Greek History & Culture Books

New and Published Books

1. Ritual Texts for the Afterlife

   Orpheus and the Bacchic Gold Tablets, 2nd Edition

   By Fritz Graf, Sarah Iles Johnston

   Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. These texts, dating from the late fifth century...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. A Handbook of Greek Literature (Routledge Revivals)

   From Homer to the Age of Lucian

   By H. Rose

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1934, this book covers a broad array of ancient Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek literature and covers subjects...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
3. Greek Thought and the Origins of the Scientific Spirit

   By Leon Robin

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
4. Man, State and Deity

   Essays in Ancient History

   By Victor Ehrenberg

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1974, this book is a collection of nine essays written by Victor Ehrenberg between 1925 and 1967, five of which had not been published before. They deal with a number of aspects of Greek and Roman history, and with the nature of ancient history in the East and West. The first...

   Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. The Experience of Tragic Judgment

   By Julen Etxabe

   Adjudication between conflicting normative universes that do not share the same vocabulary, standards of rationality, and moral commitments cannot be resolved by recourse to traditional principles. Such cases are always in a sense tragic. And what is called for, in our pluralistic and conflictual...

   Published November 20th 2012 by Routledge
6. Studies in Ancient Society (Routledge Revivals)

   By M.I. Finley

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Originally published in 1978, this volume comprises articles previously published in the historical journal, Past and Present, ranging over nearly a thousand years of Graeco-Roman history. The essays focus primarily on the Roman Empire, reflecting the increase, in British scholarship of the...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient Greece

   Politics, Taxation and Rational Behaviour

   By Carl Hampus Lyttkens

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   This book presents an economic analysis of the causes and consequences of institutional change in ancient Athens. Focusing on the period 800-300 BCE, it looks in particular at the development of political institutions and taxation, including a new look at the activities of individuals like Solon,...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals)

   A History of Colour, Form and Iconography

   By Robert Byron, David Talbot Rice

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1930, this book deals with Byzantine art, not as an isolated province, but as one intimately connected with the subsequent history of European painting. After a summary of the whole question in its relation to modern art, the second chapter opens with a novel analysis of the...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
9. Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World

   Contests of Virtue

   By Heather Reid

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. Ancient Medicine

    2nd Edition

    By Vivian Nutton

    Series: Sciences of Antiquity Series

    The first edition of Ancient Medicine was the most complete examination of the medicine of the ancient world for a hundred years. The new edition includes the key discoveries made since the first edition, especially from important texts discovered in recent finds of papyri and manuscripts, making...

    Published October 31st 2012 by Routledge