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The Italic Dialects - Edited With A Grammar And Glossary

by R. S. Conway

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 Published in 1897, Volume 2 of this study of the surviving remains of all the minor Italic dialects contains an alphabet, a grammar and syntax of the dialects, appendices, indexes of geographical and personal names, a glossary, and an index of Latin words.
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Cambridge Library Collection - Classics - Edited With A Grammar And Glossary

by R. S. Conway

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 Published in 1897, this two-volume set collects all the surviving remains of Oscan, Umbrian and other minor Italic dialects, gleaned from epigraphy, glosses in later writers, and names of people and places. The second volume contains a grammar of the dialects, appendices, indexes of names and a glossary.
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A History Of The Later Roman Empire - From Arcadius To Irene (395 A.D. To 800 A.D)

by J. B. Bury

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 This two-volume 1889 work examines Byzantine history from 395 to 800. The account begins in the year in which, on the death of Theodosius I, the empire was divided into eastern and western parts. Volume 2 covers the period from 565 to the death of Irene in 803.
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A History Of The Later Roman Empire - From Arcadius To Irene (395 A.D. To 800 A.D)

by J. B. Bury

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 This two-volume 1889 work examines Byzantine history from 395 to 800. The account begins in the year in which, on the death of Theodosius I, the empire was divided into eastern and western parts. Volume 1 covers the period to the deaths of Belisarius and Justinian in 565.
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The House Of Seleucus

by Edwyn Robert Bevan

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 Edwyn Bevan, a scholar of early Christianity as well as of the Hellenistic period, collates written and archaeological sources to describe the creation of an eastern empire by Seleucus, one of the successors of Alexander the Great. This two-volume 1902 work covers the rise and fall of the Seleucid dynasty.
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The House Of Seleucus

by Edwyn Robert Bevan

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 Edwyn Bevan, a scholar of early Christianity as well as of the Hellenistic period, collates written and archaeological sources to describe the creation of an eastern empire by Seleucus, one of the successors of Alexander the Great. This two-volume 1902 work covers the rise and fall of the Seleucid dynasty.
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The Principles Of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture - With An Explanation Of Technical Terms, And A Centenary Of Ancient Terms

by Matthew Holbeche Bloxam

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 The eleventh, and definitive, 1882 edition of this hugely popular, highly illustrated work consists of two volumes on Gothic ecclesiastical architecture and a third on church vestments. Bloxam records his concern that: 'In the so-called restorations of ancient churches, not a few historical features â€¦ have been ruthlessly â€¦ swept away.'
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A History Of Greece - To The Death Of Alexander The Great

by John Bagnell Bury

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 This magisterial and very readable 1900 book was the major work of the classical historian J. B. Bury. It became a standard textbook on the topic of ancient Greek history to the death of Alexander the Great for almost a century, and in its updated form is still studied today.
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Fastorum Libri Sex: Volume 5, Indices, Illustrations, Plans - The Fasti Of Ovid

by Ovid

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 Frazer published this five-volume edition of Ovid's poem on the Roman calendar in 1929. It contains the text and a parallel English translation, with commentary on the six books, indexes, illustrations and plans. Volume 5 contains indexes to the translation and commentary, 88 plates, and maps of Rome.
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Fastorum Libri Sex - The Fasti Of Ovid

by Ovid

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 Frazer published this five-volume edition of Ovid's poem on the Roman calendar in 1929. It contains the text and a parallel English translation, with commentary on the six books, indexes, illustrations and plans. Volume 4 is a commentary on Books V and VI, on the months of May and June.
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Fastorum Libri Sex - The Fasti Of Ovid

by Ovid

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 Sir James Frazer published this five-volume edition of Ovid's poem on the Roman calendar in 1929. It contains the text and a parallel English translation, with commentary on the six books, indexes, illustrations and plans. Volume 1 consists of the text and translation of all six books.
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Roman Sculpture - From Augustus To Constantine

by Eugénie Strong

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 Roman sculpture had been regarded as the 'poor relation' of what was seen as the superior art of Greece, but in this highly illustrated 1907 work EugÃ©nie Strong (1860â€"1943) argues both for its particular aesthetic qualities and also for its importance as a bridge between pagan and Christian art.
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The Alps Of Hannibal

