The Technology of Ancient Greece [1 ed.] 9781502622327, 9781502622310

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The Technology of Ancient Greece [1 ed.]
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*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Include

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Pierre Brulé's brilliant evocation of how women lived in ancient Greece describes every aspect of their lives, incl

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This book presents a state-of-the-art debate about the origins of Athenian democracy by five eminent scholars. The resul

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The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charis

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However, the art of drama appeared in ancient Greece not only as a beneficiary of literacy but in defiance of any tenden

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This collection offers a fresh look at the nature and development of the Greek gods in the period from Homer until Late

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The Greek gods are still very much present in modern consciousness. Although Apollo and Dionysos, Artemis and Aphrodite,

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By comparing traditional narratives concerning archaic colonists and tyrants, Ogden shows that monarchic rulers in archa

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