D - Greece 1

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

Aristotle considered ethics to be a practical science, i.e., one mastered by doing rather than merely reasoning. Further, Aristotle believed that ethical knowledge is not certain knowledge (like met……続きを見る

From October 28, 1940 until February of 1947, Sotiria Salivaras provided a unique eye-witness account of life in Kalamata, Greece before, during, and after World War II through her meticulous diary ……続きを見る

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor……続きを見る

The author here reassesses the concept of ‘masculinity’, and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard, but only as the product of perpetual conflict between competing and unstable model……続きを見る

The Adventures that Shaped the Western World First published in 1934, Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece has become one of the most popular, enduring--and captivating--retellings of the ancient ……続きを見る

Most modern studies of Athenian religion have focused on festivals, cult practices, and individual deities. Jon Mikalson turns instead to the religious beliefs citizens of Athens spoke of and acted ……続きを見る

An innovative and insightful exploration of the passionate early life of Socrates and the influences that led him to become the first and greatest of philosophers Socrates: the philosopher whose que……続きを見る

Today, the ancient Roman towns of Leptis Magana and Sabratha on the Mediterranean cost of Libya attract only a few curious travelers. But two thousand years ago they were thriving commercial and agr……続きを見る

Erlend D. MacGillivray’s Epictetus and Laypeople: A Stoic Stance toward the Rest of Humanity explores the understanding that ancient philosophers had towards the vast majority of people at the time,……続きを見る

Are the sophists merely another group of villains in Plato's dialogues, no different than amoral rhetoricians such as Thrasymachus, Callicles, and Polus? Building on a wave of recent interest in the……続きを見る

For the nearly three millennia since its creation, the Iliad's Real Story has gone undiscovered. Homer, a blind poet as antiquity believed him to be, created a powerful war story which must have ent……続きを見る

Provides undergraduate students with a vibrant account of the religious world of ancient Greece, now in its third edition Ancient Greek Religion offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to the ……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

The Essential Isocrates is a comprehensive introduction to Isocrates, one of ancient Greece’s foremost orators. Jon D. Mikalson presents Isocrates largely in his own words, with original English tra……続きを見る

The international conference "Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity" held in Nicosia in April 2003 filled an important gap in historical knowledge about Cyprus' relations with its neighbours. While the isla……続きを見る

The incredible influence of Ancient Greek culture on everything from sicence to literature to politics continues to be relevant and hotly debated. In 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Greece', ……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage part du postulat que le degré d’effervescence mémorielle est proportionnel au degré de violence subie dans le passé ou de silence imposé et perçu comme une injustice non réparée. Les mob……続きを見る

Since the end of the nineteenth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have experienced a phase of growth that took place at a different rate and in a diffe……続きを見る

An in-depth spiritual journey through the truths and traumas of one’s past to a rebirth and renewal of personal wholeness. To the ancients, the goddess Hekate symbolized the inner journey back to th……続きを見る

Academic Bajram Doka, inspired by well-known researchers such as Johann Georg von Hahn, Charles Berlitz, and Eqrem Cabej, based on his deep analysis of linguistic science, by means of comparison, re……続きを見る

How did the imperial cult affect Christians in the Roman Empire? “Jesus is lord, not Caesar.” Many scholars and preachers attribute mistreatment of early Christians by Roman authorities to this fund……続きを見る

The social and political aspects of ancient kingship are examined in this historical study of the Hellenistic period. For the crucial centuries between Alexander the Great and the Roman conquest of ……続きを見る

**“**A compelling review of Antipater and his family **. . . A gripping story of a real game of thrones” from the author of the Seleukid Empire trilogy (**Firetrench). Antipater was a key figure in ……続きを見る

The second of two systematic reports on the more than one million sherds of pottery recovered from the Franchthi Cave in Greece. Over two and a quarter metric tons of pottery were recovered from Neo……続きを見る

“Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt.” ーMidwest Book Review In this first volume of his ……続きを見る

This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Plato's The Republic, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth, escapes compr……続きを見る

This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Arrian's Discourses of Epictetus, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth, e……続きを見る

Cet essai passionnant se concentre sur l'explication et l'analyse des Entretiens d'Épictète, l'une des œuvres les plus influentes de l'histoire et dont la compréhension, en raison de sa complexité e……続きを見る

Cet essai passionnant se concentre sur l'explication et l'analyse des Lettres à Lucilius, de Sénèque, l'une des œuvres les plus influentes de l'histoire et dont la compréhension, en raison de sa com……続きを見る