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In Greek mythology, Hyperboreans were a tribe who lived far to Greece's north. Contained in what has come down to us of Greek literary tradition are texts that identify the Hyperboreans with the Cel……続きを見る

Jews, Christians and Polytheists in the Ancient Synagogue explores the ways in which divergent ethnic, national and religious communities interacted with one another within the synagogue in the Grec……続きを見る

In the past few decades there has been an explosion of interest in the period of late antiquity. Rather than being viewed within a paradigm of the fall of the Roman Empire, these centuries have come……続きを見る

The Hippocratic Corpus comprises some sixty medical works of varying length, style and content. Collectively, this is the largest surviving body of early Greek prose. As such, it is an invaluable re……続きを見る

The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliogra……続きを見る

In writing in English about the classical era, is it more appropriate to refer to “Jews” or to “Judeans”? What difference does it make? Today, many scholars consider “Judeans” the more authentic ter……続きを見る

Communities of Style examines the production and circulation of portable luxury goods throughout the Levant in the early Iron Age (1200–600 BCE). In particular it focuses on how societies in flux ca……続きを見る

The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the material and social practices of many different Mediterranean peoples during the Bronze and Iron Ages, ……続きを見る

The role of the Phoenicians in the economy, culture and politics of the ancient Mediterranean was as large as that of the Greeks and Romans, and deeply interconnected with that 'classical' world, bu……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Pompéi et l’éruption du Vésuve en moins d’une heure ! 24 août 79. Pompéi, ville de plaisance nichée sur les pentes du Vésuve, est prise au dépourvu par ……続きを見る

Place, Memory, and Healing: An Archaeology of Anatolian Rock Monuments investigates the complex and deep histories of places, how they served as sites of memory and belonging for local communities o……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of social class and self-r……続きを見る

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military text attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to ……続きを見る

Looking at sex and sexuality from a variety of historical, sociological and theoretical perspectives, as represented in a variety of media, Sex in Antiquity represents a vibrant picture of the disci……続きを見る

Written by one of the best-known interpreters of classical literature today, Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on the work of this great classical playwright and on……続きを見る

This book traces the eventful life of Seneca, the Roman philosopher, dramatist, essayist and rhetorician of the first century CE, who came from Spain to Rome, spent his youth in Egypt, was exiled to……続きを見る

Das Byzantinische Reich war eine der größten Zivilisationen der Welt. Es war ein dynamischer und kosmopolitischer Schmelztiegel, der die Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte von West und Ost umfasste. In se……続きを見る

Historisch versteht man unter der Völkerwanderung die Wanderbewegungen der germanischen Völker zwischen dem zweiten und dem sechsten Jahrhundert n. Chr. Als Völkerwanderungszeit im engeren Sinne wir……続きを見る

Wer waren die Griechen des Altertums und was haben sie uns heute noch zu sagen? Diesen Kernfragen kulturgeschichtlicher Betrachtung geht der vorliegende Band überblicksartig nach. Von der Entstehung……続きを見る

In the Roman republic, only the People could pass laws, only the People could elect politicians to office, and the very word republica meant 'the People's business'. So why is it always assumed that……続きを見る

A comprehensive view of the ancient Greek world, its history and its achievements. The legacy of the Hellenistic world is vast--it ranges from architecture to philosophy, literature, and the visual ……続きを見る

`Long may the barbarians continue, I pray, if not to love us, at least to hate one another.' Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced……続きを見る

Classics in the Modern World brings together a collection of distinguished international contributors to discuss the features and implications of a 'democratic turn' in modern perceptions of ancient……続きを見る

The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture. Its significance was far-reaching. Without a Greek Bible, European history would have been entirely……続きを見る

Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a……続きを見る

Work in Progress offers an in-depth study of the role of literary revision in the compositional practices and representational strategies of Roman authors at the end of the republic and the beginnin……続きを見る

The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the dev……続きを見る

Das Buch ist lexikalisch aufgebaut; jede Gottheit wird unter einem eigenen Lemma von A-Z abgehandelt. Dem Text liegen in der Regel antike Quellen zugrunde, soweit unverzichtbar wurde jedoch auch Sek……続きを見る

Das Mögliche ist unermesslich! Mit Jakobs Himmelsleiter wird ein völlig neuer Aspekt der Präastronautik zur Diskussion gestellt, der die Wissenschaft animieren soll, die Möglichkeit eines imperialen……続きを見る

Has a repressive morality been the primary contribution of Christianity to the history of sexuality? The ascetic concerns that pervade ancient Christian texts would seem to support such a common ass……続きを見る