by Alexandra Villing Abstract: The focus of my enquiry will be the archaeological evidence for Greek-Egyptian interaction in the 8th-6th centuries BC, examined primarily from three key perspectives: the scope and…
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…
by Hyun Jin Kim Abstract: Comparative research in Classics and Ancient History is a relatively new phenomenon. At present, there is no coherent and systematic methodological paradigm for conducting such research,…
by K.F.B. Fletcher and Osman Umurhan (eds) Abstract: This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the…
Abstract: Streaming the Past is a Science Communciation Project by Leiden University and the VALUE Foundation. Funded by a Science Communication grant from the Dutch Science Organisation (NWO), a team of three students…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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