A collection of Finley's 14 most important essays on the social and economic conditions of antiquity -- a useful reference for academic specialists.The essays are organized around 3 topics: the ancient polis, slavery and dependent labor, and the Mycenaean and Homeric worlds. I particularly liked the...
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I originally purchased this book when I started college to prepare for my Senior Oral Exam, I skimmed but didn't really retain much of each writer's style save perhaps Herodotus. After thoroughly reading the excerpted selections for these four writers, I can say the my decision to skim it originall...
I was shocked at how much I loved this from first read. I know that often the view people have towards classics is of something boring, stiff, and stodgy--an absolute slog to get through. Right now, I'm making my way through Tacitus Annals of Imperial Rome. There are some eye-popping gossipy parts, ...
i've used this and its companion volume with undergraduates, and they are very good... Not a substitute for Dicks (Ancient Greek Astronomy) or Neugebauer, of course... But good introductins, and very, very readable.
Slavery In Classical Antiquity - Moses I...
Schliemann's Troy: One Hundred Years Aft...
The World of Odysseus: Homer & His Age i...
A History Of Greek Public Finance - A.M....
Roman Mines In Europe - Oliver Davies, M...
Medieval Sicily - Moses I. Finley, Denis...
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