Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires
Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires

Author: Christelle Fischer-Bovet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1108479251

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First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.

The Poems of Callimachus
The Poems of Callimachus

Author: Callimachus

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780198147602

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This important new verse translation of the extant works and major fragments of Callimachus includes a full Introduction, covering the poet's life and times, the range of his achievements, and the difficulties in the way of appreciation. It does not offer, as other translations do, a mere selection of fragments but presents them as integral parts of the poetry books in which they originally figured, as these can be reconstructed in the light of modern research. Each fragment is introduced in relation to what precedes and follows it, enabling students and general readers, for the first time ever, to assess what Callimachus was like in his most important productions. In addition to this introductory help, the Notes take up individual points of difficulty, all proper names and adjectives are explained in the Glossary, and comparative tables facilitate identification of the translated fragments in the standard editions.

Alexandria and Alexandrianism
Alexandria and Alexandrianism

Author: J. Paul Getty Museum

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1996-09-26

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0892362928

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One of the great seats of learning and repositories of knowledge in the ancient world, Alexandria, and the great school of thought to which it gave its name, made a vital contribution to the development of intellectual and cultural heritage in the Occidental world. This book brings together twenty papers delivered at a symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum on the subject of Alexandria and Alexandrianism. Subjects range from “The Library of Alexandria and Ancient Egyptian Learning” and “Alexander’s Alexandria” to “Alexandria and the Origins of Baroque Architecture.” With nearly two hundred illustrations, this handsome volume presents some of the world’s leading scholars on the continuing influence and fascination of this great city. The distinguished contributors include Peter Green, R. R. R. Smith, and the late Bernard Bothmer.

The Annals of the World
The Annals of the World

Author: James Ussher

Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 962

ISBN-13: 0890513600

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CD-ROM contains timelines, photographs, articles, maps, music.

The Ark Before Noah
The Ark Before Noah

Author: Irving Finkel

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0385537123

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The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history. Since the Victorian period, it has been understood that the story of Noah, iconic in the Book of Genesis, and a central motif in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, derives from a much older story that existed centuries before in ancient Babylon. But the relationship between the Babylonian and biblical traditions was shrouded in mystery. Then, in 2009, Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum and a world authority on ancient Mesopotamia, found himself playing detective when a member of the public arrived at the museum with an intriguing cuneiform tablet from a family collection. Not only did the tablet reveal a new version of the Babylonian Flood Story; the ancient poet described the size and completely unexpected shape of the ark, and gave detailed boat building specifications. Decoding this ancient message wedge by cuneiform wedge, Dr. Finkel discovered where the Babylonians believed the ark came to rest and developed a new explanation of how the old story ultimately found its way into the Bible. In The Ark Before Noah, Dr. Finkel takes us on an adventurous voyage of discovery, opening the door to an enthralling world of ancient voices and new meanings.