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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Best Actress: The History of Oscar®-Winning Women 9781978809598

Ingrid Bergman. Audrey Hepburn. Elizabeth Taylor. Jane Fonda. Meryl Streep. The list of women who have won the coveted a

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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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Images of Women in Antiquity 9781135859237, 0415090954

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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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Women Writing Latin: Women Writing Latin in Roman Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and the Early Christian Era 9781136742910, 1136742913

This book is part of a 3-volume anthology of women's writing in Latin from antiquity to the early modern era. Each

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Women Writing Latin: Women Writing Latin in Roman Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and the Early Christian Era 9781136742910, 1136742913

This book is part of a 3-volume anthology of women's writing in Latin from antiquity to the early modern era. Each

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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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Women and War in Antiquity [Illustrated] 9781421417639, 9781421417622, 1421417626, 1421417634

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

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A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity 9781350048133, 9780857850973, 9781350009189

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity explores women’s history in the West from 500 BCE to 1000CE. This time period i

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