Ancient Greece – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 7

John Holton
Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power by Alexander's Successors

"Examining the period of political consolidation after Alexander the Great's death, John Holton reconstructs how the successors used new frameworks of royal ideology to create long-term kingships. Th…

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Gregory R Beabout, Mike Hannis
Ethics

What is a good life, and how is it related to a happy one? What are virtues, and how do they affect the nature of friendships? Is there really an ancient art that develops good character? In this compact …

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Emily Hauser
How Women Became Poets

How the idea of the author was born in the battleground of genderWhen Sappho sang her songs, the only word that existed to describe a poet was a male one---aoidos , or "singer-man." The most fam…

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Carl Kerényi,
Asklepios

A landmark account of the divine physician of the Greeks in myth and archetypeTo the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In this book, acclaimed mytho…

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Carl Kerényi,
Dionysos

A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible lifeNo other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity as Dionysos. In…

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Douglas Frame
Hippota Nestor and Beyond

In Hippota Nestor and Beyond: Selected Essays, Douglas Frame revisits the Homeric figure of Nestor, who he argues derives from twin figures in Indo-European myth, and dates the composition and performance…

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James Romm
Plato and the Tyrant

Plato is one of history's most influential thinkers, the "sublime philosopher" whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted…

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Carl Kerényi,
Zeus and Hera

A landmark study of the archetypal father, husband, and wife in Greek religion and mythWhat did Zeus mean to the Greeks of antiquity? Who was Hera, archetypally united with Zeus as if they were a human co…

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Laura Perry
Pantheon - The Minoans

Journey through the Labyrinth to meet the Minoan deities of ancient Crete, who are still very much alive in the modern worldJourney through the Labyrinth to meet the Minoan deities of ancient Crete, who a…

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Nigel Nicholson
Victory and Celebration

Victory and Celebration traces how athletic success was transformed into broader social and political capital in ancient Greece in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE--how being a good boxer or wrestler, or…

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Plutarch,
Moralia, Volume I

Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45-120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia, in central Greece. He is renowned for his forty-six Parallel Lives , bio…

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James Romm
Plato and the Tyrant

Many people know something of Plato's works, yet few are familiar with his life outside of his writings. In Plato and the Tyrant , acclaimed classicist James Romm uses a little-known set of Plato's person…

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Annette Giesecke,
Classical Mythology of the Constellations

A retelling of the classic myths and timeless tales by bestselling author Annette Giesecke that underlie the 88 named constellations in the night sky--from Andromeda to Orion to Ursa Major.Classical Mytho…

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Julia Martin
On the Sponge Islands

When Julia Martin visits the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, beauty and suffering seem inextricable. On the Sponge Islands follows her journey through Rhodes, Symi, Halki, Kalymnos, and Patmos to trace t…

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Alison McClymont
How to Help Your Child Cope with Anything

From accredited child psychologist, Dr Alison McClymont, comes a book that bridges the gap between complex psychology and straightforward parenting advice.No parent can guard against everything but parent…

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Ancient Greek Philosophers

Leather-Bound Classics

Trace the origins of modern philosophy back to ancient Greece with the likes of Plato, Aristotle, and other famous thinkers.Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were d…

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A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World

Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

A COMPANION TO GREEKS ACROSS THE ANCIENT WORLDAn innovative, up-to-date treatment of ancient Greek mobility and migration from 1000 BCE to 30 BCEA Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World explores the…

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John Ma
Polis

A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-stateThe Greek polis , or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles …

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Carl Kerényi,
Eleusis

A landmark account of the Eleusinian Mysteries by one of the leading mythologists of the twentieth centuryThe Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly tw…

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Giannis Sakkas
The Cyprus Crisis 1967-1974

PELEUS - Band 100

This book examines the Cyprus crisis of 1967-74 and pays particular attention to the specific objectives of the Greek junta in Cyprus and the different approaches of its leaders to the issue as well as to…

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