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Austin, Texas, USA: University of Texas Press, 1999. CF2 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with white lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very slight overall shelf wear. A book which argues that for some ancient Greeks the ethnos, a regionally based ethnic group, and the koinon, or regional confederation, were units of social and political life as valid as the better known independent city-states or poleis. The author also argues that these ethnic identities were very durable. The author's book is based on his study of Phokis, a region in central Greece dominated by Mount Parnassos that shared a border with the panhellenic sanctuary at Delphi. The book describes how ecological conditions, land use, and external factors such as invasion contributed to the formation of a Phokian territory. It also traces the history of the Phokian territory from the Archaic age down to the Roman period and how shared myths, hero cults, and military alliances created an ethnic… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. AO2 - DJ and book have light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. With its generous and carefully ordered selections, Readings in the Classical Historians is an essential text for students of classics and history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Golden Press, 1966. AV2 - Book cocked, bumped corners, some chipping, peeling, rubbing, stains, loose hinge, light discoloration and shelf wear. The Universal History of the World: Volume 2 - Ancient Greece.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

New York: Walker & Company, 2007. BT2 - An advance reading copy trade paperback book in very good condition that is lgihtly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Think you have an unbearable boss or dead-end job? Imagine being Nero's orgy planner or Julius Caesar's soothsayer! 7"x7", 307 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).