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Songs and Stones

The Greek chorus was central to ancient communal life. Some of the most famous poets of the archaic and classical age, such as Sappho and Pindar, wrote for women and men dancing in a chorus. Greek drama, …

Richard Alston

Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities

Exploring the intriguing interplay between tradition and modernity in the 19th-century capitals of London, Athens and Rome, Richard Alston delves into the political and architectural choices that shaped t…

Joseph Lalibela Meets Vibronics & The Mafia & Fluxy Band

Ancient Breeze

Popular Political Participation from Archaic Greece to the Late Hellenistic Period

This volume studies popular assemblies in Greek cities from Homeric to late Hellenistic times. Greek poleis were among the most politically inclusive societies in premodern history, primarily because via …

David Stuttard

Hubris

A new perspective on ancient Athens at the height of its powers, reinterpreting the city's supposed "Golden Age" as a period of ruinous culture wars.The age of Pericles, in the fifth century BC,…

Victorians and Modern Greece

Victorians and Modern Greeceexamines the representation of nineteenth-century Greece in British magazines, fiction, poetry, and travel writing, revealing the popular reception of the modern nation in the …

Oswyn Murray

The Muse of History

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the YearFrom "one of the most thoughtful ancient historians in Britain over more than half a century" (Mary Beard) comes a powerful look at how the moder…

Aristophanes and the Current Moment

**Aristophanes' comedies have long been read as a response to the political turbulence of 5th-century Athens, particularly during the Peloponnesian War.**However, this volume frames him as a 'political co…

Popular Political Participation from the Early Roman Empire to Late Antiquity

This volume examines popular assemblies in Greek cities under Roman rule up to the late third century CE . Greek poleis were among the most politically inclusive societies in premodern history, primarily …

Jean Menzies

Aphrodisia

'Offers fascinating insights into women's worlds and desires in Greco-Roman antiquity and beyond.' Emily Hauser, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mythica' A magnanimous triumph for the study of women in…

Judith M Barringer

Olympia

A comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important athletic, religious, and political sites in the ancient Greek and Roman worldThe memory of ancient Olympia lives on in the form …

Harry Tanner

The Queer Thing About Sin

' BOLD AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN**' Tom Holland** ' MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS NEEDED. HISTORY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE ALIVE...' Russell T Davies A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origi…

Kristian Sheeley

The Virtue of S¿phrosun¿ in Plato's Gorgias and Phaedrus

A unique interpretation of Plato's account of moderation and the contemporary relevance of Plato's ethical thought.Sōphrosunē is one of the four moral virtues-along with wisdom, courage, and justice-that …

Philip John Victor Davies

Standing Among the Spartans

Conformity, uniformity, institutionality, exceptionality - each of these terms encapsulates an aspect of the common perception of Sparta, both among scholars and in the popular imagination.This volume see…

The Senses in Ancient Greek Athletics

Combining ancient sports research and sensory studies, this volume unveils new insights into the societal and cultural history of Greek athletics. From the touch and smell of ancient substances and the ta…

Dimitrios K. Lamprakis

Ottoman Politics and Economy

This book examines the history of the transformation of the small town of Kozani, situated in modern Greek Macedonia, into a vibrant commercial hub and self-administering community during the period of Ot…

The Materiality of Ancient Greek Identities, 9th to 2nd Centuries Bce

Material culture is the physical trace of what was used to construct and define identities in the past, and is therefore a key source of evidence for archaeologists and ancient historians investigating an…

A Companion to Greek Warfare

"The first part of the book, a "Historical Survey," focuses on changing issues in strategy and grand strategy-on Greek motives, goals, and responses to military success and failure, the Mac…

Aristotle Aristotle, Robin Waterfield

Nicomachean Ethics

From a preeminent scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aristotle's essential work."Waterfield has produced a reliable, fresh, and wonderfully readable translation of the Ethics that …