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The Emperor Nero: a guide to the ancient sources

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Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians - not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empir…

Aristocracy and athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece

by Nicholson, Nigel James

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"Athletics represented an important institution through which the Greek aristocracies sought to maintain their privileged political position. Victory, however, had always involved the use of others, such as chariteers, jockeys, and trainers, and in the late archaic and early cla…

Aristocracy and athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece

by Nicholson, Nigel James

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"Athletics represented an important institution through which the Greek aristocracies sought to maintain their privileged political position. Victory, however, had always involved the use of others, such as chariteers, jockeys, and trainers, and in the late archaic and early cla…

From reliable sources: an introduction to historical methods

by Prevenier, Walter, Howell, Martha C., (Martha Congleton)

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From reliable sources is an introduction to historical methodology, an overview of the techniques historians must master in order to reconstruct the past. Its focus is on the basics of source criticism and is a guide for all students of history and for anyone who must extract me…

Methods in the Mediterranean: historical and archaeological views on texts and …

by Small, David B.

fromMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava

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This collection of essays treats the fundamental issue of the correlation of archaeology and texts in recreating the ancient Mediterranean world. Contributions from Classical and Near Eastern archaeologists and historians address specific points of correlation, and their potenti…

Methods in the Mediterranean: historical and archaeological views on texts and …

by Small, David B.

fromMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava

0 Type: Book

This collection of essays treats the fundamental issue of the correlation of archaeology and texts in recreating the ancient Mediterranean world. Contributions from Classical and Near Eastern archaeologists and historians address specific points of correlation, and their potenti…

The first democracies: early popular government outside Athens

by Robinson, Eric W.

fromHistoria (Wiesbaden, Germany)

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Athens is often considered to have been the birth place of democracy but there were many democracies in Greece during the Archaic and Classical periods and this is a study of the other democratic states. Robinson begins by discussing ancient and modern definitions of democracy, …

The trial and execution of Socrates: sources and controversies

by Smith, Nicholas D., Brickhouse, Thomas C.

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Bundeling van historische bronteksten voor informatie over de Griekse filosoof en hedendaagse evalueringen van de betrouwbaarheid daarvan.

The trial and execution of Socrates: sources and controversies

by Smith, Nicholas D., Brickhouse, Thomas C.

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Socrates is one of the most important yet enigmatic philosophers of all time; his fame has endured for centuries despite the fact that he never actually wrote anything. In 399 B.C.E., he was tried on the charge of impiety by the citizens of Athens, convicted by a jury, and sente…

The divine guide in early Shiʻism: the sources of esotericism in Islam

by Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali

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The Imam, the Divine Guide, is the central point around which the Shi'ite religion turns. The power of Shi'ism comes from the actions of the Imam. This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission. The author shows that from the beginning of S…