Susan E Alcock Editor (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used like new. Used like new softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Shelf wear on top edge of cover. 8vo. (6.25 x 0.8 x 9.25 inches) Includes B&W photos, notes, bibliography, and an index. 391 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Pausanias, the Greek historian and traveler, lived and wrote around the second century AD, during the period when Greece had fallen peacefully to the Roman Empire. While fragments from this period abound, Pausanias' Periegesis ("description") of Greece is the only fully preserved text of travel writing to have survived. This collection uses Pausanias as a multifaceted lens yielding indispensable information about the cultural world of Roman Greece.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 342 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. New softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (9.02 x 5.98 x 0.64 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes maps, tables, list of abbreviations, list of illustrations and an index. 224 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Cult activity played an extremely important role in ancient Greece--to the point, historians believe, that the placing of cult centers played a major part in establishing the whole concept of the city-state in archaic Greece. The essays in this collection critically examine the social and political importance of sanctuary placement, extending the analysis back to Mycenean Greece and on to Greece under Roman occupation. Revealing the complexity of relations between religion and politics in ancient Greece, these essays show how important tradition, gender relations, and cult identity were in creating and maintaining the religious mapping of the ancient Greek countryside.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 8.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Lightly worn covers, but otherwise in good condition. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Pages unmarked and uncreased. Bindings and spine solid and secure. Publisher's note: A group of essays that trace the development of Roman influence in the eastern parts of the empire. Size: 23.5 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm. viii, 212 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Romans -- Middle East; Romans -- Ukraine -- Black Sea Lowland; Middle East -- Antiquities, Roman; ISBN: 190018852X. ISBN/EAN: 9781900188524. Add. Inventory No: 241111ANY0353819.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 488 pages. 9.69x6.77x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 408 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 545 pages. 9.61x7.32x1.18 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.50x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 8.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.