by William John Law

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 Controversial for centuries, Hannibal's route over the Alps was the subject of an extended scholarly dispute between William John Law (1786â€"1869) and Robert Ellis (1820â€"85). This two-volume 1866 publication, Law's major contribution to the debate, examines several theories and the accounts of Polybius and Livy.
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The Alps Of Hannibal

by William John Law

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 Controversial for centuries, Hannibal's route over the Alps was the subject of an extended scholarly dispute between William John Law (1786â€"1869) and Robert Ellis (1820â€"85). This two-volume 1866 publication, Law's major contribution to the debate, examines several theories and the accounts of Polybius and Livy.
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The Empire Of The Ptolemies

by John Pentland Mahaffy

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 This illustrated work of 1895 is a sort of sequel to J. P. Mahaffy's Alexander's Empire of 1887 (also reissued in this series), in which he focuses specifically on the Greek dynasty of the Ptolemies, rulers of Egypt, but also, as he points out, of wider territories and subject kingdoms.
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A History Of Ancient Geography

by Henry Fanshawe Tozer

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 A pioneer in establishing the study of geography in British universities, Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829â€"1916) sought to share his deep appreciation of ancient authorities, particularly Strabo. This 1897 textbook traces the progress of geographical writing in Greek and Latin from Homeric times to the end of Rome's western empire.
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Troy - A Study In Homeric Geography

by Walter Leaf

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 In this 1912 book, Walter Leaf draws on the archaeological work of Schliemann and DÃ¶rpfeld at Troy, but also on his own expert knowledge of the Iliad (of which his two-volume edition is also reissued in this series) to provide a thorough exploration of the historical geography of the Troad.
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Alexander'S Empire

by John Pentland Mahaffy

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 In this illustrated 1887 work, J. P. Mahaffy describes Alexander's extraordinary conquest of territories in Europe, Africa and Asia, and the collapse of his empire after his death. The successor dynasties, their feuds and their attempted resistance to the rise of Rome, are depicted in an engaging and dramatic narrative.
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An Analytical Essay On The Greek Alphabet

by Richard Payne Knight

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 Classical scholar Richard Payne Knight (1751â€"1824) investigates the original pronunciation of ancient Greek in this 1791 treatise. He uses evidence from ancient inscriptions, literature and coins - several examples of which are reproduced at the end of the text - in attempting to reconstruct the sound of various ancient dialects.
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A Treatise On Hannibal'S Passage Of The Alps - In Which His Route Is Traced Over The Little Mont Cenis

by Robert Ellis

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 The controversy over the route taken by Hannibal, the Carthaginian army and his famous elephants in their crossing of the Alps to attack Rome in 218 BCE is long-running, but a particular scholarly dispute arose with the publication of this book by classicist Robert Ellis in 1853.
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An Enquiry Into The Ancient Routes Between Italy And Gaul - With An Examination Of The Theory Of Hannibal'S Passage Of The Alps By The Little St Bernard

by Robert Ellis

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 The controversy over the route taken by Hannibal in crossing the Alps in 218 BCE is long-running. This 1867 book considered all the possible routes over the Alps between France and Italy and formed part of the dispute between its author Robert Ellis and his scholarly rival William John Law.
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Greece Under The Romans - A Historical View Of The Condition Of The Greek Nation, From The Time Of Its Conquest By The Romans Until The Extinction Of The Roman Empire In The Ea

by George Finlay

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 A philhellene who participated in the Greek revolution, George Finlay (1799â€"1875) published in 1844 this work on the country's ancient history. The text covers life in Greece from the Roman conquest of 146 BCE until 717 CE, the beginning of the Isaurian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire.
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An Homeric Dictionary For Use In Schools And Colleges - From The German Of Dr Georg Autenrieth

by Georg Autenrieth

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 The Greek of the Homeric epics is sufficiently different in both grammar and vocabulary from classical Attic Greek that it has always caused problems for students. This concise dictionary, compiled by German scholar Georg Autenrieth and published in English translation in 1877, has been a worldwide success since its first edition.
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Social Life In Greece From Homer To Menander

by John Pentland Mahaffy

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 In this 1874 work, the classical scholar and papyrologist J. P. Mahaffy (1839â€"1919) uses Greek, and especially Attic, literature to analyse what he describes as the 'subjective side â€¦ the feelings of the Greeks in their temples and their assemblies, in their homes, and their wanderings'.
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