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  • The Seduction of Place

    The History and Future of Cities

    by Joseph Rykwert ...
    No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city; it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as the result of vast immutable, impersonal forces, but because of human choices. The worsening or betterment of urban life will also be the result of choices. Our choices.That cities display and represent the personal ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Remembering Places: A Memoir

    by Joseph Rykwert ...
    Born in Warsaw in 1926, Joseph Rykwert was one of the best-known critics and historians of architecture. One of very few writers to be awarded the RIBA’s highest honour, the Royal Gold Medal, in 2014, and author of countless books and essays, his influence over the past 60 years cannot be underestimated.In this new posthumous edition of his memoir, he expands upon the first edition by 20,000 words ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Idea of a Town

    The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the Ancient World

    by Joseph Rykwert ...
    Roman towns and their history are generally regarded as being the preserve of the archaeologist or the economic historian. In this famous, unusual and radical book which touches on such disparate themes as psychology and urban architecture, Joseph Rykwert has considered them as works of art. His starting point is the mythical, historical and ritual texts in which their foundation is recounted ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Remembering Places: A Memoir

    by Joseph Rykwert ...
    Born in Warsaw in 1926, Joseph Rykwert is one of the best-known critics and historians of architecture. One of very few writers to be awarded the RIBA’s highest honour, the Royal Gold Medal, in 2014, and author of countless books and essays, his influence over the past 60 years cannot be underestimated. In this memoir he tells for the first time of how his life’s experiences shaped his working ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • The Beginnings of Rome

    Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c.1000–264 BC)

    by Tim Cornell ...
    Series series The Routledge History of the Ancient World
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  • Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook

    by Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price ...
    Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a ... Read more

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  • Greek Sculpture

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  • Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons

    Women in Roman Religion

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    Ancient History From Inscriptions

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    Series series Approaching the Ancient World
    Epigraphic Evidence is an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history. It introduces the types of historical information supplied by inscriptional texts and the methods with which they can be used. It outlines the limitations as well as the advantages of the different types of evidence covered. Epigraphic Evidence includes a general ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus

    Edited by Karl Galinsky ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
    The age of Augustus, commonly dated to 30 BC – AD 14, was a pivotal period in world history. A time of tremendous change in Rome, Italy, and throughout the Mediterranean world, many developments were underway when Augustus took charge and a recurring theme is the role that he played in shaping their direction. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus captures the dynamics and richness of ... Read more

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  • Herakles

    by Emma Stafford ...
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