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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amarna diplomacy Amarna diplomacy Cohen, Raymond,Raymond Westbrook "In 1887, a peasant woman stumbled across a 3,000-year-old trove of cuneiform tablets in the ruins at Amarna, in Upper Egypt. The find, mostly letters from foreign kings to the Egyptian court, was pa… OL20944545W
Art and rhetoric in Roman culture Art and rhetoric in Roman culture Jaś Elsner "Rhetoric was fundamental to education and to cultural aspiration in the Greek and Roman worlds. It was one of the key aspects of antiquity that slipped under the line between the ancient world and C… OL20957900W
Economic theory and the ancient Mediterranean Economic theory and the ancient Mediterranean Jones, Donald W. Economic Theory and the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive introduction to the application of contemporary economic theory to the various societies populating the ancient regions surround… OL20957933W
The gods rich in praise The gods rich in praise Christopher Metcalf This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on … OL20974547W
Het lied van de wrok Het lied van de wrok J. E. Lendon Geschiedenis van de eerste tien jaren van de Peloponnesische Oorlog (431-404 v. Chr.) tussen de Griekse steden Athene en Sparta. OL24717412W
Zo leefden de Egyptenaren in de oudheid Zo leefden de Egyptenaren in de oudheid Pierre Montet Beschrijving van het huiselijk en maatschappelijk-culturele leven der oudeEgyptenaren. OL24862599W
The legacy of Egypt The legacy of Egypt J. R. Harris This completely revised edition of a classic study of ancient Egypt takes full account of recent scholarly work. Tracing the values and achievements of the early inhabitants of the Nile valley, the l… OL2647898W