Category Archives: Greece

The Idea of the Library in the Ancient World

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

In The Idea of the Library in the Ancient World Yun Lee Too argues that the ancient library was much more than its incarnation at Alexandria, which has been the focus for students of the subject up till now. In … Continue reading →

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Law’s Cosmos: Juridical Discourse in Athenian Forensic Oratory

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Recent literary-critical work in legal studies reads law as a genre of literature, noting that Western law originated as a branch of rhetoric in classical Greece and lamenting the fact that the law has lost its connection to poetic language, … Continue reading →

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A Companion to the Classical Greek World (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Topics covered range from the … Continue reading →

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Race and Citizen Identity in the Classical Athenian Democracy

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

In Race and Citizen Identity in the Classical Athenian Democracy, Susan Lape demonstrates how a race ideology grounded citizen identity. Although this ideology did not manifest itself in a fully developed race myth, its study offers insight into the causes … Continue reading →

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Alexander the Great: Lessons from History’s Undefeated General (World Generals)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

When the Oracle of Delphi told Alexander the Great that he was invincible, it was right. The son of the great King Philip II of Macedonia,Alexander was educated by Aristotle and commanded a wing of his father’s army in the … Continue reading →

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Myths of Crete & Pre-Hellenic Europe

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

When I first saw learned of the existence of this book, I was a little suprised, since very little concrete information is available on this topic, and even less was known in 1917. However, to paraphrase a recent President of … Continue reading →

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Greek Reflections on the Nature of Music

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

In this book, Flora Levin explores how and why music was so important to the ancient Greeks. She examines the distinctions that they drew between the theory of music as an art ruled by number and the theory wherein number … Continue reading →

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The Expedition of Cyrus

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1742 Original Publisher: Printed for R. Wellington Subjects: Greece Iran History / Ancient / General History / Ancient / Greece History / Middle East / General History / Europe / Greece Literary … Continue reading →

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Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The question of Christianity’s relation to the other religions of the world is more pertinent and difficult today than ever before. While Christianity’s historical failure to appreciate or actively engage Judaism is notorious, Christianity’s even more shoddy record with respect … Continue reading →

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Modern Greece: A History since 1821 (A New History of Modern Europe (NWME))

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Modern Greece: A History since 1821 is a chronological account of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Greece, from the birth of the Greek state in 1821 to 2008 by two leading authorities. Pioneering and wide-ranging study of … Continue reading →

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