An investigation of the people behind the art: how did the Greeks and Romans view their own bodies? What were their ideas of perfection and ugliness and how were these used in art? Some illustrations.
Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978178816290615/09/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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A new translation of Seneca's 'On The Shortness of Life', with the Latin on facing pages and an introduction. One of three niftily pocket-sized classical guides to life.
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Persia – Ancient Iran and the Classical World
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After comparing the great emperors of antiquity, Lieven turns to the Habsburg, Russian, Ottoman, Mughal and Chinese emperors. Imperial in ambition and achievement.
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A fine, close study of a city continuously inhabited for five thousand years, by an expert academic.
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
Hardback £25.00