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Zbigniew Herbert trabajó durante veinte años en " El rey de las hormigas" y, no obstante, la obra quedó inconclusa hasta que su editor polaco recopiló los materiales, fragmentos y esbozos para darle……続きを見る

The twin deities known by the ancient Greeks as the Dioskouroi, and by the Romans as the Gemini, were popular figures in the classical world. They were especially connected with youth, low status an……続きを見る

US conservatives have repeatedly turned to classical Greece for inspiration and rhetorical power. In the 1950s they used Plato to defend moral absolutism; in the 1960s it was Aristotle as a means to……続きを見る

In Protectorate Cyprus, education was one of the most effective tools of imperial control and political manipulation used by the British. This book charts the cultural and educational aspects of Bri……続きを見る

The 1960s was a tumultuous period in the history of Greece, as its democracy fell under the forced establishment of a military dictatorship. The regime of the colonels was the culmination of nationa……続きを見る

*Highly Commended by the British Records Association for the 2019 Janette Harley Prize* In September 1943, at the height of World War II, the Aegean island of Leros became the site of the most pivot……続きを見る

The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a declara……続きを見る

Son los celos de Hera, la mujer de Zeus, los que desencadenan la desgracia de Hércules. El héroe, hijo del dios más poderoso del Olimpo, se ve obligado a abandonarlo todo y someterse a los designios……続きを見る

Nacido en el seno de la antiquísima civilización minoica, el Minotauro ha estado desde siempre vinculado a Creta y, por extensión, a todo el Mediterráneo. Se trata de uno de los mitos más complejos ……続きを見る

The Greek Civil War (1946-1949) was one of the few instances in the post-World War II era of a clear-cut and permanent victory by right-wing government forces over an insurgent communist movement. S……続きを見る

Since 2010 Greece has been experiencing the longest period of austerity and economic downturn in its recent history. Economic changes may be happening more rapidly and be more visible than the cultu……続きを見る

The history of Greek cinema post-1945 is best understood through the stories of its most internationally celebrated and influential directors. Focusing on the works of six major filmmakers active fr……続きを見る

Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the pas……続きを見る

On a sweltering day in July 1878, the men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - the Black Watch - waded ashore at Larnaca Bay to begin the British occupation of Cyprus. Today, Britons on sunbeds colonise ……続きを見る

Virgil, Horace and Ovid are often cited as the three great canonical poets of classical Roman literature. And of the three, arguably it is Ovid (43 BCE-CE 17/18) who has the most enduring legacy. Ca……続きを見る

What reader could fail to be enthralled by the Iliad and the Odyssey, those greatest heroic epics of antiquity? Yet the author of those immortal text remains, in the end, an enigma. The central para……続きを見る

For almost four hundred years, between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery. What was life really like for the Greeks un……続きを見る

Eusebius of Caesarea (263-339 CE) is one of the most important intellectuals whose writings survive from late antiquity. His texts made lasting and wide-ranging contributions, from history-writing a……続きを見る

'If in the library of your house you do not have the works of the ancient Greek writers then you have a house with no light' -George Bernard Shaw There is so much in the modern world which has its o……続きを見る

Greece=s archaic and classical period, with its political and intellectual innovations, is a fascinating chapter in Western history. One of the high points of the age was the Athenian democracy of t……続きを見る

"The Byzantine Empire" covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. The author gives the complete insight into the fascinating empi……続きを見る

Pourquoi refaire l'histoire de la Grèce classique, du VIe siècle av. J.-C. à Alexandre le Grand ? D'abord, parce que l'on dispose d'une masse d'informations nouvelles sur les 1 035 cités-États qui s……続きを見る

"The Hellenistic Age" covers all significant aspects of the Hellenistic civilization. Authors' intention was to provide a comprehensive review of the historical period in which Greek cultural influe……続きを見る

"La República" es una de las obras más emblemáticas del célebre filósofo griego Platón, un diálogo que compila las principales ideas que comprenden su filosofía y pensamiento. Aunque gran parte del ……続きを見る

Este estudio busca enriquecer nuestra apreciación de los procesos que conducen de las situaciones anteriores al surgimiento del Estado a la centralización inherente a las estructuras estatales, sin ……続きを見る

An Athenian orator and statesman, Aeschines was the great rival of Demosthenes, being later ranked as one of the ten Attic orators. He advocated peace with Philip II of Macedonia, but was eventually……続きを見る

"Medea", que se representó en 431 a.C., es seguramente la obra maestra de Eurípides y uno de los trabajos que mejor representan su concepción de lo trágico. Jasón, esposo de Medea y padre de sus hij……続きを見る

Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age. Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city……続きを見る

The Ptolemaic dynasty, sometimes also known as the Lagids or Lagidae, was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted……続きを見る

An introductory guide to the Archaic period in ancient Greeceーthe people, their society, and their culture. Excerpts from literary and other texts give voice to the interests, concerns, and emotion……続きを見る