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Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.
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An examination of remedies for violent rage rediscovered in ancient Greek myths
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Lycurgus of Athens' prosecutorial speech, Against Leocrates, is the only one by the influential statesman and orator to survive. This new translation with introduction and... Læs mere
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Untimely Epic offers a new interpretation of time in Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica: rather than focusing predominantly on the structure of the narrative,... Læs mere
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This book explains how the grammarians of the Graeco-Romance world perceived the nature and structure of the languages they taught. It discusses aspects that have... Læs mere
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The Cup of Song explores the symbiotic relationship of the symposion and poetry across Greek literary history. Each chapter discusses one aspect of... Læs mere
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Civil war and usurpation were endemic to the later Roman Empire, with no fewer than 37 men claiming... Læs mere
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This series of studies focuses on various aspects of Aristotle's Homeric Problems, an oft-neglected work for which the evidence consists mostly of... Læs mere
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Different languages have different personalities, and there is a lot that can be lost in translation. This volume offers an engaging and accessible introduction to six ancient... Læs mere
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David D. Phillips presents a commentary on Polybius' first book. Volume includes the definitive text by Theodor Buttner-Wobst, with detailed commentary on points of... Læs mere
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The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer (eighth century BC) are the two oldest European epic poems. The latter tells of Odysseus’ journey home from the Trojan War and the temptations, delays, and dangers he faced at every turn.
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Though now associated mainly with Sophocles' Theban Plays and Euripides' Bacchae , the theme of... Læs mere