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Argues that the main difference between the different types of adoption was one of procedure: adoption took place in public, in the adopter's phratry and deme, no matter whether prior to the death of the adopter or posthumously.
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The Seventh International Conference of Demotic Studies took place 23-27 August, 1999. Contributors to this... Læs mere
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Beginning with a reading of Plato’s Statesman, this work interrogates the relationship between life and being in Plato’s thought. It argues that in his later dialogues... Læs mere
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A much-needed analysis of how women behaved in Greek society, how they were regarded, and the restrictions imposed on their actions. Given that ancient Greece was very much a... Læs mere
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Offers a concise survey of Western Civilisation from the Stone Age through the fall of the last Western Roman Emperor in AD 476. Three sections each... Læs mere
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Shaping Ceremony offers a fresh approach to ancient Greek architecture, using the overlooked subject of monumental steps, incorporating biomechanics, theory, and social context.
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A journey through ancient Greek heritage in an effort to resurrect ideas about emotion and show their relevance to modern political philosophy. It focuses on "thumos" ("spiritedness", "heart" or "anger"), and relates this to contemporary multidisciplinary work on emotion.
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An introduction to Plato's dialogues, where literary form and philosophical content are inseparable. It deals in turn with Plato's relation to and portraits of Socrates, the literary and philosophical character of the dialogues, and the modes of argumentation employed.
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With its more than 2500 entries, this reference work serves as both an introduction to and a summary of the study of ancient Mycenaean civilization. Considerably expanded from the first edition, there are 500 new entries representing materials published since 1991.
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Taking a fresh look at the poetry and visual art of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to 20 BC, Graham Zanker makes enlightening discoveries about the assumptions and conventions of Hellenistic poets and artists and their audiences.
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This text examines how two epics from different cultures, the "Iliad" and the "Ramayana", were evoked by and acted upon by their respective societies. It also examines the role of literary "persuasion" in maintaining harmonious social interaction and in religious mystification.