Greek Resources

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

Polis Histories, Collective Memories and the Greek World

By Rosalind Thomas Abstract: Greek ‘local histories’, better called polis and island histories, have usually been seen as the poor relation of mainstream ‘great’ Greek historiography, and yet they were demonstrably…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek History Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources Hellenistic History

Sophrosune in the Greek Novel: Reading Reactions to Desire

By Rachel Bird Abstract: This book offers the first comprehensive evaluation of ethics in the ancient Greek novel, demonstrating how their representation of the cardinal virtue sophrosune positions these texts in their…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources Other Works in Greek

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

Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

By Esther Eidinow Abstract: In this book, question tablets from the oracle at Dodona are set side-by-side with curse tablets (katadesmoi or defixiones) from across the Ancient Greek world (for the period 6th-1st…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Archaic Greek History Classical Greek History Greek History Greek Religion Greek Resources

War Elephants

By Silvannen Gerrard Abstract: The history of Seleucid elephant warfare is fascinating and it was a great pleasure to be joined by Dr Silvannen Gerrard to talk through this topic. Silvannen explained how these…

Date: 13 July 2021
Category: Greek History Greek Resources Hellenistic History

“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

Alexander the Great and Propaganda

Edited by Elizabeth Baynham, John Walsh Abstract: Alexander the Great and Propaganda explores the use of propaganda – whether literature, coinage, or iconography – in the court of Alexander the Great, as well as those…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Greek History Greek Resources Hellenistic 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

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