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Neokoroi: Greek Cities and Roman Emperors

Book by Barbara Burrell; Brill, 2004

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Cities And Towns, Ancient--Turkey, Emperor Worship--Rome, Greeks--Turkey--History--To 1500

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of hierarchy as a web, with cities seeking to make their way from...available. Where one citys ancient temples and gymnasia were ranged...for place of first among the cities of ones koinon. Modcrn scholars...have often interpreted ancient cities aspirations in modern terms...if the Hellenized elite of a city in Asia had the same motivations...
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The Shotgun Method: The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture

Book by Mogens Herman Hansen; University of Missouri Press, 2006

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Ethnology--Greece--Congresses, Greece--History--To 146 B.C--Congresses, Greece--Population--History--Congresses

Collections: History, Entire Library

...cases a large part of a city has been excavated so...few well-excavated cities as models, we can suggest...what we know about the ancient Greek family and household...built a data- base of ancient Greek houses. It comprises...
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Poetic Drama: An Anthology of Plays in Verse from the Ancient Greek to the Modern American
Includes: Agamemnon; Oedipus Coloneus; Ion; The Acharnians; The Chalk Circle; Nakamitsu; Adam; Abraham, Melchisedec, and Isaac; The Second Shepherds' Play; Everyman; The Wandering Scholar from Paradise; Tamburlaine the Great, Part I; Measure for Measure; Volpone or The Fox; A New Way to Pay Old Debts; The White Devil; The Sheep Well; Cinna; Athaliah; The Misanthrope; Torquato Tasso; The Death of Wallenstein; The Cenci; The White Saviour; The Last Night of Don Juan; The King's Threshold; Gruach; The Dog beneath the Skin; The Death of Eve; Aria da Capo; Hole in the Wall; The Fall of the City; Shenandoah

Book by Alfred Kreymborg; Modern Age Books, 1941

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Drama--Collections

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...parts are in the rule Of the king of the city. OEd . Who is he whose might And counsel...the burghers round, Here, not in the city; they will soon decide If you shall tarry...mortals know. Come, you kind daughters Of ancient Gloom! Come, thou that bearst the name Of mightiest Pallas, Athens, first of cities, Have pity upon this miserable ghost...
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Artful Crafts: Ancient Greek Silverware and Pottery

Book by Michael Vickers, David Gill; Clarendon Press, 1996

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Goldwork, Ancient--Greece--Influence, Pottery, Greek, Silverwork, Ancient--Greece--Influence, Vase-Painting, Greek

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...a need to acquire Greek ceramics. 118 Oxford...Representing Nemesis Found in Ancient Agrigentum in April...the neighbourhood of ancient Greek cities. At Tarentum, the...rubbish belonging to the ancient inhabitants of the city. 123 Most writers...
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The Greek City from Alexander to Justinian

Book by A. H. M. Jones; The Clarendon Press, 1940

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Cities And Towns, Ancient--Greece, Cities And Towns--Greece, Municipal Government--Greece, Municipal Government--Rome

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the culture of their Greek neighbours on the plain...to issue coins with Greek legends. 36 Further...down to the coast, the Greeks established only a few...plain on the other hand Greek culture was dominant...area were of a very ancient Greek origin, and others...heroes. 38 The Greek cities of Cyrenaica were the...into a regular Greek city. The rebel

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Journal Articles on: ancient greek cities

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The Shotgun Method: The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture

Journal article by Cynthia Patterson; The Historian, Vol. 70, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, The Shotgun Method: The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture. by...of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture. By...Population of Walled Cities," "The Proportion...Capacity of the Ancient Greek Polls World") develop...century people (including Greeks, free foreigners...
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A Possession for Ever: Charles Bean, the Ancient Greeks, and Military Commemoration in Australia

Journal article by Peter Londey; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 53, 2007

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ANZAC Day--History, Ancient Greek civilization--Influence, Australian history--Military aspects, Australian history--Social aspects, Bean, Charles--Works, Civilization, Greek--Influence, Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916--Analysis, Pericles--Influence, Persian Wars, 500-449 BC--Influence, Statesmen--Influence, Trojan War--Influence, War correspondents--Works, War memorials--Design and construction, War memorials--History, War memorials--Location

