Religion
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Ancient Oracles [Hardback]
Richard Stoneman (Author)
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ISBN: 9780300140422
Published by : Yale University Press
Herodotus tells us that when Croesus, the king of Lydia, asked the Delphic Oracle whether he should attack the Persians, he was told that if he did so he would destroy a great empire. Delighted, he proceeded with the invasion, but the empire th... .... Learn More -
Classical Mythology [Paperback]
M. P. O. Morford (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195397703
Published by : Oxford University Press
A good introduction to Greek and Roman mythology based largely on literary works, although with some mention of art and architecture. The authors divide their subject according to the myths of creation, the Greek sagas, the nature of Roman myth... .... Learn More -
Civic Rites: Democracy and Religion in Ancient Athens [Paperback]
Nancy Evans (Author)
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ISBN: 9780520262034
Published by : University of California Press
This book makes a strong case for the importance of religious practices in Classical Athens, showing how thoroughly ritual was integrated into the city's democratic institutions and civic life. To this end Nancy Evans takes an in depth look at ... .... Learn More -
Aspects of Ancient Greek Cult: Context, Ritual & Iconography [Hardback]
Jesper Jensen (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9788779342538
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity
The papers in this volume illustrate the interplay between the studies of classical archaeology, religion, history, and musicology. The eight papers by the young scholars and their Nestor, Richard Hamilton, offer a fresh look at various aspects of... .... Learn More -
Mysteries of the Oracles [Paperback]
Philipp Vandenberg (Author)
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ISBN: 9781845114022
Published by : I.B. Tauris
In a first person narrative Philipp Vandenberg recounts his travels to the sites of the fifteen ancient oracles, and explores the history of archaeological research, as well as how the oracles functioned and how they were perceived by contemporaries. .... Learn More -
Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece [Hardback]
Corinne Ondine Pache (Author)
Regular Price: £36.00
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ISBN: 9780252029295
Published by : University of Illinois Press
Babies and children may seem the most unlikely heroes but they frequently appear in ancient Greek literature, iconography and religious practices from the 5th century BC onwards. This book explores why this was so. In studying literary, pictori... .... Learn More -
Consolatory Rhetoric: Grief, Symbol and Ritual in the Greco-Roman Era [Hardback]
Donovan J. Ochs (Author)
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ISBN: 9780872498853
Published by : University of South Carolina Press
Consolatory Rhetoric explores Greco-Roman funeral rituals to reveal how opposing symbols functioned rhetorically to comfort communities afflicted by the death of one of their members. While the bulk of rhetorical criticism interprets written te... .... Learn More -
On Pagans, Jews, and Christians [Paperback]
Arnaldo Momigliano (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780819562180
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Arnaldo Momigliano is the greatest contemporary scholar of the history and historiography of classical civilization. M.I. Finley has written in the New Statesman that "there is no one alive today who knows the subject as he does." On Pagans, Jews... .... Learn More -
A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettos [Paperback]
Merle K. Langdon (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780876615164
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 16
This is the final publication of a small open-air sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Hymettos above Athens, excavated between the World Wars by Carl Blegen and Rodney Young. The finds reflect two periods of activity: from 950 to 575 B.C. (many domestic cups... .... Learn More
