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Russia and the Making of Modern Greek Identity, 1821-1844
The birth of the Greek nation in 1830 was a pivotal event in modern European history and in the history of nation-building in general. As the first internationally recognized state …
Essays on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture: Volume 2, Comedy, Herodotus, Hellenistic and Imperial Greek Poetry, the Novels
In this book one of the world's leading Hellenists brings together his many contributions over four decades to our understanding of major genres of Greek literature, above all the …
Literary Texts and the Greek Historian
Our knowledge of Greek history rests largely on literary texts - not merely historians (especially Herodotus, Thucylides and Xenephon), but also tragedies, comedies, speeches, …
The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persepho – The East Greek, Island, and Laconian Pottery
This volume includes a detailed illustrated catalogue of the East Greek, Island, and Laconian pottery from the sanctuary. The author uses the data to help establish the chronology …
Dio's Rome - An Historical Narrative Originally Composed In Greek During The Reigns Of Septimius Severus, Geta And Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus
Aspects of Death and the Afterlife in Greek Literature
The concept of the afterlife has always been prominent in both Greek literature and modern scholarship alike. The fate of man after his/her allotted time has come to an end has a …
Bacchylides
Bacchylides (c. 520–450 BC) was one of the nine Greek lyric poets selected as models of this genre by the Alexandrian scholars who first collected and edited their songs in the 3rd …
Slavery and Honour in the Ancient Greek World
For the last four decades, the trend in ancient Greek history has been to view the intersection of slavery and honour wholly in terms of dishonour, with slaves often seen as …
Greek Myths in Roman Art and Culture
Images of episodes from Greek mythology are widespread in Roman art, appearing in sculptural groups, mosaics, paintings and reliefs. They attest to Rome's enduring fascination with …
Four Against the Titans: Greek Mythology Pen-And-Paper Solo Adventure Game
Olympos has fallen. Four Against the Titans is a pen and paper adventure game designed for solitaire or RPG-lite co-operative games. Set in ancient Greece in a time of myths and …
Greek Medical Literature and its Readers
This volume focuses on the relationship between Greek medical texts and their audience(s), offering insights into how not only the backgrounds and skills of medical authors but …
The Role of Death in the Ladder of Divine Ascent and the Greek Ascetic Tradition
The Ladder of Divine Ascent, the work of an otherwise shadowy figure, John Climacus (meaning of the Ladder), abbot of St. Catherine's, Sinai (ca. 579-649 CE), is one of the most …