Greek Art and Culture

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…

Date: 1 August 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Resources Hellenistic History

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…

Date: 31 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek Resources Other Ancient Cultures Reception and the Culture Around Classics

Empire, Authority, and Autonomy in Achaemenid Anatolia

By Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BCE) was a vast and complex sociopolitical structure that encompassed much of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and…

Date: 18 July 2021
Category: Archaic Greek History Classical Greek History Greek Archaeology Greek Art and Culture Greek History

Imagining Xerxes: Ancient Perspectives on a Persian King

By Emma Bridges Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks’ historical encounter with this eastern king – which resulted,…

Date: 18 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Art and Culture Greek Historiography Greek History Greek Language and Literature

Ajax and Achilles Playing a Board Game: Revisited From the Literary Tradition

By Lucia Romero Mariscal Argues that the scenes of Ajax and Achilles playing dice on Attic pottery should be interpreted in relation to epic traditions. Published in The Classical Quarterly, vol. 61, pp.394–401,…

Date: 14 July 2021
Category: Greek Archaeology Greek Art and Culture Greek Epic Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Athletics in the Ancient World

By Zahra Newby Abstract: This book offers an introduction to the many forms that athletics took in the ancient world, and to the sources of evidence by which we can study it. As well as looking at the role of athletics…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Resources Latin/Roman Resources Roman Art and Culture

“Reading” Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period

By Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood Abstract: The author sheds new light on aspects of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Greek Archaeology Greek Art and Culture Greek Religion Greek Resources

Interview: On Alexander the Great in Ancient Art & Literature w/ Meg Finlayson

By Meg Finlayson Abstract: Alexander the Great is easily one of the most popular subjects for writers and artists throughout antiquity. In addition to the many biographies that present wildly different views on the…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Archaeology Greek Art and Culture Greek Historiography Greek History

Military Leaders and Sacred Space in Classical Greek Warfare: Temples, Sanctuaries and Conflict in Antiquity

By Sonya Nevin Abstract: The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Greek Archaeology Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Resources

Rethinking Greek Religion

By Julia Kindt Who marched in religious processions and why? How were blood sacrifice and communal feasting related to identities in the ancient Greek city? With questions such as these, current scholarship aims to…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek Resources

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