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The Greeks

An Introduction to their Culture

By Robin Sowerby

A concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece, The Greeks is a lucid survey that:

* covers all the key elements of ancient Greek...

Published September 21st 1995 by Routledge.

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Ancient Greek Agriculture

An Introduction

By Signe Isager, Jens Erik Skydsgaard

Agriculture was the central economic activity of ancient Greece. The authors of this thorough and lucid introduction describe and discuss the natural conditions, the techniques,...

Published August 24th 1995 by Routledge.

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War and Society in the Greek World

Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley

The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in...

Published June 29th 1995 by Routledge.

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Greek Sanctuaries

New Approaches

Edited by Robin Hagg, Nanno Marinatos

The history of Greek sanctuaries reflects the development of ancient Greek culture and civilisation. Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches is a collection of articles about the...

Published June 29th 1995 by Routledge.

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Dangerous Voices

Women's Laments and Greek Literature

By Gail Holst-Warhaft

In Dangerous Voices Holst-Warhaft investigates the power and meaning of the ancient lament, especially women's mourning of the dead, and sets out to discover why...

Published June 15th 1995 by Routledge.

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The Ancient Novel

An Introduction

By Niklas Holzberg

This widely acclaimed book offers an introduction to the ancient novel and presents the latest research findings in the field. For this English translation, Professor...

Published December 15th 1994 by Routledge.

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Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy

A Biography

By J M. O'Brien

Despite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious...

Published September 15th 1994 by Routledge.

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History of Greek Literature

From Homer to the Hellenistic Period

By Albrecht Dihle

The most up-to-date history of Greek literature from its Homeric origins to the age of Augustus. Greek literary production throughout this period of some eight...

Published September 1st 1994 by Routledge.

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The Shadow of Sparta

Edited by Stephen Hodkinson, Dr Anton Powell, Anton Powell

In the past twenty years the study of Sparta has come of age. Images prevalent earlier in the 20th century, of Spartans as hearty good...

Published May 12th 1994 by Routledge.

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Lyric Texts and Lyric Consciousness

The Birth of a Genre from Archaic Greece to Augustan Rome

By Paul Allen Miller

Lyric Texts and Lyric Consciousness presents a model for studying the history of lyric as a genre. Prof Miller draws a distinction between the work...

Published May 5th 1994 by Routledge.

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