Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Women in Antiquity) 9780199740765, 0199740763

The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora 1441140786, 9781441140784

Justinian's reign (527-565) was a time of increasing intolerance and absolutism but also brought social mobility, w

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Black Women in Antiquity 9780878559824

"This unique volume provides an overview of the black queens, madonnas, and goddesses who dominated the history and

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Reflections of Women in Antiquity

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Women in Antiquity 9781138808362, 9781315621425

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Women & War in Antiquity 1421417626, 9781421417622

The martial virtues ― courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength ― were central to male identity in the ancient world, and

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Images of Women in Antiquity 9781135859237, 113585923X

The agenda and significance of women in antiquity has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this book divers

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Actress 9781324005636, 9781324005629

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Images of Women in Antiquity 9781135859237, 0415090954

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Justinian and Theodora 9781463208172

Browning’s acclaimed biography of this extraordinary and enigmatic couple includes every aspect of imperial administrati

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Saint Anthony's Fire from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century 9789048533312

After the discovery of the ergotism epidemics (poisoning caused by ingesting the fungal toxin of rye) and its etiology,

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