Greek History & Culture Books
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Ancient Botany
By Gavin Hardy
The first book to ever be published on this subject, Gavin Hardy’s study of botany in the ancient world is a tremendous contribution to the field, and one to which generations of classicist will turn for help. A much-needed account, perfect for undergraduates, and anyone with an interesting the...
July 2011 | 978-0-415-31120-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Collected Papers on Alexander the Great
By Ernst Badian
Ernst Badian's work on Alexander, which began to appear almost fifty years ago, revolutionized Alexander studies. Ernst Badian has continued to contribute significantly to our understanding of Alexander and the period, and this anthology brings together for the first time many...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-37828-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Herakles
By Emma Stafford
Collating research over the past thirty years, Emma Stafford examines the various aspects of Herakles' myth, representations in literature and art, monographs and articles, and presents a hugely accessible account of this legendary figure. By highlighting areas of consensus and dissent in the...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-30068-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Childhood in Ancient Athens
By Lesley Beaumont
Lesley Beaumont offers an in-depth study of children and childhood in ancient Athens. It concentrates not only on a child's experience of childhood, but also examines the perceptions of children and childhood by Athenian society. Iconographical study is placed in a socio-historical...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-24874-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander
By Dillon Matthew, Garland Lynda
The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander offers students a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. The Ancient Greeks moves beyond political history to include social sections on women, religion...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-47143-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Greek Tragedy
By H.D.F. Kitto
‘Criticism, it seems to me, can without discredit begin with what’s in the poet’s head, without inquiring how it got there.’ Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles? Why did Sophocles introduce the third actor? Why did Euripides not make better plots? So asks H.D.F Kitto in his...
February 2011 | 978-0-415-61019-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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The Greek World 479–323 BC, 4th Edition
By Simon Hornblower
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...
January 2011 | 978-0-415-60292-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Ancient Graffiti in Context
Edited by Jennifer Baird, Claire Taylor
Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence. They include a great variety of texts and images written or drawn inside and outside buildings, in public and private places, on monuments in the city, on objects used in...
September 2010 | 978-0-415-87889-0 | Hardback (Routledge)
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From Solon to Socrates: Greek History and Civilization During the 6th and 5th Centuries BC
By Victor Ehrenberg
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...
August 2010 | 978-0-415-58487-6 | Paperback (Routledge)