El laberinto del Minotauro

Sir Arthur Evans, el arqueólogo del mito

Sir Arthur Evans (1851-1941) revolucionó los estudios arqueológicos de su tiempo, y la periodización de la historia de la humanidad, a raíz del espectacular descubrimiento a principios del siglo XX del palacio de Knosos, en Creta, que identificó con el laberinto del Minotauro y que ...

The Cambridge companion the hellenist world

This Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family ...

Democracia y lucha de clases en la Antigüedad

En esta obra el eminente especialista en historia de la Grecia antigua, Arthur Rosenberg, reflexiona, a partir de la historia de Atenas, sobre lo que constituye la esencia y el origen de la democracia. Democracia es el nombre que recibe el régimen que se instaura ...

The greek wars

the failure of Persia

The Greek Wars treats of the whole course of Persian relations with the Greeks from the coming of Cyrus in the 540s down to Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius III in 331 BC. Cawkwell discusses from a Persian perspective major questions such as ...

Myth and thought among the greeks

This is a classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts. When Jean-Pierre Vernant first published "Myth and Thought among the Greeks" in 1965, it transformed the field of ancient Greek scholarship, calling forth a new way to think about Greek ...

The captive woman's lament in greek tragedy

The laments of captive women found in extant Athenian tragedy constitute a fundamentally subversive aspect of Greek drama. In performances supported by and intended for the male citizens of Athens, the songs of the captive women at the Dionysia gave a voice to classes who ...

Atlas histórico del mundo griego antiguo

Es evidente que un buen conocimiento histórico requiere que sea ubicado en la comprensión del entorno gráfico en el que han ocurrido los hechos; por ello la necesidad de un atlas que sea de utilidad a cualquier persona interesada en la historia de la Grecia ...

The Edinburg companion to Ancient Greece and Rome

A comprehensive reference work for both students and academics. The "Edinburgh Companion" is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach and pragmatic in its method, it reveals the multifaceted nature of the classical enterprise and shows something ...

Alexander's tomb

two thousand years in search of the lost conquerer

Combining cinematic drama and a sprawling historical narrative, this gripping history is the first book to document the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great is a towering figure in world history - his military genius and flamboyant personality have perhaps never ...

La tauromaquia minoica

las corridas de toros en Creta en el II milenio a.C.

SUMARIO: Introducción. Prólogo. I. El mundo del toro en la Época Neolítica. II. El toro en Anatolia en la Edad de Bronce. III. La tauromaquia en Creta. IV. El toro en épocas palaciales (1900-1450 a.C.). V. La tauromaquia en la época minoica. VI. El ...

La Batalla de Salamina

el mayor combate naval de la Antigüedad

La de Salamina es sin duda la mayor batalla naval de la Antigüedad, y también todo un ejemplo de estrategias y tácticas para la posteridad. Mientras los persas eran navegantes muy mediocres y su armada estaba compuesta por mercenarios y esclavos de muy diversa procedencia ...

Polis

an introduction to the Ancient Greek city-state

From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban centre and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state ...

Démosthène

" Démosthène : ne prononçait pas de discours sans avoir un galet dans la bouche ", écrit Flaubert dans son Dictionnaire des idées reçues. Cet Athénien qui bégayait, bafouillait et avait le souffle court devint pourtant à force d'obstination et d'exercices aussi variés que pittoresques le ...

Alexander the Great in his world

Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book ...

Participation directe et démocratie grecque

une histoire exemplaire?

TABLE DES MATIÈRES: Introduction. Inclus, exclus. Aspects conceptuels. Mécanique politique. Action politique. Parole, persuasion, formation de l'opinion. Capacité politique du peuple/des pauvres. Retombées du système. Contrôle par les citoyens. Argent, profits, intérêt collectif. Défauts ou caractéristiques du système. Bibliographie.

Agustín

Gareth B. Matthews ofrece a estudiantes, eruditos y lectores interesados nuevas percepciones acerca del pensamiento de uno de los filósofos más importantes e influyentes de la Antigüedad. Esta lúcida visión de conjunto lleva a los lectores a recorrer un itinerario por la vida y la ...

Greek architecture and its sculpture in the British Museum

The Greek and Lycian architecture and architectural sculpture in the British Museum is second to none in its quantity, quality, and geographical and chronological spread. "Greek Architecture and its Sculpture" is the first book to explore this fascinating subject, taking the Museum's unique collection ...

Spartan education

youth and society in the classical period

Jean Ducat is the leading French authority on Classical Sparta. Here is what is likely to be seen as his magnum opus. Ducat systematically collects, translates and evaluates the sources - famous and obscure alike - for Spartan education. He deploys his familiar combination of good judgment ...

Classics in progress

essays on ancient Greece and Rome

The study of Greco-Roman civilisation is as exciting and innovative today as it has ever been. This intriguing collection of essays by contemporary classicists reveals new discoveries, new interpretations and new ways of exploring the experiences of the ancient world. Through one and a half ...

La caída del Imperio Romano

En el año 376 de nuestra era, cuando el imperio romano estaba todavía en el apogeo de su poder, un grupo de refugiados germánicos llegó a la frontera del Danubio pidiendo asilo. Dos años más tarde habían derrotado y dado muerte al emperador, junto a ...