Wiseman timothy peter (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Very small bit of highlighting to text. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 212 pp., 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cm. Subjects; Cinna, C. Helvius. Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Latin poetry History and criticism. Poets, Latin. Civilization. Addresses, essays, lectures. Rome History Kings and republic 753-27 BC. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Very small bit of highlighting to text. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 212 pp., 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cm. Subjects; Cinna, C. Helvius. Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Latin poetry History and criticism. Poets, Latin. Civilization. Addresses, essays, lectures. Rome History Kings and republic 753-27 BC. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Romulus founded Rome - but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the moment of the foundation? This mysterious legend has been oddly neglected. Roman historians ignore it as irrelevant to real history; students of myth concentrate on the more glamorous mythology of Greece. In this book, Professor Wiseman provides, for the first time, a detailed analysis of all the variants of the story, and a historical explanation for its origin and development. His conclusions offer important new insights, both into the history and ideology of pre-imperial Rome and into the methods and motives of myth-creation in a non-literate society. In the richly unfamiliar Rome of Pan, Hermes and Circe the witch-goddess, where a general grows miraculous horns and prophets demand human sacrifice, Remus stands for the unequal struggle of the many against the powerful few.…

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. 1999, paperback, fine copy.

Zustand: Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket. Slight lean to the spine. Lightly tanned textblock. Content is very good & clean.

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

Paperback. Zustand: New. Romulus founded Rome - but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the moment of the foundation? This mysterious legend has been oddly neglected. Roman historians ignore it as irrelevant to real history; students of myth concentrate on the more glamorous mythology of Greece. In this book, Professor Wiseman provides, for the first time, a detailed analysis of all the variants of the story, and a historical explanation for its origin and development. His conclusions offer important new insights, both into the history and ideology of pre-imperial Rome and into the methods and motives of myth-creation in a non-literate society. In the richly unfamiliar Rome of Pan, Hermes and Circe the witch-goddess, where a general grows miraculous horns and prophets demand human sacrifice, Remus stands for the unequal struggle of the many against the powerful few.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm. Subject: Catullus, Gaius Valerius ca. v84-v55. Nepos, Cornelius v100-v25. Historiography Rome. Historiography Rome History. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm. Subject: Catullus, Gaius Valerius ca. v84-v55. Nepos, Cornelius v100-v25. Historiography Rome. Historiography Rome History. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: gut. Historiography and Imagination Eight Essays on Roman Culture In englischer Sprache. pages.