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  • Democracy in Classical Athens

    Serier serie Classical World
    For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre of Greece and one of the major Greek powers. This book traces the development and operation of the ... Læs mere

    167,74 kr.

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  • The Ten Tragedies of Euripides

    af Euripides ...
    This file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: "Euripides (ca. 480 BCE–406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being ... Læs mere

    7,38 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Iliad

    The execution of this version of the ILIAD has been entrusted to the three Translators in the following three parts ... Læs mere

    18,80 kr.

  • Theogony / Works and Days

    af Hesiod ...
    Oversat af C.S. Morrissey ...
    C.S. Morrissey’s brilliant translations bring a modern, lyrical sensibility to Theogony and Works and Days, Hesiod’s two great poems that paved the way for subsequent achievements in Greek philosophy. Theogony tells of the first generations of the gods and recollects how Zeus established his cosmic reign of justice. Works and Days examines the two-fold role of competition in life, what Hesiod ... Læs mere

    127,36 kr.

  • Medusa

    Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon

    Medusa, the Gorgon, who turns those who gaze upon her to stone, is one of the most popular and enduring figures of Greek mythology. Long after many other figures from Greek myth have been forgotten, she continues to live in popular culture. In this fascinating study of the legend of Medusa, Stephen R. Wilk begins by refamiliarizing readers with the story through ancient authors and classical ... Læs mere

    289,99 kr.

  • Hecuba

    af Euripides ...
    Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama down to modern times, especially in the representation of traditional, mythical ... Læs mere

    15,64 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Greek Gods and Heroes - Ancient Greece for Kids | Children's Ancient History

    The Greeks sure had many gods and heroes too! They like to look up to powerful figures and thank them for specific aspects of their lives. This devotion has created a strong culture with belief systems. The Greeks dared to imagine and it they became famous for being a great civilization. Learn about some of the gods and heroes the Greeks believed in. Buy this book today! ... Læs mere

    31,36 kr.

  • The Trojan War

    A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece

    af 50minutes ...
    Serier serie History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, returned home after visiting his dying father in Crete to discover that his beautiful wife, Helen, had been kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy, he was furious. He declared ... Læs mere

    85,75 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • OCR Classical Civilisation A Level Components 31 and 34

    Greek Religion and Democracy and the Athenians

    This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers Components 31 and 34 from the 'Beliefs and Ideas' Component Group:Greek Religion by Athina Mitropoulos and Julietta SteinhauerDemocracy and the Athenians by Tim Morrison and James RenshawWhy was worshipping the gods so important to ancient Greek life? To ... Læs mere

    146,91 kr.

  • Religion and Reconciliation in Greek Cities

    The Sacred Laws of Selinus and Cyrene

    Serier serie Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies
    Two Greek cities which in their time were leading states in the Mediterranean world, Selinus in Sicily and Cyrene in Libya, set up inscriptions of the kind called sacred laws, but regulating worship on a larger scale than elsewhere - Selinus in the mid fifth century B.C., Cyrene in the late fourth. In different ways, the content and the format of both inscriptions are so unusual that they have ... Læs mere

    1.004,49 kr.

  • Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art

    Women, Agency, and the Trojan War

    Serier serie Routledge Research in Gender and Art
    The Trojan War begins and ends with the sacrifice of a virgin princess. The gruesome killing of a woman must have captivated ancient people because the myth of the sacrificial virgin resonates powerfully in the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Most scholars agree that the Greeks and Romans did not practice human sacrifice, so why then do the myths of virgin sacrifice appear persistently in art and ... Læs mere

    493,43 kr.

  • An Ancient Theory of Religion

    Euhemerism from Antiquity to the Present

    Serier serie Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
    An Ancient Theory of Religion examines a theory of religion put forward by Euhemerus of Messene (late 4th—early 3rd century BCE) in his lost work Sacred Inscription, and shows not only how and why euhemerism came about but also how it was— and still is—used.By studying the utilization of the theory in different periods—from the Graeco-Roman world to Late Antiquity, and from the Renaissance to the ... Læs mere

    493,43 kr.