Collections: History, Entire Library

...proximity to the city of Priam. The...sites of the ancient Greek towns of Abydos...turned to the Greeks, as the late...was a lover of Greek sculpture, and Greek "moderation...independently-minded city-states, with...the classical Greeks had experienced...
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Konstan, David. the Emotions of the Ancient Greeks. Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature

Journal article by Virgil Nemoianu; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 61, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the Emotions of the Ancient Greeks. Studies in Aristotle...The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks. Studies in Aristotle...in the usage of the Greek terms, and their families...limited number of Greek cities and limited historical...
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Annette Lucia Giesecke. the Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome

Journal article by Roger Paden; Utopian Studies, Vol. 19, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome...Giesecke. The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia...were very different cities. In particular...allowed within the city walls. "Athens...between country and city, the intra- and...that shaped these cities were themselves...response to the Greek "Dark Ages...instability. As the Greeks began to emerge...
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The Fate of Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Islam and Western Christianity

Journal article by Edward Grant; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 61, 2008

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Christianity--History, Greek philosophy--Influence, Islam--History, Islam--United States, Medieval philosophy--History, Philosophy, Medieval--History, Science history, Science--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...attitudes toward natural philosophy and Greek thought were governed by Muslim...influence in particular regions or cities. Not only was Greek philosophy regarded as a foreign...mutakallimun, scholars who used Greek philosophy to interpret and defend...

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Magazine Articles on: ancient greek cities

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Alexandria the Great: On the Mediterranean at the Western Edge of the Nile Delta Stands the Most Important and Enduring of All the Many Cities Founded by Alexander. Though Much of Its Material Past Has Been Destroyed or Lies Underwater, Alexandria's Reputation as the Intellectual Powerhouse of the Classical World, Fusing Greek, Egyptian and Roman Culture, Lives On

Magazine article by Paul Cartledge; History Today, Vol. 59, October 2009

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Alexander the Great--History, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--Appreciation, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--History, Greek history, to 330 (Ancient period)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Enduring of All the Many Cities Founded by Alexander...OMITTED For historians of ancient Greece agora is the...distinguishing markers of ancient Greek culture and civilisation...Acropolis you can visit the Greek Agora, still being...the greatest of the city-states founded by the Greeks, though it was far...000 very different cities making up Hellas, stretching...
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Athens: A History, from Ancient Ideal to Modern City

Magazine article by Michael Poliakoff; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 28, Autumn 2004

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Athens: a History, from Ancient Ideal to Modern City (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Athens: A History, from Ancient Ideal to Modern City. by Michael Poliakoff...an "Olympic spirit of Greek cooperation." Although...the Olympic truce of Greek antiquity was little...evidence of the ancient Greeks multiculturalism than is their term for non-Greek speakers, barbaroi...
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Jordan: Situated on the Eastern Limits of the Levant, Jordan Is a Fledgling Country in an Ancient Land. Its Modern Borders Encompass Biblical Kingdoms, Roman Provinces and Great Hill Cities Dating Back to Civilisation's Early Days-All Set in Some of the Most Spectacular Scenery in the Middle East. Jo Bourne Profiles This Archaeological Wonderland

Magazine article by Jo Bourne; Geographical, Vol. 75, October 2003

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Amman, Jordan (City)--Buildings, facilities, etc., Amman, Jordan (City)--Description and travel, Dead Sea--Description and travel, Historic sites--Appreciation, Jordan--Description and travel, Jordan--History, Jordan--Political aspects, Jordan--Statistics, Petra (Ancient city)--Buildings, facilities, etc., Petra (Ancient city)--Description and travel, Travel research

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...monuments, all strongly Greek in style due to their...of the Decapolis cities, has its share of...a multitude in a city, are indeed a county...2002 est.) Capital city Amman (population...Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox); other...the wonders of the ancient world, Petra is...preserved provincial cities of the Roman Empire...
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To Die for? Paul Cartledge Sees Ancient Spartan Society and Its Fierce Code of Honour as Something Still Relevant Today

Magazine article by Paul Cartledge; History Today, Vol. 52, August 2002

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Civilization, Greek--Moral and ethical aspects, Sparta (Ancient city)--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Paul Cartledge sees ancient Spartan society and...small Spartan-led Greek force at the hands of...Dorian inhabitants of a Greek city-state in the...one of the greatest of Greek powers. But who were...incorporate the mainland Greeks in his oriental empire...research centre in the city). What can there possibly...other ancient Greek cities or places, has left...
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Antioch the Lost Ancient City

Magazine article by Sara E. Wilson; Humanities, Vol. 21, July 2000

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Antioch Turkey, Cities, Exhibits, Historic artifacts, Historic preservation

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Antioch the Lost Ancient City by Sara E. Wilson...in the well-to-do city; and its role in the...story of a wonderful city that was really unknown...Worcesters curator of Greek and Roman art. "It...security. He built a port city, called Seleucia Pieria...Macedonian founder. "Cities were the emblem of civilization...

