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Crafting Race in Plato and Aristotle

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of ground-breaking work to recover historical views on marginalized identities and to incorporate these topics into historical narratives. Yet, there has be…

Looking at Hippolytus

Written at a time of great social upheaval, Hippolytus is one of the most studied plays in Greek drama. This volume examines how Euripides responded to contemporary ideas and events, and how his audience …

Plutarch's 'Politikos'

Political leadership and the enduring tension between ethical ideals and pragmatic action.What makes a good political leader? This volume explores a central question in the work of Plutarch of Chaeronea, …

The Oxford Handbook of Digital Classical Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Digital Classical Studies offers three distinct views: (1) an expansive approach to classical studies, which encompasses sub-disciplines that are usually treated separately, such as…

Naomi Scott

Jokes in Greek Comedy

In ancient Greek comedy, nothing is ever 'just a joke'. This book treats jokes with the seriousness they deserve, and shows that far from being mere surface-level phenomena, jokes in Greek comedy are in f…

Jeremy Swist

Julian Augustus

This book argues that Julian's self-construction, in his writings, embraces the identities of a statesman and soldier more than of a philosopher, of a Roman more than a Greek, and of a mere human rather t…

Robert L O'Connell

Band on the Run

A riveting retelling of one of the great adventure stories of antiquity ---when Greek philosopher-warrior Xenophon led a stranded band of the "Ten Thousand" mercenary soldiers on a treacherous e…

Lizzy Tiffin

Heroes Or Zeroes Hb

From the author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece comes a new collection, covering tales of lore from bad boys and more...Myths and legends would be nothing without their shining star of a hero at the forefr…

Gol&

Songs and Stones

The Greek chorus was central to ancient communal life. Some of the most famous poets of the archaic and classical age, such as Sappho and Pindar, wrote for women and men dancing in a chorus. Greek drama, …

Robin Lane Fox

Alexander the Great

From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Greatsearches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time.Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexa…

The Oxford History of the Classical Greek World

The Oxford History of the Classical Greek World (OHCGW) offers a new comprehensive account of the history and culture of ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Over seven volumes, the serie…

Ancient Epigraphic Culture on the Aegean and Ionian Islands

Through a series of case-studies of nine Aegean and Ionian islands, the contributors examine the ancient epigraphic culture of each island's political, social and religious history from the archaic age un…

Amazons in the Digital Era

For more than 3,000 years, the Amazons have been a recognised symbol that transcends mythology and has influenced history itself. The image of the powerful warrior woman who defied the established patriar…

Marchella Ward,

A Journey Through Greek Myths

Delve deep into the mythology of ancient Greece in this stunning compendium of tales. From the heros of Athens and Sparta to gods and goddesses, take a magical illustrated journey through the Mediterranea…

Joseph Lalibela Meets Vibronics & The Mafia & Fluxy Band

Ancient Breeze

Richard Alston

Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities

Exploring the intriguing interplay between tradition and modernity in the 19th-century capitals of London, Athens and Rome, Richard Alston delves into the political and architectural choices that shaped t…

Popular Political Participation from Archaic Greece to the Late Hellenistic Period

This volume studies popular assemblies in Greek cities from Homeric to late Hellenistic times. Greek poleis were among the most politically inclusive societies in premodern history, primarily because via …

Victorians and Modern Greece

Victorians and Modern Greeceexamines the representation of nineteenth-century Greece in British magazines, fiction, poetry, and travel writing, revealing the popular reception of the modern nation in the …

Oswyn Murray

The Muse of History

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the YearFrom "one of the most thoughtful ancient historians in Britain over more than half a century" (Mary Beard) comes a powerful look at how the moder…