La Grecia antigua contra la violencia

A propósito de un problema muy actual, el de la violencia, la autora de ¿Por qué Grecia? y El tesoro de los saberes olvidados nos invita aquí a releer a los poetas y a los pensadores de la Grecia antigua. Grecia conoció la violencia en ...

When the Gods were born

Greek cosmogonies and the Near East

Ancient Greece has for too long been studied in isolation from its Near Eastern neighbors. And the ancient Near East itself has for too long been seen as an undifferentiated cultural monolith. Classics and Near Eastern Studies, in our modern universities, continue to be separated ...

Alexander the Great an his Empire

a short introduction

This is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing a conventional biographical focus, this is the only book in any language that sets ...

Viaje a la Grecia Antigua

Prol. José Francisco Yvars; Trad. Carmen Artal. Esta obra, traducida por vez primera al español, ha sido valorada con unánime entusiasmo por la crítica y el público a lo largo de más de cincuenta años. Desde el palacio del rey Minos en la isla de ...

Money in classical antiquity

This is the first book to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds. It uses new approaches in economic history to explore how money affected the economy in antiquity and demonstrates ...

From Alexander to Jesus

Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander ...

Prácticas poéticas de la memoria

representaciones del espacio-tiempo en la Grecia Antigua

La reflexión acerca de las concepciones griegas del tiempo a menudo se ha desplegado en una perspectiva filosófica: tiempo circular, el mundo cerrado del mito, división entre lo profano y lo sagrado. Pero ¿Qué pensaban los propios griegos? Ellos consideraban el desarrollo del tiempo en ...

Worshiping women

ritual and reality in Classical Athens

Eds. Nikolaos Kaltsas and Alan Shapiro. This exhibition catalogue, divided into three main sections, is an essential collection of images and descriptions of each of the 155 artifacts of the exhibition, containing also scrutinizing essays on the important role women played in Classical Athens. The ...

The Athenian Agora

New Perspectives on an Ancient Site

Eds. John McK. Camp II and Craig A. Mauzy. The ancient Athenian Agora is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. In antiquity, it was the hub of the city's public life, and its buildings were centers for political, religious, and commercial ...

The origins of theater in ancient Greece and beyond

from ritual to drama

This volume is the most thorough examination on the origins of Greek drama to date. It brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars in a variety of fields, including classical archaeology, iconography, cultural history, theatre history, philosophy, and religion. Though it primarily focuses up on ...

War and violence in ancient Greece

Edited by Hans van Wees. The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a distinguished international cast of scholars explores beyond the usual thematic and chronological boundaries. Ranging ...

The greeks

an introduction to their culture

Offers a survey that covers various key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period. This title provides discussions of the main trends in literature and drama, philosophy, art and architecture, with generous reference to original sources. It is ...

La Guerra de Troya

Trad., Lucía Graves. Robert Graves (Wimbledon, 1895 # Deià, 1989) estudió literatura inglesa en el Saint John's College de Oxford. Combatió en Francia durante la Primera Guerra Mundial en un regimiento de fusileros galeses, experiencia traumática que plasmó, de forma cruda pero excepcional, en un ...

Alexander the great failure

the collapse of the Macedonian Empire

In this authoritative book John Grainger explores the foundations of Alexander's empire and why it did not survive after his untimely death in 323 BC. Alexander the Great's empire stretched across three continents and his achievements changed the nature of the ancient world ...

Historia de los griegos

Traducción de Domingo Pruna. Montanelli convierte a Homero, Sócrates, Pitágoras, Pericles y otros muchos personajes históricos helenos en protagonistas de una narración apasionante que lleva al lector de viaje al nacimiento de las grandes disciplinas artísticas y humanísticas de la civilización occidental, así como de ...

The economy of the greek cities

from the archaic period to the Early Roman Empyre

Translated by Janet LLoyd. The Economy of Greek Cities offers readers a clear and concise overview of ancient Greek economies from the archaic to the Roman period. Léopold Migeotte approaches Greek economic activities from the perspective of the ancient sources, situating them within the context ...

Mystic cults in Magna Graecia

Edited by Giovanni Casadio and Patricia A. Johnston. In Vergil's Aeneid, the poet implies that those who have been initiated into mystery cults enjoy a blessed situation both in life and after death. This collection of essays brings new insight to the study of ...

Greek fortifications of Asia Minor 500-130 BC

from the persian wars to the roman conquest

Illustrated by Brian Delf. Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC ...

Termópilas

la resistencia de los 300

Ilustrado por Steve Noon. La batalla de tres días de duración, cuyo objetivo era el control del paso rocoso de las Termópilas, sigue perteneciendo al ámbito de la leyenda; una lucha heroica en la que Leónidas, el rey de los espartanos, y trescientos hombres especialmente ...

Pyrrhus of Epirus

Pyrrhus of Epirus was rated by Hannibal as the second greatest general yet seen (placing himself third). Indeed, Hannibal referred to Pyrrhus as his teacher, although the two never met, since he learnt so much of the art of war from his writings. Pyrrhus was ...