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The Augustan Succession

An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)

By: Peter Michael Swan

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The Augustan Succession

An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)

By: Peter Michael Swan

Written in the author's maternal Greek, the Roman History of the third-century A.D. historian Cassius Dio is our fullest surviving historical source for the reign of the Emperor Augustus. In The Augustan Succession Peter Michael Swan provides an ample historical and historiographic commentary on Books 55-56 of the History. These books recount Augustus's last twenty-three years (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), during which the aging monarch, amid dynastic tragedies and military setbacks, orchestrated the continuation of the constitutional and imperial system developed under his leadership, which ended in his transmission of power to his son-in-law Tiberius. The Augustan Succession is the first commentary since the eighteenth century to offer full and fresh treatment of this segment of Dio's work. This commentary pays close critical attention to Dio's historical sources, methods, and assumptions as it also strives to present him as a figure in his own right. During a long life (ca. 164-after 229), Dio served as a Roman senator under seven emperors from Commodus to Severus Alexander, governed three Roman provinces, and was twice consul. An acute and interested contemporary observer of wide experience, positioned close to the seat of imperial power, he was a self-assured personality who embodied deeply conservative political and social views and prejudices. All these factors inform the pages of Dio's Augustan narrative, as does, above all, his doctrine that the best remedy for the troubles of his own age of "rust and iron" was rule on the model of Augustus. This is an historical commentary on Books 55-56 of Dio's Roman History. These books recount the last half of the reign of the Emperor Augustus, above all his orchestration of the first imperial succession. Addressed to both students and scholars, the new commentary is the first since the eighteenth century to offer full and fresh treatment of this segment of Dio's work.

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Oxford University Press

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0195347145

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Teaching and Developing Reading Skills Google EBook

Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers

By: Peter Watkins

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Teaching and Developing Reading Skills Google EBook

Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers

By: Peter Watkins

This book is for anyone who wants to provide their learners with rich and rewarding reading experiences. Drawing on current reading theory, the book promotes the teaching of reading in a theoretically sound way, moving beyond a comprehension-testing approach to reading. The practical part of the book provides a collection of accessible, generic activities so that teachers can support and develop learners' reading skills and strategies. Its scope is wide-ranging, from promoting reading and developing fluency, to exploiting digital sources, using learner-generated texts and assessing reading. Further activities support teachers develop excellence in the teaching of reading through guided reflection and action research.

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1316647374

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9781316647370

Enchanted by Daphne

The Life of an Evolutionary Naturalist

By: Peter R. Grant

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Enchanted by Daphne

The Life of an Evolutionary Naturalist

By: Peter R. Grant

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolution Enchanted by Daphne is legendary ecologist Peter Grant’s personal account of his remarkable life and career. In this revelatory book, Grant takes readers from his childhood in World War II–era Britain to his ongoing research today in the Galápagos archipelago, vividly describing what it's like to do fieldwork in one of the most magnificent yet inhospitable places on Earth. This is also the story of two brilliant and courageous biologists raising a family together while balancing the demands of professional lives that would take them to the far corners of the globe. In 1973, Grant and his wife, Rosemary, embarked on a journey that would fundamentally change how we think about evolution. Over the next four decades, they visited the Galápagos every year to observe Darwin’s famous finches on the remote, uninhabited island of Daphne Major. Documenting how eighteen species have diversified from a single ancestral species, they demonstrated that we could actually see and measure evolution in a natural setting. Grant recounts the blind alleys and breathtaking triumphs of this historic research as he and Rosemary followed in Darwin’s footsteps—and ushered in a new era in ecology. A wonderfully absorbing portrait of a life in science, Enchanted by Daphne is an unforgettable chronicle of the travels and discoveries of one of the world’s most influential naturalists.

