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My contact in Prague has just sent details of two books that might be of interest to some on this list They are written in English, but the Czech descriptions in the catalogue have been translated by Google ... 1] Stanco, Ladislav Greek Gods in the East paperback, 262 pp., 1 issue Karolinum. Prague Released: October 2012 ISBN 978-80-246-2045-9 The book discusses the fate of the Greek mythological themes, characters divine and heroic, far east, especially in ancient Gandhara and Bactria. In Alphabetical summaries are here dealt with individual basic iconographic schemes that the art of these areas is borrowed from the Hellenistic Mediterranean. You can compare how each typical representation of Greek gods in the course and adapt to constantly changing tastes and are the local population. In addition, a number of original Greek mythological figures with their usual attributes become, as clearly shown here, the basis for displaying various local - Iranian, Indian and others - deities. ================ 2] Gambacorti, Federico Catalogue of the Late Roman And Barbaric Byzantine Coins in the Charles University Collection (364 - 1092 AD) paperback, 96 pages, 21 x 29.6 cm, English - more It is a major problem in the collections of archaeological or historical nature, not only coins, unless they are presented in the form of publishing professionals. Present group of coins published in this catalog is not only to protect public property as one particular university, but make it available to the entire scientific community, thus enabling progress in the area of historical and numismatic studies. The work Federica Gambacorti can therefore welcome a significant expansion of the published numismatic material owned by Charles University. This work builds on the work of dignity V. Mark, more than a quarter-century took the first step towards the publication of the university coin collection. Compared to the original decision to focus on only a late Roman coins author in his treatment included also Byzantine coins and barbaric. This catalog introduces the audience to a group of coins, which were themselves witnesses of the main characters and the time when they were created. Coins, unlike other categories of objects was used on all levels of society and all she could give clear information to those who could not read. Paintings on them portrayed the ruling emperors, members of the imperial family, heirs and guarantors of continuity and stability empire these people can recognize and represent a suitable model to emulate the subjects of all classes. Other images on the reverse are designed to reassure users of the efforts of the emperor to ensure peace, solidity of institutions, the integrity of the border. In the final phase of empire is growing legend celebrating the winners of the emperors, the glory of the Romans, national security, the restoration of law, health law and Concordia depicting emperors of Rome on the throne and the symbols of power. Types and legends on coins inform us about the social and religious changes that have taken place in the structure of the Roman Empire in the time of Constantine the Great and beyond. Byzantine coins and coin produced by the Ostrogoths in Italy in the last century of coin before the crisis, which in the west of the old Roman Empire will cause the disappearance of the coin is practically no different from Roman coins. Please let me know if you wish to order - if so they will be shipped direct from Prague June S ==================== June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal