Magic in the Ancient Greek World
by Derek Collins Abstract: Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores…
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A History of the Mind and Mental Health in Classical Greek Medical Thought
by Chiara Thumiger Abstract: The Hippocratic texts and other contemporary medical sources have often been overlooked in discussions of ancient psychology. They have been considered to be more mechanical and less…
Professional Associations
by Jinyu Liu Abstract: Closely associated with the urban development under the Pax Romana, professional associations played a dynamic role in structuring the social and economic world of the sub-elite in the cities in…
Violent Retribution and Pietas: the closure of the Aeneid revisited
by Gregson Davis Abstract: The final episode of Vergil’s Aeneid – the slaying of Turnus – has sparked extended controversy among many leading scholars in the past century regarding the portrayal of pius Aeneas. The…
A Companion to Horace
Edited by Gregson Davis Abstract: A Companion to Horace features a collection of interpretive essays by leading scholars in the field of Latin literature covering the entire generic range of works produced by Horace.…
The Making of Roman India
by Grant Parker Abstract: Latin and especially Greek texts of the imperial period contain a wealth of references to ‘India’. Professor Parker offers a survey of such texts, read against a wide range of other sources,…
Memory as History: the legacy of Alexander in Asia
Edited by Himanshu Prabha Ray and Daniel T. Potts Abstract: This volume examines the legacy of Alexander, the Macedonian, as it survived and transformed itself in literature, the arts and archaeology in Asia. The…
The World of Prometheus: the politics of punishing in democractic Athens
by Danielle S. Allen Abstract: For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window onto democratic Athens’ fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonment to stoning to refusal of burial,…
Ancient Technology
by Tracey Rihll Abstract: Technology was an integral part of ancient life. The old view that there was little technological development in antiquity was based on a simple notion of technology and an inadequate…
An Investigation of Black Figures in Classical Greek Art
by Sarah Derbew Abstract: Museum and academic scholars are key players in the fight for contextualized and equitable perspectives of black people in antiquity; they curate exhibits and write books that greatly…