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Emperors and Rhetoricians by Moysés Marcos

Emperors and Rhetoricians: Panegyric, Communication, and Power in the Fourth-Century Roman Empire

by Moysés Marcos (Author)
December 2023
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Religion in Roman Phrygia by Robert Parker

Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity

by Robert Parker (Author)
September 2023
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Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE–600 CE) by Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, Jared Secord

Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE–600 CE): A Sourcebook

by Kristi Upson-Saia (Author), Heidi Marx (Author), Jared Secord (Author)
June 2023
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Seeing Theater: The Phenomenology of Classical Greek Drama

by Naomi Weiss (Author)
May 2023
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An Afterlife for the Khan by Jonathan Z. Brack

An Afterlife for the Khan: Muslims, Buddhists, and Sacred Kingship in Mongol Iran and Eurasia

by Jonathan Z. Brack (Author)
May 2023
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The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity

by Jessica L. Wright (Author)
December 2022
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The Greeks and the Rational by Josiah Ober

The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason

by Josiah Ober (Author)
November 2022
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Cult of the Dead: A Brief History of Christianity

by Kyle Smith (Author)
November 2022
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A Greek State in Formation by Jack L. Davis

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A Greek State in Formation: The Origins of Civilization in Mycenaean Pylos

by Jack L. Davis (Author)
May 2022
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Thesaurus Linguae Graecae by Maria C. Pantelia

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: A Bibliographic Guide to the Canon of Greek Authors and Works

by Maria C. Pantelia (Author)
April 2022
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Avicenna's Theory of Science by Riccardo Strobino

Avicenna's Theory of Science: Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology

by Riccardo Strobino (Author)
November 2021
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City and Empire in the Age of the Successors by Ryan Boehm

City and Empire in the Age of the Successors: Urbanization and Social Response in the Making of the Hellenistic Kingdoms

by Ryan Boehm (Author)
November 2021
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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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The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium

by Daniel Caner (Author)
September 2021
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A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in The Tale of Genji

by Reginald Jackson (Author)
June 2021
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Societies in Transition in Early Greece by Alex R. Knodell

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Societies in Transition in Early Greece: An Archaeological History

by Alex R. Knodell (Author)
May 2021
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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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The Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas in Late Antiquity

March 2021
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Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age by Nimrod Hurvitz, Christian C. Sahner, Uriel Simonsohn, Luke Yarbrough

Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age: A Sourcebook

by Nimrod Hurvitz (Editor), Christian C. Sahner (Editor), Uriel Simonsohn (Editor), Luke Yarbrough (Editor)
December 2020
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The Narrative Shape of Emotion in the Preaching of John Chrysostom

by Blake Leyerle (Author)
December 2020
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The Iranian Expanse by Matthew P. Canepa

The Iranian Expanse: Transforming Royal Identity through Architecture, Landscape, and the Built Environment, 550 BCE–642 CE

by Matthew P. Canepa (Author)
November 2020
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Melania by Catherine Michael Chin, Caroline T. Schroeder

Melania: Early Christianity through the Life of One Family

by Catherine Michael Chin (Editor), Caroline T. Schroeder (Editor)
October 2020
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Reason and Revelation in Byzantine Antioch by Alexandre M. Roberts

Reason and Revelation in Byzantine Antioch: The Christian Translation Program of Abdallah ibn al-Fadl

by Alexandre M. Roberts (Author)
June 2020
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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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Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son by Maria E. Doerfler

Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son: The Death of Children in Late Antiquity

by Maria E. Doerfler (Author)
January 2020
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Music of a Thousand Years by Ann E. Lucas

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Music of a Thousand Years: A New History of Persian Musical Traditions

by Ann E. Lucas (Author)
December 2019
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Late Antique Letter Collections by Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin, Edward J. Watts

Late Antique Letter Collections: A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide

by Cristiana Sogno (Editor), Bradley K. Storin (Editor), Edward J. Watts (Editor)
November 2019
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