The origins of the greek architectural orders

Breaks with tradition by combining textual and archaeological evidence to reconstruct early Greek architecture.

Apollo

Fritz Graf here presents a survey of a god once thought of as the most powerful of gods, and capable of great wrath should he be crossed: Apollo the sun god. From his first attestations in Homer, through the complex question of pre-Homeric Apollo, to ...

Thucydides

an introduction for the common reader

This book is a concise, readable introduction to the Greek author Thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Why does Thucydides continue to matter today? Perez Zagorin answers this question by examining Thucydides' landmark History of the Peloponnesian ...

Alejandro Magno

la búsqueda de un pasado desconocido

Alejandro Magno es una de las figuras políticas y militares más fascinantes del mundo clásico. Un guerrero legendario cuya fama ha perdurado durante dos milenios, mitificado por igual en Oriente como en Occidente. Con sólo 30 años y a partir del pequeño territorio heredado de ...

The seer in ancient Greece

The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills ranging from examining the livers of sacrificed animals to spirit possession. Unlike the palm readers and mediums who exist on the ...

The western way of war

infantry battle in classical Greece

With an introduction by John Keegan and a new preface by the author. The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act ...

A companion to archaic Greece

Edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub and Hans Van Wees. A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period. The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic ...

La Gréce au féminin

Sous la direction de Nicole Loraux. Est-il possible de rassembler des biographies de femmes grecques ? Seules les femmes " exceptionnelles ", les " héroïnes ", ont eu droit, dans la tradition écrite par les hommes, à des morceaux de vie. Comment demander à ces femmes d'exception d'être ...

Así vivieron en la Antigua Grecia

un viaje a nuestro pasado

Contiene ilustraciones. Viajar a la antigua Grecia significa imaginarnos cómo habríamos vivido nuestras primeras democracias, hace más de dos mil años. Significa contemplar algunos problemas de la sociedad actual en un escenario anterior a la Revolución Industrial y a la abolición de la esclavitud. Y ...

Greek tyranny

The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, from the ...

Spartans

a new history

Spartans: A New History chronicles the complete history of ancient Sparta from its origins to the end of antiquity. This title helps bridge the gap between the common conceptions of Sparta and what specialists believe and dispute about Spartan history. It applies new techniques, perspectives ...

Ancient greek political thought in practice

Ancient Greece was a place of tremendous political experiment and innovation, and it was here too that the first serious political thinkers emerged. Using carefully selected case-studies, Professor Cartledge investigates the dynamic interaction between ancient Greek political thought and practice from early historic times to ...

The Cambridge Companion to ancient greek political thought

Edited by Stephen Salkever. The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by ...

The wars of Alexanders successors. 323-281 BC.Vol. 2

battles and tactics

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied 'to the strongest'. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these vast territories. Most of these Diadochi, or successors ...

Great battles of the hellenistic world

For almost two centuries the Macedonian phalanx, created by Philip II and refined by his son, Alexander the Great, dominated the battlefields of the ancient world from the sweltering riverbanks of India to the wooded hills of Italy. As the preferred weapon of some of ...

Politics antiquity and its legacy

Ancient Greece is famous as the civilization which 'gave' the world democracy. Democracy has in modern times become the rallying cry of liberation from supposed totalitarianism and dictatorship. And the desire by the western powers, especially America, to foment (or impose) democracy across the globe ...

Mito y sociedad en la Grecia Antigua

Trad., Cristina Gázquez. Mito y sociedad en la Grecia antigua, como casi todos los libros de Jean-Pierre Vernant, se compone de una serie de ensayos que guardan entre sí una notable coherencia. Temas como la lucha de clases, la guerra, el matrimonio y la sociedad ...

A new history of the Peloponnesian War

This new study by a respected historian provides a unique narrative of the Peloponnesian War, a monumental conflict between Athens and Sparta that raged for 27 years across the Greek world. The conflict#s resulting destruction of cities, mass enslavements, and loss of human life ...

Greek sport and social status

From the ancient Olympic games to the World Series and the World Cup, athletic achievement has always conferred social status. In this collection of essays, a noted authority on ancient sport discusses how Greek sport has been used to claim and enhance social status, both ...

En Grecia y Roma

III. Mujeres reales y ficticias

Este libro presenta un amplio recorrido por una serie de importantes mujeres de la sociedad y la cultura griega y romana, desde la legendaria Hecuba hasta la aventurera Egeria vistas a traves de los textos griegos y latinos.