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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Its Colonies and Conquests; From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts; Volume: 1; Original Published by: J. Y. Humphreys in 1822 in 418 pages; Subjects: Greece; ... Read more

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National Library of Scotland

T194141

In fact by Pons Augustin Alletz, and translated by William Robertson.

Edinburgh : printed for William Creech, Edinburgh; and sold by G. G. & J. J. Robinsons, and T. Kay, London, 1790. xii,[1],18-599,[1]p.,plate : map ; 8° ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1820Original Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell and W. DaviesSubjects: GreeceHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GreeceHistory / Europe / GreeceTravel / Europe / GreeceNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAP. XXXIV.Philip's Prosperity. -- Imprudent Measures of the Am- phictyonic Counci1. -- The Phocian, or Sacred War. -- Philomelus seizes the Temple of Delphi. -- Takes the Field against the Thebans and their Allies. -- Defeat and Death of Philomelus. -- Affairs of Thrace, Macedon, and Attica. -- Onomarchus takes the Command of the Phocians. -- Encounters Philip in Thes- saly. -- He is defeated and slain. -- Philip s Designs against Olynthus and Byzantium. -- Traversed by the Athenians. -- Phayllus takes the Command of the Pho- fians. -- Philip marches towards Thermopylae. -- Anticipated by the Athenians. -- Demosthenes's first Philippic. -- Philip's Occupations at Pella. -- His Vices -- and Policy.Chap. Philip had now reigned almost five years. He 'XXXi. nad greatly enlarged the boundaries, he had Prosperity still more augmented the revenues, of his king- in the fifth dom. Paeonia, no longer the rival, was become year of his an obsequious province of Macedon. At the ex- pence of Thrace and Illyria, he had extended his frontier on t. ne east to the sea of Thasos; on the west to the lake Lychnidus. He was master of Thessaly without having the trouble to govern it. He secured many commercial advantages by the possession of Amphipolis. His troops were numerous and well disciplined ; his large finances were regulated with economy; and the mines ofPhilippi furnished him with an annual resource Chap. alike useful to his desi... ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Compares and contrasts the lives of rich and poor in different historic eras. Illustrated with historic artefacts and colourful artwork. Each spread contains a contemporary quotation. ... Read more

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May not include Parthenon model
Buyers, Beware!You may be mislead by what is written on a book!On the front of this book, it says, "Includes fantastic miniature replica of the Parthenon."I placed an order for this book from a marketplace seller and assumed it included the Parthenon model. To my disappointment, the book arrived without the model. Although the seller promptly issued me a full refund, like other merchants, when listing this book for sale, he/she did not mention that the Parthenon model is not included with this book.So far, only two marketplace sellers mention that the Parthenon model is not included.My guess is that the other merchants assume you are only interested in the book itself and not in the model.If you intend to order this book because you want the Parthenon model, please contact each seller of this item first before you place an order for it.Please inquire whether the model is included with this book. If you receive a reply from a seller, stating that this book does not include the model, please don't order this book.I do not want you to receive something in the mail and feel disappointed. ... Read more

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Why did Greek society foster social conditions, especially early marriage with its attendant early childbearing, that were known to be dangerous for both mother and child? What were the actual causes of death among women described as dying of childbirth in the Hippocratic Epidemics? Why did families choose to portray labor scenes on tombstones when the Greek commemorative tradition otherwise avoided reference to suffering and illness? In Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece, Nancy Demand offers the first comprehensive exploration of the social and cultural construction of childbirth in ancient Greece.

Reading the ancient evidence in light of feminist theory, the Foucauldian notion of discursively constituted objects, medical anthropology, and anthropological studies of the modern Greek village, Demand discusses topics that include midwifery, abortion, attitudes of doctors toward women patients, and the treatment of women generally. For evidence, she relies primarily on the case histories in the Epidemics concerning women with complications in pregnancy, abortion, and childbirth. She also draws relevant details from cure records and dedications from healing sanctuaries, labor scenes depicted on tombstones, Aristophanic comedy, andPlatonic philosophy.

"This book is an important contribution to the scholarship on the lives of ancient Greek women, ancient medicine, and the social construction of gender among the Athenians. Nancy Demand has constructed a richer, more nuanced, and very likely far more accurate picture of childbirth and its attendant dangers than we have had to date. Her collection of translations of the Hippocratic texts on childbirth and related issues will be of great value for future investigators." -- Valerie French, American University.

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Good beginning on a neglected subject
Demand is in her area of specialization, medicine, and into the more general field of women and motherhood.Strong use of ancient evidence and knowledge of medicine itself, help make this book a must read for thoseinterested in women, motherhood, or medicine in the ancient world.Moretime spent on women's view of medicine might improve but such informationis scarse.Not written for the layperson or undergraduate. ... Read more

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From Greece's Bronze Age kingdoms and the Trojan War to the emergence of Greek literature and the Olympic Games, from the rise of Athenian democracy to the conquests of Alexander the Great and beyond, a noted classical historian tells the exciting and inspiring story of ancient Greece and its pivotal contributions to Western culture. ... Read more

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Discusses the origins, construction, completion, uses, history, and eventual ruin of the Parthenon. ... Read more

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A portrait of ancient Greece encompasses Spartan youth, religion, the Olympic Games, early medicine, women's lives, and military history, from the struggle against Persia to the exploits of Alexander the Great. ... Read more

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A valuable resource
This book, and the others in the series are excellent material to supplement a study of ancient cultures.Actors dressed in period costumes reinact scenes set in authentic locations, to provide glimpes of daily lifein ancient times.The photographs are vivid, and thebook provideshelpful information.A must for home-schoolers and children interested inancient cultures!! ... Read more

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This lavishly illustrated volume invites readers to delve into the source of the oldest and most authentic roots of Western civilization, and to immerse themselves in the world of the ancient Greeks-their historical development, cultural horizons, art, and architecture. Hundreds of photographs, aerial views, three-dimensional reconstructions, and details of artifacts reveal the groundbreaking genius of this remarkable civilization. From Minos to the Roman conquest, historical milestones in Greek civilization are examined in an authoritative yet accessible text that presents the most up-to-date findings on the development of Greek art, architecture, and religion. Encompassing its artistic and architectural legacy, military victories, aspects of everyday life, and its inevitable decline, this volume is at once meticulously researched and highly engaging, presenting a well-rounded perspective on the breadth of Greek culture. Chapters include: The Origins of Ancient Greece, The Rise of Greece, Greek Dark Ages: Social and Political Conflicts, The Dominance of Athens, The Rise of Macedon, The Conquest of Alexander, and Greek Society. ... Read more