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Questi lineamenti per una storia dell’immaginazione scientifica mettono in evidenza: la crescita – nei tempi moderni – dai diplomatici veneziani alla computisteria in Firenze; crescita prima di tutt……続きを見る

"There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an individual's capacity to assimilate: so m……続きを見る

An ancient Greek guide to the heavens, translated in a new accessible modern English edition. A poetic guide to the heavens, the Phaenomena of Aratusーdating from around 270 BCEーwas widely known ac……続きを見る

Problem: If you're fascinated by ancient mythology or ever wondered how the night sky influenced early civilizations, you're not alone. For centuries, the Greeks saw the Milky Way as more than just ……続きを見る

Tradition and Transformation in Christian Art approaches tradition and transculturality in religious art from an Orthodox perspective that defines tradition as a dynamic field of exchanges and syner……続きを見る

Best known for his account of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides (c. 454–c. 395 b.c.) was an Athenian general and historian. This valuable commentary addresses the most famous part of Thucydides’s na……続きを見る

There are few disciplines as exciting and forward-looking as medicine. Unfortunately, however, many modern practitioners have lost sight of the origins of their discipline. A Cabinet of Ancient Medi……続きを見る

In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian John C Martin tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. T……続きを見る

A biographical account during WWII of occupied Greece by Nazis and Fascists, and of the Greek Civil War that resulted. Why bother to write fiction when events tell a better story--more so, when it i……続きを見る

“This useful work will appeal to a wide audience, from military buffs to historically minded tourists (and their guides), to students and scholars.” ーChoice Greece was the scene of some of the most……続きを見る

A comprehensive, scholarly, engaging look at the meanings behind key architectural designs of ancient Minoan culture. Ever since Sir Arthur Evans first excavated at the site of the Palace at Knossos……続きを見る

This fresh, comprehensive study of ancient Greek atheism aims to dismantle the current consensus that atheism was ‘unthinkable’ in ancient Greece, demonstrating instead that atheism was not only thi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1983 and as a second edition in 1993, this book deals with 3 universal but culturally variable phenomena: the family, women and death. The book poses questions about our own ……続きを見る

Greek Lands and Letters is a remarkable anthology combining a rich tapestry of themes that celebrate the grandeur and complexity of Hellenic culture through texts that span genres from epic poetry t……続きを見る

Introducing the all-time bestseller self-help book in recorded history. Hear what Aristotle reportedly told young Alexander before he left to conquer the world. The Secret of Secrets was one of the ……続きを見る

Are the just happier than the unjust? In Plato' s Republic, Thrasymachus argues that they aren't, that justice is simply the advantage of the stronger. Though Socrates apparently refutes him, Plato'……続きを見る

The History of Herodotus translation by G. C. Macaulay "If a new translation of Herodotus does not justify itself, it will hardly be justified in a preface; therefore the question whether it was nee……続きを見る

Ulysses. The hero of Homer’s great poem was known to the Greeks under the name of Odysseus. He was king of the pastoral islands of Ithaca and Dulichium. Most of the petty Greek chieftains became sui……続きを見る

The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories tells the story……続きを見る

The Threshold of Democracy re-creates the intellectual dynamics of one of the most formative periods in Western history. In the wake of Athenian military defeat and rebellion, advocates of democracy……続きを見る

The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: A Bibliographic Guide to the Canon of Greek Authors and Works (TLG®) is a comprehensive catalog of the authors and works that have survived in Greek from antiquity (ei……続きを見る

AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Su……続きを見る

Modern western education finds its origins in the practices, systems and schools of the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is in the field of education, in fact, that classical antiquity has exerted one ……続きを見る

Trade in antiquity - its scale, status, pattern and context - is the subject of lively debate among historians. But no analysis has made a special investigation of trade in essential food stuffs. Fa……続きを見る

This study deals with three distinct but related problems: the authorship of the Eudemian Ethics; the relationship between the Eudemian and the Nicomachean Ethics; and the problem of the 'common' bo……続きを見る

Aristophanes' engagement with tragedy is one of the most striking features of his comedies: Euripides appears repeatedly as a character in these plays, jokes about tragedy and tragic poets abound, a……続きを見る

This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gymnasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323……続きを見る

There are few disciplines as exciting and forward-looking as medicine. Unfortunately, however, many modern practitioners have lost sight of the origins of their discipline. A Cabinet of Ancient Medi……続きを見る

The ancient Greeks were a wonderful people. They gave us democracy, drama, and philosophy, and many forms of art and branches of science would be inconceivable without their influence. And yet, they……続きを見る

In this fascinating installment of the New York Times bestselling Don’t Know Much About® series, Kenneth C. Davis explores the great myths of the world and their implications for art, science, relig……続きを見る