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41. Perikles and his Circle

    By Anthony Podlecki

    Perikles, the creator of the reputation of Classical Athens was an enigmatic figure. This book traces Perikles' development from a somewhat hesitant, though left-leaning politician, to a mature statesman fully committed to expanding Athens' maritime empire and using the material benefits of that...

    Published March 30th 2011 by Routledge
42. Greek Tragedy

    By H.D.F. Kitto

    Series: Routledge Classics

    'Two things give Kitto's classic book its enduring freshness: he pioneered the approach to Greek drama through internal artistry and thematic form, and he always wrote in lively and readable English.' - Oliver Taplin, University of Oxford, UK Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from...

    Published March 22nd 2011 by Routledge
43. The Development of the Polis in Archaic Greece

    Edited by Lynette G. Mitchell, P.J. Rhodes

    The Greek polis has been arousing interest as a subject for study for a long time, but recent approaches have shown that it is a subject on which there are still important questions to be asked and worthwhile things to be said.This book contains a selection of essays which embody the results of the...

    Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
44. Fathers and Sons in Athens

    Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War

    By Barry Strauss

    As history's first democracy, classical Athens invited political discourse. The Athenians, however could not completely separate the politicals from the private sphere; indeed father-son conflict, from patricide to murdering one's son, was a major public as well as a private theme. In a fascinating...

    Published January 30th 2011 by Routledge
45. The Greek World 479–323 BC

    4th Edition

    By Simon Hornblower

    Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World

    The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it up-to-date for yet another generation of readers. In...

    Published January 27th 2011 by Routledge
46. Strabo of Amasia

    A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome

    By Daniela Dueck

    Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and...

    Published January 26th 2011 by Routledge
47. Antigonus II Gonatas

    A Political Biography

    By Janice J. Gabbert

    Antigonus Gonatas assumed the title of King of Macedonia in 283 BC; he became the undisputed ruler of Macedonia in 276 BC and reigned for more than forty years. Blunt, honest and tenacious, Antigonus won not only Macedonia, but also its people. Pragmatic and occasionally ruthless, he was a...

    Published January 26th 2011 by Routledge
48. From Solon to Socrates

    Greek History and Civilization During the 6th and 5th Centuries BC

    By Victor Ehrenberg

    Series: Routledge Classics

    From Solon to Socrates is a magisterial narrative introduction to what is generally regarded as the most important period of Greek history. Stressing the unity of Greek history and the centrality of Athens, Victor Ehrenberg covers a rich and diverse range of political, economic, military and...

    Published August 26th 2010 by Routledge
49. Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought

    Edited by John T. Fitzgerald

    Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

    This book contains a collection of 13 essays from leading scholars on the relationship between passionate emotions and moral advancement in Greek and Roman thought. Recognising that emotions played a key role in whether individuals lived happily, ancient philosophers...

    Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge
50. Ancient Greece

    Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander, 3rd Edition

    By Matthew Dillon, Matthew Dillon, Lynda Garland, Lynda Garland

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    In this revised edition, Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland have expanded the chronological range of Ancient Greece to include the Greek world of the fourth century. The sourcebook now ranges from the first lines of Greek literature to the death of Alexander the Great, covering all of the main...

    Published June 16th 2010 by Routledge