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Princeton University Press

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0691246297

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9780691246291

Historia and Fabula

Myths and Legends in Historical Thought from Antiquity to the Modern Age

By: Peter G. Bietenholz

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Historia and Fabula

Myths and Legends in Historical Thought from Antiquity to the Modern Age

By: Peter G. Bietenholz

Historical thought, whether it is expressed in writing or through works of art, inevitably contains elements of fiction. Thus in every phase of the development of historical thinking the question arises: were these fictional elements recognized and if so, how was their function perceived? Was any effort made to distinguish between a documented fact and any assumptions or deductions related to it? In examining the past, was it deemed important to curb the free play of imagination or was it thought that any explanation, no matter how fanciful and irrational, was better than none? This is the question that this book attempts to answer. In doing so, it examines a rich variety of texts and also some works of art ranging from the Ancient Near East to the nineteenth century.

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BRILL

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9004247130

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9789004247130

The Untold History of the United States

By: Oliver Stone,Peter Kuznick

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The Untold History of the United States

By: Oliver Stone,Peter Kuznick

“Indispensable… There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev “As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read. . . . Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian “Finally, a book with the guts to challenge the accepted narrative of recent American history.” —Bill Maher The New York Times bestselling companion to the Showtime documentary series now streaming on Netflix, updated to cover the past five years. A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE In this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series—including a new chapter and new photos covering Obama’s second term, Trump’s first year and a half, climate change, nuclear winter, Korea, Russia, Iran, China, Lybia, ISIS, Syria, and more—Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451616449

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9781451616446

Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

By: Peter Barry

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Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

By: Peter Barry

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions about the critics and the theories they represent, Beginning theory allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles and concepts have been grasped. The book has been updated for this edition and includes a new introduction, expanded chapters, and an overview of the subject ('Theory after "Theory"') which maps the arrival of new 'isms' since the second edition appeared in 2002 and the third edition in 2009.

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342

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Manchester University Press

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1526121808

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9781526121806

Exam Classes

By: Peter May

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Exam Classes

By: Peter May

This popular series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, along with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers the information they need about level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities. Each book offers up to 100 ideas, as well as variations that encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suite their individual classrooms.

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Oxford University Press

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0194372081

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9780194372084

Beginning to Write

Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners

By: Arthur Brookes,Peter Grundy

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Beginning to Write

Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners

By: Arthur Brookes,Peter Grundy

Writing activities for elementary to intermediate learners.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521589797

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9780521589796

Ove Arup

Masterbuilder of the Twentieth Century

By: Peter H. Jones,Peter Jones,Peter Jones, PH D,Ove Nyquist Arup

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Ove Arup

Masterbuilder of the Twentieth Century

By: Peter H. Jones,Peter Jones,Peter Jones, PH D,Ove Nyquist Arup

Biografie van de Deense ingenieur (1895-1988).

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Yale University Press

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0300112963

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The Augustan Succession

An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)

By: Peter Michael Swan

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The Augustan Succession

An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)

By: Peter Michael Swan

This commentary pays close critical attention to Dio's historical sources, methods, and assumptions as it also strives to present him as a figure in his own right. During a long life (ca. 164-after 229), Dio served as a Roman senator under seven emperors from Commodus to Severus Alexander, governed three Roman provinces, and was twice consul."--BOOK JACKET.

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Oxford : Oxford University Press

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0195167740

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9780195167740

Doing Pragmatics

By: Peter Grundy

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Doing Pragmatics

By: Peter Grundy

Doing Pragmatics is a popular reader-friendly introduction to pragmatics. Embracing the comprehensive and engaging style which characterized the previous editions, this fourth edition has been fully revised. Doing Pragmatics extends beyond theory to promote an applied understanding of empirical data and provides students with the opportunity to ‘do’ pragmatics themselves. A distinctive feature of this textbook is that virtually all the examples are taken from real world uses of language which reflect the emergent nature of communicative interaction. Peter Grundy consolidates the strengths of the original version, reinforcing its unique combination of theory and practice with new theory, exercises and up-to-date real data and examples. This book provides the ideal foundation for all those studying pragmatics within English language, linguistics and ELT/ TESOL.

