READER; ABBREVIATIONS; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD; PURCHASING POWER; CHRONOLOGY; MAPS; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN NAMES; PREFACE; NOTE TO THE READER; ABBREVIATIONS; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD; PURCHASING POWER; CHRONOLOGY; MAPS; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN NAMES
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`Review from previous edition magnificent' Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary `scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour' Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary `offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks' Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary
Les mer
The late John Roberts was Head of Classics at Eton College. He is the author of City of Sokrates (Routledge, 1998), a founder member of the JACT Ancient History Committee, and General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources for Greek and Roman history.
Les mer
Over 2,500 accessible, user-friendly A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world Fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans towards key elements of everyday life, including science, the arts, politics, religion and mythology, philosophy, and social and family life Comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Apollo, Hadrian, and Herodotus, to Caesar, Ovid, and Zeus Invaluable chronology charting the developments of Greece and the East alongside Rome and the West, spanning 776 BC - AD 180 Useful maps, a quick-reference two-way gazetteer, and a comprehensive essay on money and its value in the classical world An approachable abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary
Les mer

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Review from previous edition magnificent

Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary

scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour

Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary

offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks

Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary

This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period. Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece
Les mer
Essential for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization and for anyone interested in discovering more about the foundations of Western culture, this guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Les mer
PREFACE; NOTE TO THE READER; ABBREVIATIONS; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD; PURCHASING POWER; CHRONOLOGY; MAPS; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN NAMES; PREFACE; NOTE TO THE READER; ABBREVIATIONS; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD; PURCHASING POWER; CHRONOLOGY; MAPS; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN NAMES
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`Review from previous edition magnificent' Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary `scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour' Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary `offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks' Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary
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The late John Roberts was Head of Classics at Eton College. He is the author of City of Sokrates (Routledge, 1998), a founder member of the JACT Ancient History Committee, and General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources for Greek and Roman history.
Les mer
Over 2,500 accessible, user-friendly A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world Fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans towards key elements of everyday life, including science, the arts, politics, religion and mythology, philosophy, and social and family life Comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Apollo, Hadrian, and Herodotus, to Caesar, Ovid, and Zeus Invaluable chronology charting the developments of Greece and the East alongside Rome and the West, spanning 776 BC - AD 180 Useful maps, a quick-reference two-way gazetteer, and a comprehensive essay on money and its value in the classical world An approachable abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198804864
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1002 gr
Høyde
201 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Dybde
53 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
880

Forfatter
Roberts, John

Biografisk notat

The late John Roberts was Head of Classics at Eton College. He is the author of City of Sokrates (Routledge, 1998), a founder member of the JACT Ancient History Committee, and General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources for Greek and Roman history.

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