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"This new account of what happened in Greece from c.800 to 323 BC shows how sculptors and painters responded to the challenges of the extremely formidable and ambitious world in which the Greek city-state was created and developed. Ranging widely…

An introduction to sacred writings that did not become part of the canon of the Old and New Testaments. The book contains a wide selection of these "lost" works - from words considered to be those of prophets, kings and patriarchs to legends and…

"Much attention has been devoted in recent years to Christian asceticism in Late Antiquity. But Christianity did not introduce asceticism to the ancient world. An underlying theme of this fascinating study of pagan asceticism is that much of the work…

"Incorporating the latest archaeological information from Iran, the author paints an incisive portrait of Persia's role in Old Testament history. He analyzes the peoples who constituted the old Persian confederation as well as the important cities…