Historia y mito en el Mundo Antiguo

los orígenes de la cultura en Egipto, Israel y Grecia

Cuál es la función del recuerdo en la formación de las identidades culturales? ¿Qué formas de recuerdo cultural existen, cómo se organizan, a qué cambios están sometidas? Jan Assmann aborda estas cuestiones comparando tres culturas mediterráneas antiguas (Egipto, Israel y Grecia) y señala la importancia ...

Greek archaeology

a thematic approach

Christopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C.* Features a unique thematic approach to the study of Greek archaeology* Includes ...

Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and beyond 331 BC-224 AD

Greeks and Parthians is an innovative, archaeologically based investigation into urban life in Mesopotamia and the northern part of what is now the Persian Gulf, from the arrival of Alexander the Great to the end of the Parthian Empire. With detailed coverage of the cities ...

A companion to roman religion

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion. * An innovative introduction to Roman religion ...

Roman imperialism and local identities

Revell examines questions of Roman ethnic identity and explores Roman imperialism as a lived experience based around the paradox of similarity and difference. Her case studies of public architecture provide an understanding of how urbanism, the emperor and religion were part of the daily encounters ...

The Lure of the Arena

social psycology and the crowd at the roman games

Why did the Romans turn out in their tens of thousands to watch brutal gladiatorial games? Previous studies have tried to explain the attraction of the arena by theorizing about its cultural function in Roman society. The games have been seen as celebrations of the ...

Cómo leer el arte egipcio

guía de jeroglíficos del Antiguo Egipto

Este libro de Richard H. Wilkinson, profesor de egiptología de la Universidad de Arizona, constituye una excelente introducción al lenguaje simbólico de los jeroglíficos. Está concebido como una guía de los signos más utilizados en la pintura y la escultura egipcias, organizados temáticamente, con la ...

Los mitos clásicos

una guía del mundo mítico de Grecia y Roma

Estamos acostumbrados a ver la mitología como una colección de historias puntuales de dioses y de héroes, y hemos olvidado que formaba parte de una concepción global del mundo y de una historia de tiempo divino que se desarrollaba coherentemente en un mundo físico que ...

Mythe et histoire dans l'Antiquité Grecque

la création symbolique d'une colonie

Cyrène au ciel percé, Cyrène et ses trois récoltes annuelles de fruits, Cyrène nourricière de troupeaux en ses riches pâturages. Poètes et historiographes ont rivalisé d'invention pour faire de la fertile et prospère colonie grecque de Libye une terre de l'Âge d'or ...

Los mitos clásicos

una guía del mundo mítico de Grecia y Roma

Estamos acostumbrados a ver la mitología como una colección de historias puntuales de dioses y de héroes, y hemos olvidado que formaba parte de una concepción global del mundo y de una historia de tiempo divino que se desarrollaba coherentemente en un mundo físico que ...

Los monasterios paganos

la huida de la ciudad en el Mundo Antiguo

Este libro estudia las formas de vida colectiva apartadas de las ciudades durante la Antigüedad Clásica, tema que hasta el presente no ha sido tratado en una obra de conjunto. su título, Los Monasterios paganos, llama la atención porque yuxtapone dos términos casi antitéticos: los ...

Theater of the people

spectators and society in Ancient Athens

Greek drama has been subject to ongoing textual and historical interpretation, but surprisingly little scholarship has examined the people who composed the theatre audiences in Athens. Typically, scholars have presupposed an audience of Athenian male citizens viewing dramas created exclusively for themselvesoa model that reduces ...

Rome

day one

Andrea Carandini's archaeological discoveries and controversial theories about ancient Rome have made international headlines over the past few decades. In this book, he presents his most important findings and ideas, including the argument that there really was a Romulus - a first king of Rome ...

The city in the Roman West

c.250 BC - c.AD 250

The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of ...

Building a new Rome

the Imperial Colony of Pisidian Antioch (25 BC - AD 700)

The essays in this volume bring to bear the latest scholarly and technological trends in archaeological research to shed new light on the site of Pisidian Antioch in west-central Turkey. Drawing on 3-D virtual reality technology as well as archival material from a 1924 University ...

Private worship, public values, and religious change in Late Antiquity

Conventional histories of late antique Christianity tell the story of a public institution - the Christian Church. In this book, Kim Bowes relates another history, that of the Christian private. Using textual and archaeological evidence, she examines the Christian rituals of home and rural estate, which ...

Exploring greek myth

Exploring Greek Myth offers an extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, including important local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths. Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the variety in one volume. • Guides ...

Journey to the West

the world of the old kingdom tombs in Ancient Egypt

This book is intended as a commented summary of some of the major trends and most important features that can be encountered when analysing ancient Egyptian society of the Old Kingdom. We have to bear in mind that around 3000 BCE one of the first ...

Alejandro, genio ardiente

el manuscrito de Cristina de Suecia sobre la vida y hechos de Alejandro Magno

Redactado en francés entre 1675 y 1680, el manuscrito inédito de Cristina de Suecia sobre el conquistador macedonio -que esta edición ofrece en versión castellana- podría resultar un producto de «literatura de Corte», propio del «Gran Siglo», o un pasatiempo de príncipe sabio, si no ...

Grafton Elliot Smith, egyptology and the diffusion of culture

a biographical perspective

Grafton Elliot Smith rose from a colonial Australian background to dizzying heights in the British scientific establishment. He became a world authority on neuroanatomy and human prehistory, holding chairs at Cairo, Manchester and University College, London. He was best known publicly for his challenging theory ...