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1	The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition more books like this by Thucydides, Rex Warner (Translator), Moses I Finley (Designer) add to wishlist Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c. 460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
2	World of Odysseus more books like this by M I Finley add to wishlist Who was Homer? When were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed? What were Odysseus', Achilles, and Hector's beliefs about government, religion, and class? In this introduction to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", the author uses both the texts and the latest research material to reconstruct the Homeric age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius more books like this by Moses I Finley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist The author compares slave societies with the ir relatively modern counterparts in the New World to show a new perspective on the history of slavery. He sheds light o n the complex ways in which ideological interests affect his torical interpretation. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $44.95! \| first editions
5	Early Greece: The Bronze and Archaic Ages more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.81! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Politics in the Ancient World more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist The business of politics - the vital process of conducting government through the dynamics of argument, conflict and decision-making, offers us one of the most revealing areas of insight into any society. Sir Moses Finley's exploration of politics in the city states of Greece and republican Rome yields insights into the arena of political debate ... see all copies from $9.71! new only from $24.45! \| first editions
7	The Legacy of Greece: A New Appraisal more books like this by Moses I Finley (Editor) add to wishlist This book is about much more than 'the glory that was Greece'. In this fresh appraisal, replacing the original Legacy of Greece edited by Sir Richard Livingstone in 1921, fourteen distinguished contributors, all specialists in their field, describe a particular aspect of Greek culture, and then assess what later generations have made of this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.16! \| first editions
8	Sather Classical Lectures more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time, "declares M.I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had not recognizable real-property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and ... see all copies from $10.80! new only from $25.90! \| SVS
9	The World of Odysseus: 2revised Edition more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.40!
10	The Ancient Economy more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist This study of the workings of the economy of the ancient world includes a detailed examination of the relationship between the State and the economy, status, slavery, the town and the country. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $88.81! \| first editions
11	The Ancient Greeks more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist An account of the life and thought of the Ancient Greeks, the major influence on Western civilization, based on historical scholarship and archaeological research. The author offers a revaluation and reinterpretation of Greek literature, science, philosophy, architecture, sculpture and painting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.33! \| first editions
12	Ancient History: 2evidence and Models more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist In this study of Greek and Roman history, the author addresses the limitations imposed by the available evidence, stressing the fact that there is much that the modern scholar cannot learn by consulting the ancient sources. With emphasis on the fundamental importance of asking the right questions, he challenges the special status accorded to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Studies in Roman Property: By the Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History more books like this by Moses I Finley (Editor) add to wishlist The actual practice of the Romans with regard to property and investment must be distinguished from the formal rules of the emperors and the moralistic generalizations of the ancient writers. With this in mind the Cambridge Research Seminar in Ancient History spent two years examining various aspects of Roman property, investigating individual ... see all copies from $21.59! new only from $28.56! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Early Greece more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Ancient History: Evidence and Models more books like this by M I Finley add to wishlist In this thoughtful and provocative study, M.I. Finley challenges the prevailing traditions of researching and writing about ancient civilizations. He questions, for example, the special status accorded to classic texts, exposes the false assumptions historians have made based on severely limited information, and presents the flaws inherent in ... see all copies from $4.15! new only from $13.97! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Classical Slavery more books like this by Moses I Finley (Editor) add to wishlist The empires of Greece and Rome, two of the very few genuine slave societies in history, formed the core of the ancient world, and have much to teach the student of recent slave systems. Designed to bring the contribution of ancient history to a wider audience, this collection discusses the Classsical definition of slavery, the relationship ... see all copies from $50.86! new only from $55.14! \| SVS
17	Atlas of Classical Archaeology more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	History of Sicily more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $3.94! new only from $65.00! \| first editions
19	Aspects of Antiquity: 2discoveries and Controversies more books like this by M I Finely, Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
20 view cover	The World of Odysseus: Second Edition by Moses I Finley add to wishlist Are the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" just charming poetic fantasies? Or do they give a more or less accurate picture of the Mycenaean period, the early Dark Age of Homer's own era? Do archaeological discoveries like Schliemann's excavations at Troy bear out Homer's account of the Trojan war? The author offers an analysis of Homer's depiction of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95!
21 view cover	Democracy Ancient and Modern: Revised Edition more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist This elegant and provocative book is perhaps more important now than when it was first published. The three essays that comprised the first edition developed a remarkable discourse between ancient Greek and modern conceptions of democracy, in the belief that each society could help us understand the other. To the original three essays, Sir M. I. ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $19.50! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient Athens, 500-200 B.C.: The Horos Inscriptions more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $42.30! new only from $67.07!
23	Economy and Society of the Ancient World more books like this by Moses I Finley add to wishlist see all copies from $3.46! new only from $24.50! \| first editions
24	The Portable Greek Historians more books like this by Moses I Finley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00!
25	The Olympic Games more books like this by Moses I Finley, Pleket add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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