Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature

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This imprint was endowed by the late UCLA alum and philanthropist to foster scholarship and knowledge in classical studies.

Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

by Frank L. Holt (Author)
October 2012
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Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

by Frank L. Holt (Author)
July 2005
Hardcover $63.00, £53.00

Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome by Tonio Hölscher

Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome: Between Art and Social Reality

by Tonio Hölscher (Author)
June 2018
Hardcover $49.95, £42.00

Man and the Word by Himerius, Robert J. Penella

Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius

by Himerius (Author), Robert J. Penella (Editor)
October 2007
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The Poems of Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Herakles

by Hesiod (Author)
August 2017
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The History of Make-Believe by Holly Haynes

The History of Make-Believe: Tacitus on Imperial Rome

by Holly Haynes (Author)
December 2003
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Scenting Salvation by Susan Ashbrook Harvey

Scenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination

by Susan Ashbrook Harvey (Author)
August 2015
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Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry

by Philip Hardie (Author)
August 2019
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Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity

by Tomas Hägg (Editor), Philip Rousseau (Editor)
December 2000
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Citizen Bacchae: Women’s Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece

by Barbara Goff (Author)
June 2004
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Interpreting a Classic by Craig A. Gibson

Interpreting a Classic: Demosthenes and His Ancient Commentators

by Craig A. Gibson (Author)
August 2002
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Doctrine and Power by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho

Doctrine and Power: Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire

by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho (Author)
March 2021
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There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ by Michael Gaddis

There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ: Religious Violence in the Christian Roman Empire

by Michael Gaddis (Author)
March 2015
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The Making of Fornication by Kathy L. Gaca

The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity

by Kathy L. Gaca (Author)
October 2017
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A Free Will by Michael Frede, A. A. Long

A Free Will: Origins of the Notion in Ancient Thought

by Michael Frede (Author), A. A. Long (Editor)
December 2012
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Shameless: The Canine and the Feminine in Ancient Greece

by Cristiana Franco (Author)
September 2014
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Qusayr 'Amra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria

by Garth Fowden (Author)
September 2004
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The Seer and the City by Margaret Foster

The Seer and the City: Religion, Politics, and Colonial Ideology in Ancient Greece

by Margaret Foster (Author)
January 2018
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A Critical History of Early Rome by Gary Forsythe

A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War

by Gary Forsythe (Author)
August 2006
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Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage

by Helene P. Foley (Author)
June 2014
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The Seer in Ancient Greece

by Michael Flower (Author)
January 2008
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Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History

by Denis Feeney (Author)
December 2008
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What Makes a Church Sacred? by Mary K. Farag

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What Makes a Church Sacred?: Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity

by Mary K. Farag (Author)
November 2021
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Read a free ebook version at luminosoa.org

Constantinople by Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos

Constantinople: Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital

by Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos (Author)
June 2020
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Ancient Greek Epigrams by Gordon L. Fain

Ancient Greek Epigrams: Major Poets in Verse Translation

by Gordon L. Fain (Author)
August 2010
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