Greek Historiography – A Cornucopia of Classics Resources: Diverse Food for Thought

Herodotus on Drinking Wine in the Achaemenid World: Greek and Persian Perceptions

by Touraj Daryaee Abstract: Daryaee shows that Herodotus was not an infallible interpreter of foreign cultural practices by showing that his presentation of Persian court drinking practices misunderstood the centrality…

Date: 16 July 2022
Category: Greek Historiography Greek Resources Persian History

Herodotus’ Scythians Viewed from a Central Asian Perspective

by Hyun Jin Kim Abstract: The literary interpretation of Herodotus in classical scholarship has arguably abandoned the fixation with the historical veracity of Herodotus’ account that characterised earlier Herodotean…

Date: 26 August 2021
Category: Greek Historiography Greek Resources Other Ancient Cultures

Historical Agency and Self-Awareness in Xenophon’s Hellenica and Anabasis

By Sarah Brown Ferrario Abstract: Historical agency is difficult to define in the abstract, because any attempt to do so poses questions about the nature of history. If history is an objective reality, then the true…

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

Xenophon’s Other Voice: Irony as Social Criticism in the 4th Century BCE

By Yun Lee Too This volume explores irony – in its essence, saying other than one actually means – in the collected works of Xenophon. Xenophon’s Other Voice argues that there are two voices in the author: one…

Date: 18 July 2021
Category: Greek Historiography Greek Language and Literature Greek Oratory/Rhetoric Greek Philosophical Writing Greek Resources

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

How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy

Translated by Johanna Hanink Abstract: An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war Why…

Date: 14 July 2021
Category: Greek Historiography Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Sparta and the Crisis of the Peloponnesian League in Thucydides’ History

By Ellen Millender Abstract: Thucydides’ History is one of the most important sources on the Peloponnesian League, the alliance that facilitated Sparta’s development into a leading power in the Greek world. As he…

Date: 14 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Historiography Greek History Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Xenophon of Athens: A Socratic on Sparta

By Noreen Humble Abstract: Xenophon of Athens (c. 430–354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn…

Date: 14 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Historiography Greek History Greek Language and Literature Greek Philosophical Writing

Julius Caesar and the Roman stasis

By Ayelet Peer Abstract: Thucydides was perhaps the most influential historian in antiquity; his work inspired countless subsequent authors. In the past decade, interest in the connection between Julius Caesar’s…

Date: 14 July 2021
Category: Greek Historiography Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources Latin Historiography Latin Language and Literature

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

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