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Unexpected Fork in the Road: From Cairo to Jerusalem and Nicosia
Dionysus and Politics
This volume presents an essential but underestimated role that Dionysus played in Greek and Roman political thought. Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, the volume …
Christianity and Monasticism in Alexandria and the Egyptian Deserts
The legacies of the Coptic Christian presence in Alexandria and the Egyptian Deserts from the fourth century to the present day The great city of Alexandria is undoubtedly the …
Wortverdreher, Sonderlinge, Gottlose
Philosophie und Rhetorik entwickelten sich in klassischer Zeit zu einem festen Bestandteil der athenischen Kultur. Vom …
Working in the Realms of Spirit
Parallel Lives
This book compares selected Romans of the late Republic with American Founders in the style of Plutarch, encouraging readers to rethink how we view heroes and villains and their …
Ethnicity and Culture in Late Antiquity
The period AD 300-600 saw huge changes. The Graeco-Roman city-state was first transformed then eclipsed. Much of the Roman Empire broke up and was reconfigured. New barbarian …
Romanies Egipcios: La Esencia de Hispania
Cultural Perceptions of Violence in the Hellenistic World
Violence had long been central to the experience of Hellenistic Greek cities and to their civic discourses. This volume asks how these discourses were shaped and how they …
Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt
Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition bringing …
Word and context in Latin poetry
This volume of essays is intended to commemorate the eminent Latin scholar David West, best known for his work on Lucretius, Horace, Virgil and Shakespeare. The contributors – …