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HISTORY / Ancient / Greece

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Women and Monarchy in Macedonia

Women and Monarchy in Macedonia

by Elizabeth Donnelly Carney

In this groundbreaking work, Elizabeth Donnelly Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C.

The Athlete in the Ancient Greek World

The Athlete in the Ancient Greek World

by Reyes Bertolín Cebrián

In looking at the implications of this development for athletes, whether high-performing or recreational, this erudite volume traverses such wide-ranging fields as history, literature, medicine, and sports psychology to recreate—in compelling detail—the life and lifestyle of the ancient Greek athlete.
 

Thucydides’s Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition

Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition

A Student Commentary

by Martha C. Taylor

In addition to textual and historical commentary, this volume includes three maps; an appendix addressing the epitaph of Perikles (2.65.5–13), in which Thucydides appears to contradict his later presentation of the Sicilian Expedition; source suggestions for student term papers on relevant topics; and a general bibliography.
 

Herodotus, Histories, Book V

Herodotus, Histories, Book V

Text, Commentary, and Vocabulary

by Philip S. Peek

Book V of the Histories focuses on the Persians and their expansion into Thrakia and Makedonia, as well as their conflict with the Greeks of Ionia. Beginning in the timeless legends of prehistory, Herodotus discusses the customs of the Thrakians, offers insight into Sparta’s mindset, and narrates the struggle to restore democracy at Athens after the reign of the tyrant Peisistratos.
 

Views of Rome

Views of Rome

A Greek Reader

Edited by Adam Serfass

Designed for advanced undergraduate– and graduate-level readers of Greek, this student-friendly book bridges the worlds of Greece and Rome and inspires discussion of identity, empire, religion, and politics—matters much debated in classical antiquity and in the present day.
 

Acts of Compassion in Greek Tragic Drama

Acts of Compassion in Greek Tragic Drama

by James Franklin Johnson

In ancient Greece, the epics of Homer and the tragic dramas performed each spring in the Theater of Dionysus offered citizens valuable lessons concerning the necessity and proper application of compassionate action. This book is the first full-length examination of compassion (eleos or oiktos in Greek) as a dramatic theme in ancient Greek literature.

Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age

Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age

From Alexander to Cleopatra

by James Allan Evans

In Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age, James Allan Evans guides the reader through the vast conquered lands of the shortlived Hellenistic empire and its successor kingdoms. In lively narrative chapters, Evans explores such topics as marriage customs; women in Hellenistic societies; festivals, sports, and spectacles; symposia (drinking parties); the agricultural and commercial components of the polis (city-state); food and drink; education; science and technology; and the legacy of the Hellenistic age in the modern world. This revised and updated paperback edition includes two maps.

Death in the Greek World

Death in the Greek World

From Homer to the Classical Age

by Maria Serena Mirto

Translated by A.M. Osborne

Originally written and published in Italian, this English-language translation of Death in the Greek World includes the most recent scholarship on newly discovered texts and objects, and engages the latest theoretical perspectives on the gendered roles of men and women as agents of mourning. The volume also features a new section dealing with hero cults and a new appendix outlining fundamental developments in modern studies of death in the ancient Greek world.

Selections from Herodotus

Selections from Herodotus

by Amy L. Barbour and Megan O. Drinkwater

The writings of Herodotus, historian, observer, and delightful storyteller, have long been favorites among teachers and students of the Greek language. The selections in this book will provide reading in the second year for the student who has begun his or her Greek with Homer and who presumably has had no acquaintance with Attic Greek. This second Oklahoma edition is enhanced by Megan O. Drinkwater's addition of chapter and section references to the complete works of Herodotus.

Women Poets in Ancient Greece and Rome

Women Poets in Ancient Greece and Rome

by Ellen Greene

Although Greek society was largely male-dominated, it gave rise to a strong tradition of female authorship. Women poets of ancient Greece and Rome have long fascinated readers, even though much...

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