Resultaten voor 'michael whitby'
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Mark the Deacon: The Life of Porphyry of Gaza
Translated with Introduction and Notes, with a Translation of the Georgian LifeIn Late Antiquity Gaza was an exceptionally prosperous city, with wealth derived from a flourishing wine trade across the Mediterranean, as well as an intellectual centre whose leading lights combined traditional classical and Christian learning.
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Theodore of Sykeon
The Life by George and Encomium by Nicephorus the TreasurerMichael Whitby is Emeritus Professor at the University of Birmingham. His many publications include The Cambridge Ancient History XIV, Late Antiquity, Empire and Successors A.D. 425-600 (Cambridge University Press 2000) co-edited with Averil Cameron and Bryan Ward-Perkins; Theodore Syncellus: The Homilies 'On the Robe and 'On the Siege' (TTH 86, Liverpool Unuversity Press 2024); and (with Richard Price), Theodore of Sykeon: The Life by George and the Encomium by Nicephorus the Treasurer (TTH 87, Liverpool University Press 2024) and with Jeff Childers and Claudia Rapp, Mark the Deacon: The Life of Porphyry of Gaza (Translated Texts for Historians 89, LUP 2025). Richard Price is Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, Heythrop College and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London. His many previous publications include The Acts of the Lateran Synod of 649 (with P. Booth & C. Cubitt, Liverpool 2014), The Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea (Liverpool 2018), The Council of Ephesus of 431 (with T. Graumann, Liverpool 2020), Canons of the Quinisext Council (691/2) (Liverpool 2020) and The Acts of the Council of Constantinople of 869-70 (with Federico Montinaro, Liverpool 2022).
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Theodore Syncellus: The Homilies ‘On the Robe’ and ‘On the Siege’
‘Michael Whitby has done a great service to scholars in providing these excellent translations, commentaries, and introductions to two important homilies by the early seventh-century syncellus and preacher, Theodore. The translations are fluent and accurate while the notes provide useful background for every aspect of each text [...] Scholars, students and general readers will benefit from this book, which reflects Whitby’s wide-ranging historical and literary background in the field of early Byzantine history.’Mary B. Cunningham, Plekos
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Sparta
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries.
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How to Win on the Battlefield
The 25 Key Tactics of All TimeAn indispensable guide to the twenty-five key tactics that have achieved victory down the ages.
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The Admirals
Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century€ 44,50 -
Commanding Canadians
The Second World War Diaries of a.F.C. Layard€ 39,95 -
Rome at War AD 293–696
In this challenging volume Michael Whitby tackles the fundamental issues (such as the rise of Christianity) that led to the 'decline and fall' of the Roman Empire, and offers a startling reassessment of the performance of the late Roman army.
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Sparta
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century B.C. and the great rival of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Michael Whitby presents essays on key aspects of Spartan history and society, by some of the leading classicists in the world, such as Paul Cartledge, Anton Powell, and Stephen Hodkinson.
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The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus
The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius narrates the history of the church from the start of the Nestorian controversy in 428 until the death of Evagrius’ employer, Patriarch Gregory of Antioch Gregory in 592.
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The Admirals
Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth CenturyA biographical compendium of articles on the officers who led Canadas navy from 1910 to 1968.
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Chronicon Paschale 284-628
The Chronicon Paschale is one of the major constituents of the Byzantine chronographic tradition covering the late antique period.
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