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Volume 6 - Issue 3-4 - December 1956

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A New Handbook of Ancient Religions - Histoire des religions. Editée parMaurice Brillant et René Aigrain. Tome 3. Pp. 443. Paris: Bloud et Gay, 1955. Paper, 1,750 fr.
H. J. Rose
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13 February 2009, pp. 261-262
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Orphism - Louis Moulinier: Orphée et l'orphisme ὰ l'époque classique. Pp. 128. Paris: ‘Les Belles Lettres’, 1955. Paper, 900 fr.
W. K. C. Guthrie
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13 February 2009, pp. 262-264
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Apollo in Rome - Jean Gagé: Apollon romain. Essai sur le culte d'Apollon et le développement du ‘ritus Graecus’ a Rome des origines à Auguste. (Bibliothèque des Écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, fasc. 182.) Pp. 741; 8 plates. Paris: de Boccard, 1955. Paper.
H. J. Rose
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13 February 2009, pp. 265-266
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Rome and Venus - Robert Schilling: La Religion romaine de Vénus depuis les origines jusqu' au temps d'Auguste. (Bibl. des Éc. Franç. d'Athènes et de Rome, fasc. 178.) Pp. 442; 32 plates. Paris: de Boccard, 1954. Paper, 2,500 fr.
M. J. Boyd
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13 February 2009, pp. 266-269
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Mycenaean Epigraphy - Emmett L. Bennett: The Pylos Tablets: Texts of the Inscriptions Found, 1939–1954. Pp. xxxii+252. Princeton: University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Paper, 40s. net.
John Chadwick
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13 February 2009, pp. 269-272
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Greek Painting and the theatre - Hedwig Kenner: Das Theater und der Realismus in der griechischen Kunst. Pp. 200; 30 figs. Vienna: Sexl, 1955. Paper, S. 98.
T. B. L. Webster
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13 February 2009, pp. 272-275
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Hellenistic Sculpture - Margarete Bieber: The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age. Pp. xi+232; 712 figs. New York: Columbia University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Cloth, 140s. net.
R. M. Cook
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13 February 2009, pp. 275-277
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Laconian Studies - W. Den Boer: Laconian Studies. Pp. x+313. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1954. Cloth, fl. 17.50.
R. J. Hopper
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13 February 2009, pp. 277-279
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Representative Government in Greek and Roman History - J. A. O. Larsen: Representative Government in Greek and Roman History. Pp. vi+249. Berkeley: University of California Press (London: Cambridge University Press), 1955. Cloth, 30s. net.
A. R. W. Harrison
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13 February 2009, pp. 279-282
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‘Civilization’ under the Roman Empire - Chester G. Starr: Civilization and the Caesars. Pp. xiv+413; 25 plates. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press (London: Oxford University Press). Cloth, 52s. net.
J. P. V. D. Balsdon
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13 February 2009, pp. 283-285
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A Source Book for Augustus and Tiberius - Victor Ehrenberg and A. H. M. Jones: Documents Illustrating the Reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, Second Edition. Pp. xii+171. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955. Cloth, 21s. net.
J. P. V. D. Balsdon
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13 February 2009, pp. 285-286
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The Face of Tiberius - Luigi Polacco: Il volto di Tiberio. Saggio di critica iconografica. Pp. xiii+207; 43 plates. Rome: Bretschneider, 1955. Paper, L. 4,000.
J. M. C. Toynbee
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13 February 2009, pp. 286-288
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Titus - Marcello Fortina: L'Imperatore Tito. Pp. 170. Turin: Società Editrice Internazionale, 1955. Paper, L. 900.
John Crook
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13 February 2009, pp. 288-290
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The Reign of Gratian - Marcello Fortina: L'Imperatore Graziano. Pp. 308. Turin: Società Editrice Internazionale, 1953. Stiff paper, L. 1,400.
B. H. Warmington
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13 February 2009, pp. 290-291
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The Decline of Rome - Solomon Katz: The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Mediaeval Europe. Pp. xii+164; 2 maps. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Paper, 10s. net.
F. W. Walbank
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13 February 2009, pp. 291-293
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A Guide for the German Tourist in Greece - Ernst Kirsten und Wilhelm Kraiker: Griechenlandkunde. Ein Führer zu klassischen Stätten. Pp. viii+472; 9 plates, 102 text figs. Heidelberg: Winter, 1955. Cloth, DM. 19.80.
N. G. L. Hammond
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13 February 2009, pp. 293-294
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John of Salisbury - W. J. Millor and H. E. Butler: The Letters of John of Salisbury. Vol. i. The Early Letters (1153–1161). Pp. lxviii+296. Edinburgh: Nelson, 1955. Cloth, 50s. net.
F. J. E. Raby
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13 February 2009, pp. 295-296
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B H. Kemball-Cook
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13 February 2009, pp. 296-298
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Agostino Pertusi: Scholia Vetera in Hesiodi Opera et Dies. (Pubb. dell' Univ. Catt. del S. Cuore, N.S. liii.) Pp.xxvii+287+229. Milan: Società Editrice ‘Vita e Pensiero’, 1955. Paper, L. 6,000.
T. A. Sinclair
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13 February 2009, p. 298
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Homer's Iliad. Translated by S. O. Andrew and M. J. Oakley. With an introduction by John Warrington. (Everyman's Library 453.) Pp. xiv+370. London: Dent, 1955. Cloth, 6s. net.
J. A. Davison
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13 February 2009, p. 299
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A New Handbook of Ancient Religions - Histoire des religions. Editée parMaurice Brillant et René Aigrain. Tome 3. Pp. 443. Paris: Bloud et Gay, 1955. Paper, 1,750 fr.

Orphism - Louis Moulinier: Orphée et l'orphisme ὰ l'époque classique. Pp. 128. Paris: ‘Les Belles Lettres’, 1955. Paper, 900 fr.

Apollo in Rome - Jean Gagé: Apollon romain. Essai sur le culte d'Apollon et le développement du ‘ritus Graecus’ a Rome des origines à Auguste. (Bibliothèque des Écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, fasc. 182.) Pp. 741; 8 plates. Paris: de Boccard, 1955. Paper.

Rome and Venus - Robert Schilling: La Religion romaine de Vénus depuis les origines jusqu' au temps d'Auguste. (Bibl. des Éc. Franç. d'Athènes et de Rome, fasc. 178.) Pp. 442; 32 plates. Paris: de Boccard, 1954. Paper, 2,500 fr.

Mycenaean Epigraphy - Emmett L. Bennett: The Pylos Tablets: Texts of the Inscriptions Found, 1939–1954. Pp. xxxii+252. Princeton: University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Paper, 40s. net.

Greek Painting and the theatre - Hedwig Kenner: Das Theater und der Realismus in der griechischen Kunst. Pp. 200; 30 figs. Vienna: Sexl, 1955. Paper, S. 98.

Hellenistic Sculpture - Margarete Bieber: The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age. Pp. xi+232; 712 figs. New York: Columbia University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Cloth, 140s. net.

Laconian Studies - W. Den Boer: Laconian Studies. Pp. x+313. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1954. Cloth, fl. 17.50.

Representative Government in Greek and Roman History - J. A. O. Larsen: Representative Government in Greek and Roman History. Pp. vi+249. Berkeley: University of California Press (London: Cambridge University Press), 1955. Cloth, 30s. net.

‘Civilization’ under the Roman Empire - Chester G. Starr: Civilization and the Caesars. Pp. xiv+413; 25 plates. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press (London: Oxford University Press). Cloth, 52s. net.

A Source Book for Augustus and Tiberius - Victor Ehrenberg and A. H. M. Jones: Documents Illustrating the Reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, Second Edition. Pp. xii+171. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955. Cloth, 21s. net.

The Face of Tiberius - Luigi Polacco: Il volto di Tiberio. Saggio di critica iconografica. Pp. xiii+207; 43 plates. Rome: Bretschneider, 1955. Paper, L. 4,000.

Titus - Marcello Fortina: L'Imperatore Tito. Pp. 170. Turin: Società Editrice Internazionale, 1955. Paper, L. 900.

The Reign of Gratian - Marcello Fortina: L'Imperatore Graziano. Pp. 308. Turin: Società Editrice Internazionale, 1953. Stiff paper, L. 1,400.

The Decline of Rome - Solomon Katz: The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Mediaeval Europe. Pp. xii+164; 2 maps. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1955. Paper, 10s. net.

A Guide for the German Tourist in Greece - Ernst Kirsten und Wilhelm Kraiker: Griechenlandkunde. Ein Führer zu klassischen Stätten. Pp. viii+472; 9 plates, 102 text figs. Heidelberg: Winter, 1955. Cloth, DM. 19.80.

John of Salisbury - W. J. Millor and H. E. Butler: The Letters of John of Salisbury. Vol. i. The Early Letters (1153–1161). Pp. lxviii+296. Edinburgh: Nelson, 1955. Cloth, 50s. net.

Review Article

Some School Books

Short Reviews

Agostino Pertusi: Scholia Vetera in Hesiodi Opera et Dies. (Pubb. dell' Univ. Catt. del S. Cuore, N.S. liii.) Pp.xxvii+287+229. Milan: Società Editrice ‘Vita e Pensiero’, 1955. Paper, L. 6,000.

Homer's Iliad. Translated by S. O. Andrew and M. J. Oakley. With an introduction by John Warrington. (Everyman's Library 453.) Pp. xiv+370. London: Dent, 1955. Cloth, 6s. net.

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