Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives

New Critical Perspectives

Edited by David Dodd, Christopher A. Faraone

Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted `initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and...

Published March 27th 2003 by Routledge.

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Early Greek States Beyond the Polis

By Catherine Morgan

Clear and direct in style, and with more than eighty photographs, maps and plans, Early Greek States Beyond the Polis is a widely relevant study...

Published February 6th 2003 by Routledge.

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Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World

By Matthew W. Dickie, Matthew W. Dickie

This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerors in the ancient world; it also addresses the question of their...

Published December 19th 2002 by Routledge.

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Alexander the Great

A Reader

Edited by Ian Worthington

This exciting new volume is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material,...

Published December 12th 2002 by Routledge.

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The Greek World 479-323 BC

By Simon Hornblower

The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively rewritten and...

Published May 23rd 2002 by Routledge.

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Greek Tragedy

By H. D. F. Kitto

Published May 16th 2002 by Routledge.

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Greek Drama and Dramatists

By Alan H. Sommerstein

The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is...

Published January 10th 2002 by Routledge.

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Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era

A Sourcebook

By Georgia L. Irby-Massie, Paul T. Keyser

We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we...

Published December 20th 2001 by Routledge.

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Sparta and Lakonia & Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

By Paul Cartledge, Antony Spawforth

This set includes the revised edition of Sparta and Lakonia by Paul Cartledge and the second edition of Hellenistic and Roman Sparta by Paul Cartledge...

Published December 6th 2001 by Routledge.

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Sparta and Lakonia

A Regional History 1300-362 BC

By Paul Cartledge

In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.

The book explores both...

Published November 22nd 2001 by Routledge.

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