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Routledge

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1000696405

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9781000696400

The Long Space

Transnationalism and Postcolonial Form

By: Peter Hitchcock

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The Long Space

Transnationalism and Postcolonial Form

By: Peter Hitchcock

The resurgence of "world literature" as a category of study seems to coincide with what we understand as globalization, but how does postcolonial writing fit into this picture? Beyond the content of this novel or that, what elements of postcolonial fiction might challenge the assumption that its main aim is to circulate native information globally? The Long Space provides a fresh look at the importance of postcolonial writing by examining how it articulates history and place both in content and form. Not only does it offer a new theoretical model for understanding decolonization's impact on duration in writing, but through a series of case studies of Guyanese, Somali, Indonesian, and Algerian writers, it urges a more protracted engagement with time and space in postcolonial narrative. Although each writer—Wilson Harris, Nuruddin Farah, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and Assia Djebar—explores a unique understanding of postcoloniality, each also makes a more general assertion about the difference of time and space in decolonization. Taken together, they herald a transnationalism beyond the contaminated coordinates of globalization as currently construed.

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Stanford University Press

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0804773408

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9780804773409

R.E.M.

In Their Own Words

By: Peter Hogan,R.E.M. (Musical group)

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R.E.M.

In Their Own Words

By: Peter Hogan,R.E.M. (Musical group)

The band tell their own story through a collection of quotes. Originating from Georgia, REM recieved critical acclaim for their early albums and live performances. They eventually enjoyed success with the albums Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

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071196162X

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9780711961623

The Guinness book of records

By: Peter Matthews,Michelle Dunkley McCarthy

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The Guinness book of records

By: Peter Matthews,Michelle Dunkley McCarthy

Lists records and statistics related to human beings, animals, science, technology, buildings, transportation, business, arts, entertainment, human achievement, and sports

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0816026440

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9780816026449

Filthy English

The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing

By: Peter Silverton

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Filthy English

The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing

By: Peter Silverton

When the Sex Pistols swore live on tea-time telly in 1976, there was outrage across Britain. Headlines screamed. Christians marched. TVs were kicked in. Thirty years on, all those words are media-mainstream - bandied about with impunity on TV and in the papers. This is the story of our bad language and its three-decade journey from the fringes of decency to the working centre of a more linguistically liberal nation. Silverton takes a clear, comprehensive and witty look at swearing and the impact of its new acceptability on our language, our manners and our society. He considers how we have become more openly emotional, yet more wary about insulting others. And how it's seemingly become alright to say **** and **** but not ****** or ****. This is the story of that cultural revolution, written by one who was there at the start, proudly striking some of the first blows in the long struggle for the right to reclaim filthy English and use it.

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Portobello Books

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1846274524

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9781846274527

Visual C++ Multimedia Adventure Set

By: Peter G. Aitken,Scott Jarol

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Visual C++ Multimedia Adventure Set

By: Peter G. Aitken,Scott Jarol

This unique software/book adventure set shows Visual C++ programmers how to develop fun and exciting multimedia applications. It provides detailed coverage of key multimedia features including sound, music, animation, video, hypertext, graphics imaging, and more. CD-ROM contains amazing multimedia development software and custom Visual C++ programs for exploring multimedia techniques.

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1883577195

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The Augustan Succession

The Augustan Succession

Teaching and Developing Reading Skills Google EBook

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Enchanted by Daphne

Enchanted by Daphne

Historia and Fabula

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The Untold History of the United States

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Beginning theory

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Exam Classes

Exam Classes

Beginning to Write

Beginning to Write

Ove Arup

Ove Arup

The Augustan Succession

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Doing Pragmatics

Doing Pragmatics

The Long Space

The Long Space

R.E.M.

R.E.M.

The Guinness book of records

The Guinness book of records

Filthy English

Filthy English

Visual C++ Multimedia Adventure Set

Visual C++ Multimedia Adventure Set

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