Herodotus halicarnaseo
List herodotus halicarnaseo
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Original vellum aged with 2 small holes in frontcover herodotus (care you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifirst few pages damaged and repairedbookblock clean with minor spotting and yellowing of pages?425 bc) was an ancient greek historianhe is known for having written the book the histories (greek: ?st???a? historĂai), a detailed record of his "inquiry" (?st???a historĂa) on the origins of the greco-persian warshe is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation—specifically, by collecting his materials and then critically arranging them into an historiographic narrativeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetitlepage missing, otherwise completebinding is goodon account of this, he is often referred to as "the father of history," read moresome waterstainingcondition: faircatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
78 €
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The full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographycondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol irivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
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116 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidate: from topublisher: biblioteca gredosauthors: herodotus, herodotus, herodotus, sophocles, strabo, strabo, ovid, martial, apollonius of rhodes, euripides, aeschylus, lucretius, hesiodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetitle: historia i, historia ii, historia iii, tragedias, geografĂa ii, geografĂa i, tristes y pĂłnticas, epigramas i, argonaĂşticas, tragedias i, tragedias, de la naturaleza, obras y fragmentoslanguage: spanishcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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They are probably descended from the ancient libyan people of the kingdom of the garamantes, described by herodotusare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisilver tested as high-grade silver by a silversmith; grams oza stunning tuareg silver ceremonial mosque ringthe tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western sahara and the north-central sahelfor a similar example see "magische ornamente silberschmuck der tuareg, museum rietberg zurich ()" parchitectonic shape inspired by moorish architecture, the shape is reminiscent of the principal tower of a mosque with its four towerseu size 18 - us size 8please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetuareg are mostly nomads86"); inner diameter cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefor over two millennia, the tuareg operated the trans-saharan caravan trade connecting the great cities on the southern edge of the sahara via five desert trade routes to the northern coast of africa (mediterranean)
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Writing for both the general reader and the scholar, michael grant has in his fluent and immensely readable account captured one of the most astonishing civilisations at the height of its powersthe book is in excellent conditionoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback - - weidenfeld & nicolson the golden age of ancient greek city-state civilisation lasted from 490 to 336 bc, the period between the first wars with persia and carthage and the accession of alexander the greatin this book, michael grant concentrates on the individuals in the cultural, social, artistic and political history of the classical greeks, who shaped their own and future civilisationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe places the work of sophocles, aristophanes, herodotus, aristotle, the architect and sculptors of the parthenon, philip ii of macedonia and many other in their historical context, and asks what gave rise to such outstanding achievement in the cultural, philosophical, scientific and literary spheresnever has there been such a multiplication of varied talents and genius within so limited a period
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