{"title":"Ray Laurence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Laurence\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling journey through history, blending meticulous research with vivid storytelling. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eMediterranean Timescapes\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminate the complexities of ancient and classical eras, bringing past societies and landscapes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful explorations that focus on cultural, social, and political dynamics within historical contexts. Laurence's writing is ideal for those fascinated by detailed narratives that enrich understanding of historical periods and their enduring legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mediterranean-timescapes-by-ray-laurence-9781032478869","title":"Mediterranean Timescapes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, built around the study of the representation of age and identity in 23,000 Latin funerary epitaphs from the Western Mediterranean in the Roman era, sets out how the use of age in inscriptions, and in turn, time, varied across this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscrepancies between the use of time to represent identity in death allow readers to begin to understand the differences between the cultures of Roman Italy and contemporary societies in North Africa, Spain, and southern Gaul. The analysis focuses on the timescapes of cemeteries, a key urban phenomenon, in relation to other markers of time, including the Roman invention of the birthday, the revering of the dead at the \u003cem\u003eParentalia\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003etopoi\u003c\/em\u003e of life’s stages. In doing so, the book contributes to our understanding of gender, the city, the family, the role of the military, freed slaves, and cultural changes during this period. The concept of the timescape is seen to have varied geographically across the Mediterranean, bringing into question claims of cultural unity for the Western Mediterranean as a region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMediterranean Timescapes\u003c\/em\u003e is of interest to students and scholars of Roman history and archaeology, particularly that of the Western Mediterranean, and ancient social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606859301100,"sku":"9781032478869","price":93.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5c10bff27ccea912f6fc8d561f40cba5.jpg?v=1778191394"},{"product_id":"mediterranean-timescapes-by-ray-laurence-9781138288751","title":"Mediterranean Timescapes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, built around the study of the representation of age and identity in 23,000 Latin funerary epitaphs from the Western Mediterranean in the Roman era, sets out how the use of age in inscriptions, and in turn, time, varied across this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscrepancies between the use of time to represent identity in death allow readers to begin to understand the differences between the cultures of Roman Italy and contemporary societies in North Africa, Spain and southern Gaul. The analysis focuses on the timescapes of cemeteries, a key urban phenomenon, in relation to other markers of time, including the Roman invention of the birthday, the revering of the dead at the \u003ci\u003eParentalia\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003etopoi\u003c\/i\u003e of life’s stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, the book contributes to our understanding of gender, the city, the family, the role of the military, freed slaves and cultural changes during this period. The concept of the timescape is seen to have varied geographically across the Mediterranean, bringing into question claims of cultural unity for the Western Mediterranean as a region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMediterranean Timescapes\u003c\/i\u003e is of interest to students and scholars of Roman history and archaeology, particularly that of the Western Mediterranean, and ancient social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606862676204,"sku":"9781138288751","price":294.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138288751-mediterranean-timescapes.jpg?v=1778156548"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ray-laurence.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}