Scrinium Classical Antiquity

BAYLISS, A. J., The Spartans. Oxford University Press, 2020. 192p. Hardback. With a succinctness worthy of his subjects - whose 'linguistic austerity' inspired the word 'laconic' - Bayliss distils extensive research to offer an engaging, lucid insight into this unique society. Madeleine Finney, The Mail on Sunday 12/07/2020 (Publisher's information). € 16.29 (New)

BAYLISS, A. J., The Spartans: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2022. 176p. Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. With a succinctness worthy of his subjects - whose 'linguistic austerity' inspired the word 'laconic' - Bayliss distils extensive research to offer an engaging, lucid insight into this unique society. Madeleine Finney, The Mail on Sunday 12/07/2020 (Publisher's information). € 12.22 (New)

MIX, K. S. S., The Spatial Foundations of Language and Cognition. Thinking Through Space. Oxford University Press, 2009. 328p. Hardback. Series: Explorations in Language and Space. € 139.27 (New) (MD)

PILSNER, J., The Specification of Human Actions in St Thomas Aquinas. Oxford University Press, 2006. 286p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Theological Monographs. ...comprehensive and insightful study. Jean Porter, Religious Studies 18/10/07 (Publisher's information). € 247.97 (New) (MD)

WALDAU, P., The Specter of Speciesism. Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals. Oxford University Press, 2003. 320p. Hardback. Series: AAR Academy Series. € 96.47 (New) (MD)

Isaeus and WYSE, W., The Speeches of Isaeus. Cambridge University Press, 2013. 818p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Very little is known about the life of the Attic orator Isaeus, who was active during the first half of the fourth century BCE, and many of his speeches have been lost to posterity. Published in 1904, these surviving speeches, presented in the original Greek with extensive commentary by the classical scholar William Wyse (1860–1929), are mostly concerned with the convoluted intrigue of inheritance disputes. Wyse regarded Isaeus as 'an unscrupulous falsifier of law and fact in the service of clients whose claims to the estates they contested were, without exception, fraudulent'. While modern scholars may not fully share this view, Wyse's monumental and learned edition is still a standard work in the study of ancient family law. In addition to a critical introduction, the texts of the speeches, and the detailed commentary, this work also includes family trees to aid understanding of the complex cases. (Publisher's information). € 64.31 (New) (MD)

PADILLA, O., The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts. Cambridge University Press, 2011. 284p. Paperback. Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 144. How does Luke's portrait of the outsider help in exploring the theology and historiography of Acts? Previous studies of the author and his work have concentrated on the speeches given by insiders - members of the early Christian church - but until now the speeches of the outsiders have been marginalised by scholars in the field. Osvaldo Padilla takes an intriguing approach by concentrating on the direct speech of such figures, arguing that the portrayal of outsiders to a religious movement should not be neglected when considering the author's viewpoint. By exploring the place of outsiders in Old Testament and Second Temple literature, then offering comparisons with the depictions found in Acts, Padilla provides an insightful take on the subject that will prove invaluable to scholars and students of biblical and early Christian studies. (Publisher's information). € 49.75 (New) (MD)

PADILLA, O., The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts. Cambridge University Press, 2008. 284p. Hardback. Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 144. How does Luke's portrait of the outsider help in exploring the theology and historiography of Acts? Previous studies of the author and his work have concentrated on the speeches given by insiders - members of the early Christian church - but until now the speeches of the outsiders have been marginalised by scholars in the field. Osvaldo Padilla takes an intriguing approach by concentrating on the direct speech of such figures, arguing that the portrayal of outsiders to a religious movement should not be neglected when considering the author's viewpoint. By exploring the place of outsiders in Old Testament and Second Temple literature, then offering comparisons with the depictions found in Acts, Padilla provides an insightful take on the subject that will prove invaluable to scholars and students of biblical and early Christian studies. (Publisher's information). € 105.60 (New) (MD)

CICERO, The Speeches. In Catilinam I-IV. Pro Murena. Pro Sulla. Pro Flacco. With an English translation by L.E. Lord. Heineman, London / Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass.), 1953. VIII,485p. Original red gilt stamped cloth. Lacking dust wrps. Cover slightly mottled. Name and date on free endpaper. Series: Loeb Classical Library, 324. € 14.00 (Antiquarian)

CICERO, The Speeches. Pro Caelio. De Provinciis consularibus. Pro Balbo. With an English translation by R. Gardner. Heinemann / Harvard University Press, London / Cambridge (Mass.), 1958. XXIV,376-759p. Original red gilt stamped cloth. A few vague and small stains to lower edges cover. Series: Loeb Classical Library, LCL 447. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)