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The Column of Marcus Aurelius
The Genesis and Meaning of a Roman Imperial Monument
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CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781469668635
Pub Date: November 2021
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In The...
Broken Cities
A Historical Sociology of Ruins
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CA$48.95
ISBN: 9781421438429
Pub Date: September 2020
Imprint: John Hopkins University
A comparative study of cities that fell into ruin through human involvement.We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Martin...
Early Ottoman History
The Oxford Anonymous Chronicle (Bodleian Library, Ms Marsh 313)
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CA$66.95
ISBN: 9781789620740
Pub Date: October 2019
The manuscript translated here contains one of the most important texts for understanding the development of early Ottoman historiography. Like other histories produced in the late fifteenth century, it contains a coherent argument for Ottoman superiority over other dynasties. It also shows a strong preoccupation with civil strife and dynastic succession.
The Great Fire of Rome
Life and Death in the Ancient City
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CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421433714
Pub Date: October 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
A thrilling and momentous account of the Great Fire of Rome and how a modern city arose from its embers.Peril was everywhere in ancient Rome, but the Great Fire of 64 CE was unlike anything the city...
A Monument to Dynasty and Death
The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It
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CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421432557
Pub Date: September 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
Go behind the scenes to discover why the Colosseum was the king of amphitheaters in the Roman world—a paragon of Roman engineering prowess.Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life...
The Year of Julius and Caesar
59 BC and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
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CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421429700
Pub Date: May 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
How Caesar's attack on Bibulus marked the beginning of the end of the Roman free state and the descent of the Republic into violence and civil war.The year 59 BC—when Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus...
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia
A Traveler's Guide through History, Ruins, and Landscapes
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CA$48.95
ISBN: 9780824878047
Pub Date: July 2018
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the ancient sites and archaeological ruins of Southeast Asia. Designed to assist the adventurous visitor to the region, the book is...
Donatist Schism
Controversy and Contexts
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CA$74.95
ISBN: 9781786941268
Pub Date: January 2018
'The book as a whole provides a coherent and helpful topical overview that both could serve as a textbook on Donatism and will serve to further debates among specialists in the field. A veritable one-stop shop for Donatist studies.'
David E. Wilhite, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Stories of Ancient Chinese Architecture
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CA$8.95
ISBN: 9787532774135
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Laws of the Isaurian Era
The Ecloga and its Appendices
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CA$60.95
ISBN: 9781786940087
Pub Date: April 2017
A translation with commentary of all the legal texts from a transformative and little understood period in Byzantine history.
Early New World Monumentality
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CA$53.95
ISBN: 9780813061443
Pub Date: May 2015
Imprint: University Press of Florida
"Offers a number of interesting case studies of New World monumentality that expand our comparative understanding of the phenomenon."--Dean J. Saitta, University of Denver"Brings together important...
The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity
Transforming Public Space
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CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781477309933
Pub Date: April 2015
Imprint: University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive examination of the Roman Forum in late antiquity, this book explores the cultural significance of restoring monuments and statues in the city?s preeminent public space, demonstrating shifts in patronage, political power, historical
The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino
Understanding the Roman Games
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CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421415864
Pub Date: January 2015
Imprint: John Hopkins University
In ancient times, the Roman games—that heady cocktail of mass slaughter, gladiatorial combat, and chariot racing—made strong political, social, and cultural statements.The Roman emperor Commodus...
Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil, 200-600
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CA$85.00
ISBN: 9780824838225
Pub Date: December 2014
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Between the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 CE and the year 600, more than thirty dynasties, kingdoms, and states rose and fell on the eastern side of the Asian continent. The founders and rulers of...
A Heritage of Ruins
The Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia and Their Conservation
Price:
CA$74.00
ISBN: 9780824836313
Pub Date: July 2013
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
The ancient ruins of Southeast Asia have long sparked curiosity and romance in the world’s imagination. They appear in accounts of nineteenth-century French explorers, as props for Indiana Jones’...
Chinese Architecture and Metaphor
Song Culture in the Yingzao Fashi Building Manual
Price:
CA$65.95
ISBN: 9780824833633
Pub Date: May 2012
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Investigating the historical tradition of Chinese architectural writing from antiquity to the twelfth century, Chinese Architecture and Metaphor reveals significant and fascinating social and cultural...
The Column of Marcus Aurelius
The Genesis and Meaning of a Roman Imperial Monument
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781469668635
Pub Date: November 2021
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
Broken Cities
A Historical Sociology of Ruins
CA$48.95
ISBN: 9781421438429
Pub Date: September 2020
Imprint: John Hopkins University
Early Ottoman History
The Oxford Anonymous Chronicle (Bodleian Library, Ms Marsh 313)
CA$66.95
ISBN: 9781789620740
Pub Date: October 2019
The Great Fire of Rome
Life and Death in the Ancient City
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421433714
Pub Date: October 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
A Monument to Dynasty and Death
The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421432557
Pub Date: September 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
The Year of Julius and Caesar
59 BC and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421429700
Pub Date: May 2019
Imprint: John Hopkins University
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia
A Traveler's Guide through History, Ruins, and Landscapes
CA$48.95
ISBN: 9780824878047
Pub Date: July 2018
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Donatist Schism
Controversy and Contexts
CA$74.95
ISBN: 9781786941268
Pub Date: January 2018
'The book as a whole provides a coherent and helpful topical overview that both could serve as a textbook on Donatism and will serve to further debates among specialists in the field. A veritable one-stop shop for Donatist studies.'
David E. Wilhite, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Stories of Ancient Chinese Architecture
CA$8.95
ISBN: 9787532774135
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Laws of the Isaurian Era
The Ecloga and its Appendices
CA$60.95
ISBN: 9781786940087
Pub Date: April 2017
Early New World Monumentality
CA$53.95
ISBN: 9780813061443
Pub Date: May 2015
Imprint: University Press of Florida
The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity
Transforming Public Space
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781477309933
Pub Date: April 2015
Imprint: University of Texas Press
The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino
Understanding the Roman Games
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781421415864
Pub Date: January 2015
Imprint: John Hopkins University
Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil, 200-600
CA$85.00
ISBN: 9780824838225
Pub Date: December 2014
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
A Heritage of Ruins
The Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia and Their Conservation
CA$74.00
ISBN: 9780824836313
Pub Date: July 2013
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Chinese Architecture and Metaphor
Song Culture in the Yingzao Fashi Building Manual
CA$65.95
ISBN: 9780824833633
Pub Date: May 2012
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press