Whatever we may think of Alexander--whether Great or only lucky, a civilizer or a sociopath--most people do not regard him as a religious leader. And yet religion permeated all aspects of his career. When he used religion astutely, he and his army prospered. In Egypt, he performed the ceremonies needed to be pharaoh, and thus became a god as well as a priest. Babylon surrendered to him partly because he agreed to become a sacred king. When Alexander disregarded religion, he and his army su...

Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfareA Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of ancient warfare. Bringing together essays by both international authorities and young scholars, this edited volume exposes readers to alternative views and original i...

Dossier : Avant de devenir la notion clé de la réflexion philosophique, aitia désigne, dans son origine préphilosophique et juridique, la responsabilité et l’accusation. Ce recueil analyse les différentes facettes de la causalité juridique et philosophique ainsi que leur influence réciproque, à travers un dialogue entre juristes, historiens de la philosophie et du droit, spécialistes de la rhétorique et de la tragédie grecques. Varia : Images, narration et dispositif scénique (vase Françoi...

This is the first book-length treatment of supplication, an important social practice in ancient Mediterranean civilizations. Despite the importance of supplication, it has received little attention, and no previous study has explored so many aspects of the practice. Naiden investigates the varied gestures made by the supplicants, the types of requests they make, the arguments used in defense of their requests, and the role of the supplicandus, who evaluates and decides whether to fulfill ...

Mercury's Wings: Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World is the first-ever volume of essays devoted to ancient communications. Comparable previous work has been mainly confined to articles on aspects of communication in the Roman empire. This set of 18 essays with an introduction by the co-editors marks a milestone, therefore, that demonstrates the importance and rich further potential of the topic. The authors, who include art historians, Assyriologists, Classicists...

The interpretation of animal sacrifice, now considered the most important ancient Greek and Roman religious ritual, has long been dominated by the views of Walter Burkert, the late J.-P. Vernant, and Marcel Detienne. No penetrating and general critique of their views has appeared and, in particular, no critique of the application of these views to Roman religion. Nor has any critique dealt with the use of literary and visual sources by these writers. This book, a collection of essays by le...

Taiturimainen kuvaus siitä, kuinka äidiksi tuleminen mullistaa kaiken.Kun Ellen saa lapsen, käynnistyy monen muuttujan ketjureaktio. Parisuhteeseen on löydettävä uudet sävelet äidin ja lapsen muodostaessa symbioosin, ja myöhemmin lapsen itsenäistyessä äidin on siedettävä erillisyyden kipu. Äitiys on lakkaamatonta mukautumista, mikä saa Ellenin kysymään, onko hän enää mitään itselleen.Syvällisesti ja herkkäotteisesti äidin ja lapsen suhdetta kuvaava romaani on samalla myös h...

Taiturimainen kuvaus siitä, kuinka äidiksi tuleminen mullistaa kaiken.Kun Ellen saa lapsen, käynnistyy monen muuttujan ketjureaktio. Parisuhteeseen on löydettävä uudet sävelet äidin ja lapsen muodostaessa symbioosin, ja myöhemmin lapsen itsenäistyessä äidin on siedettävä erillisyyden kipu. Äitiys on lakkaamatonta mukautumista, mikä saa Ellenin kysymään, onko hän enää mitään itselleen.Syvällisesti ja herkkäotteisesti äidin ja lapsen suhdetta kuvaava romaani on samalla myös h...