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...