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ANATOLICA Studies in Strabo
by Syme, Ronald; Anthony Birley (Ed. )
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198149433
- ISBN 13
- 9780198149439
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198149433 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Else very minor shelfwear to book. DJ spine sunned with a bit of sunning to panels. ; No historian of ancient Rome in this century has had a greater influence on historical research or won greater international acclaim than Sir Ronald Syme (1903-89). His outstanding position was due mainly to his first two books, The Roman Revolution, which appeared in 1939, and Tacitus (two volumes, 1958) - although he went on to produce many more monographs, and seven volumes of his Roman Papers have so far appeared. The long gap between his first two books is partly explained by the war, which took him on official duties to Belgrade and Ankara, and he spent the years 1943-5 at Istanbul as Professor of Classical Philology. It was known that in spite of the war, Syme had continued to write in these years, in particular 'Strabonia', investigations into the famous ancient Geography composed by Strabo, a native of Asia Minor in the time of Augustus. After Syme's death, the manuscript was discovered among his papers: he had not quite completed the work, but what he had written, with almost complete annotation, represents a substantial and fascinating study of the historical geography of Anatolia in the Hellenistic and early Roman period. Syme ruthlessly dissects the often incoherent and inconsistent text of Strabo, at the same time providing rich detail on client kings, Roman generals and emperors, writers and travellers. Above all, he shows unequalled ability to understand the landscape and settlement of Anatolia. ; 424 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27987
- Title
- ANATOLICA Studies in Strabo
- Author
- Syme, Ronald; Anthony Birley (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0198149433
- ISBN 13
- 9780198149439
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0198149433, Anatolica, Strabo, Geographical History, Latin Literature, Near East, Near Eastern Studies, Turkey, Roman History, Classical Greek & Roman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Near Eastern Studies;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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