Scrinium Classical Antiquity

ORVIETO, L., Grieken en Trojanen. De ondergang van Troje. Thieme, Zutphen, 1927. 195p. ills. Bound. Wrps damaged. € 17.00 (Antiquarian)

OS, Henk van, Droom van Italië. Met medewerking van Epco Runia. Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis/Waanders, DenHaag/Zwolle, 2006. 128p. Hardbound. Smal pen markings on title page and colophon. Name on free endpaper.Verschenen bij de tentoonstelling Droom van Italië, Mauritshuis, Den Haag, 11 maart - 25 juni 2006. € 24.00 (Antiquarian)

OSBORN TAYLOR, H., The Mediaeval Mind. A History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages. In two volumes. MacMillan, London, 1938. XIX,603p. Cloth. Partly unopened. (Volume one only). Vol. I. A.o.: Genesis of the Mediaeval Genius. The Latinizing of the West. Greek Philosophy as the Antecedent of the Patristic Apprehension of Fact. Intellectual Intersts of the Latin Fathers. Latin Transmitters of Antique and Patristic Thought. The Barbaric Disrupture of the Empire. The Bringing of Christianity and Antique Knowlegde to the Northern Peoples. Mystic Visions of Ascetic Women. € 17.50 (Antiquarian)

OSBORNE, M.J., and S.G. BYRNE, A Lexicon of Greek Personal Names. Vol. II. Attica. Clarendon Press, Oxford (...), 1994. XXI,510p. Cloth wrps. Page 25 creased and with tear, probably due to misbinding, repaired with adhesive tape. Lower corners a bit bumped. From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 165.00 (Antiquarian)

OSBORNE, M.P., Favorite Greek Myths. Illustrated by Troy Howell. Scholastic, New York, 1989. 1st ed. 81p. ills. Half cloth wrps. € 10.50 (Antiquarian)

OSGOOD, J., Claudius Caesar. Image and Power in the Early Roman Empire. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2011. XV,357p. Paperback. Written in fluid and accessible prose and organized clearly to keep its message on focus, Claudius Caesar: Image and Power in the Early Roman Empire is an admirable example of what ancient biography can and cannot be. Josiah Osgood writes in his Introduction, 'The aim here is not to write a biography of Claudius the man.' The reason? Appropriate skepticism about the ancient narratives inhibits access to the emperor’s personality and his motivations. (...) Osgood relies instead on what is obviously factual in the texts and on numismatic, inscriptional, and documentary evidence. The reign of Claudius represents a slice of the early empire, 'emperor history' (that is, biography) as a 'window' into history (pp. 22 and 264). Claudius Caesar is an altogether exemplary biography. Its success does not come in spite of the limitations that Osgood places on ancient biography, the impossibility of dealing with the whole person of the emperor. It is successful rather because his acknowledgement of these limitations permits him to concentrate on Claudius’ reign in such a way that aspects of the person are able to be recovered to the degree possible.' (DONNA HURLEY in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2011.07.34). € 31.50 (New)

OSGOOD, J., Caesar's Legacy. Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2008. 4th corr.ed. XII,440p. Paperback.'Josiah Osgood (hence O.) offers us the first real attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of the triumviral period, to hear the forgotten voices of those who experienced that apocalyptic pandemonium and felt the final relief of the principate. As he shows from the outset, providing a narrative of the time was problematic even in antiquity (the emperor Claudius was discouraged from writing about it, and there are famous silences in the Res Gestae). From the start it must be stated that I feel that O. has succeeded in creating something useful, original and noteworthy. (...) O. has, in general, written a very good book. He manifests a remarkable enthusiasm to embrace as many types of sources and perspectives as possible, and does so gracefully. At times, he uses comparative evidence to round out the picture, such as when he draws from the denunciation files from Nazi Germany to illuminate the proscriptions, and later compares Octavian's propaganda campaign before Actium to the American dehumanization of their Japanese enemies in WWII. His book represents the type of scholarship one would like to see more of. (...) In his first book, Mr. Osgood provides an admirable demonstration of original scholarship, and he is to be warmly congratulated.' (J.A. LOBUR in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2006.10.30). € 25.00 (New)

OSGOOD, J., Rome and the Making of a World State 150 BCE - 20 CE. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), n.d.(>2018). X,274p. Paperback. 'This book has many strengths, not the least of which is Osgood’s ability to construct an engaging and insightful narrative. Each chapter begins with a vignette that grabs the reader’s attention while also providing a useful illustration of major themes that will be the focus of the chapter. Osgood’s skill at drawing out apparently minor details or events that have broad and important implications is also praiseworthy. There are also a number of helpful tables and figures that condense or illustrate information discussed in the text of the chapter. In addition, the book as a whole makes good use of a variety of evidence including literature, inscriptions, and material evidence such as coins and architecture. (...) Although this book does not offer new arguments or interpretations of this transitional period in Rome’s history, Osgood does construct a comprehensive and insightful narrative in a writing style that is engaging and clear. In addition, he provides a level of detail and precision that can be appreciated by fellow Roman historians while also being accessible to a general audience. This book is a pleasure to read.' (KATHERYN WHITCOMB in BMCR 2019.09.06). € 28.50 (Antiquarian)

OSSEWEIJER, F.M., Plato's Laches tussen Apologie en Epistulae VII. Private presses, 1998. IX,288p. Theses. Paperback. Diss. Rijksuniversiteit Leiden. € 26.50 (Antiquarian)

OSTERNACHER, J., Quos auctores Latinos et sacrorum Bibliorum loscos Theodulus imitatus esse videatur. Locos e quibus argumenta erueret perscrutatus est. Additae sunt schedae codicum i et u arte zinographica expressae. Ex Programmate Collegii Petrini, n.p., 1907. 55p. Bound. Offprint. € 29.00 (Antiquarian)