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Newspaper Articles on: ancient greek cities

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Making Case That Ancient Greeks and Romans Were Tolerant of Jews

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 16, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Making case that ancient Greeks and Romans were tolerant...DIASPORA: JEWS AMIDST GREEKS AND ROMANS By Erich...MARK MILLER The ancient Greeks and Romans occupy a...forces of the Syrian Greek tyrant Antiochus, who...integrated into the city-state of Alexandria...of the most cultured cities in the ancient world...
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Are the Ancient Ruins of Troy a Myth? HOLLOW STORY: A Replica of the Wooden Horse, in Which the Ancient Greeks Hid to Enter Troy. Left: Brad Pitt as Achilles in Hollywood's Version of the Epic

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 7, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Are the Ancient Ruins of Troy a Myth? HOLLOW STORY...of the Wooden Horse, in Which the Ancient Greeks Hid to Enter Troy. Left: Brad Pitt...little basis infact. There were several ancient cities on the site of what was known as Troy...
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This Summer's Look Is Greek-Chic; Style City/fashion Laura Davis Discovers the Flowing Lines of Grecian-Style Shape This Season

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 3, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

This Summers Look Is Greek-Chic; Style City/fashion Laura Davis Discovers...Laura Davis THE classical lines of Ancient Greek sculpture have been held up as a...is a collection of red and black Greek figure pottery. There will be a...
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Athens a City Fit for Gods; Oh Ye Gods! the Coventry Telegraph's Political Correspondent LES REID Visits Greece's Capital Athens and Sees an Ancient City in Transformation

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 1, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Capital Athens and Sees an Ancient City in Transformation. Byline: LES REID GREEK mythology would have...aspects to the ancient city which make it unrecognisable...timelessly dominates the city skyline, with the 500BC...the islands. . But the city is rightly keen to spread...most truly international cities. The most hip and happening...
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Homer's Ancient Troy Would Have Only Small Resemblance to Brad Pitt's Hollywood City

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 21, 2004

Subjects:

Pitt, Brad

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...scattered throughout the city as have some 100 stones...the homes in the lower city. NOT LIKE IN THE MOVIE...put loincloths of the Greek statues in the palaces?" Rose asked. And the Greeks would not have put coins...the war, according to Greek mythology. "Where they...expected," said Sevinc. Ancient Greek vase paintings...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ancient greek cities

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Argos , City, Ancient Greece

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ARGOS , city, ancient Greece ar gos, g s, city of ancient Greece, in NE Peloponnesus...it was one of the most powerful Greek cities, struggling with Sparta and rivaling...Sparta took (c.494 b.c.) the city. Pyrrhus was killed in an attack...
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Troy , Ancient City, Asian Turkey

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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TROY , ancient city, Asian Turkey ancient city made famous by Homers...Dardanelles. Accepting Greek tradition and details...1871. Nine successive cities or villages have occupied...sixth settlement of the city, was the Homeric Troy...
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Carthage , Ancient City, N Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CARTHAGE , ancient city, N Africa kar thij, ancient city, on the northern...Romans, and some of the Greeks. Sicily, which lay...battle of Himera. The Greek city-states of Sicily...hardly any remains of the ancient Carthage, although...
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Salamis , Ancient City, Cyprus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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SALAMIS , ancient city, Cyprus sal mis, ancient city on Cyprus, once the principal city. St. Paul visited it...Acts 13.5). Excavations there revealed the ruins of a Greek theater; there are also many Roman ruins. At nearby Enkomi...
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Haran , Ancient City, Mesopotamia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HARAN , ancient city, Mesopotamia or Harran both: haran , ancient city of Mesopotamia, now in SE Asian Turkey, 24 mi (39...of Abrahams family after the migration from Ur. The Greek form of the name is Charan or Charran. In Roman times...

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