Cultural Histories of the Ancient World – serie
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Pindar, Song, and Space
Towards a Lyric Archaeology
Inbunden, 2019
738 kr
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A groundbreaking study of the interaction of poetry, performance, and the built environment in ancient Greece.Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Classics by the Association of American PublishersIn this volume, Richard Neer and Leslie Kurke develop a new, integrated approach to classical …
Control of the Laws in the Ancient Democracy at Athens
Inbunden, 2021
696 kr
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The definitive book on judicial review in Athens from the 5th through the 4th centuries BCE.The power of the court to overturn a law or decree—called judicial review—is a critical feature of modern democracies. Contemporary American judges, for example, determine what is consistent with the …
Ordered Day
Quotidian Time and Forms of Life in Ancient Rome
Av James Ker
Inbunden, 2023
787 kr
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Traces how the day has served as a key organizing concept in Roman culture—and beyond.Recipient of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit from the Society for Classical StudiesHow did ancient Romans keep track of time? What constituted a day in ancient Rome was not the same twenty-four hours we know …
Evoking the Dead
Roman Books of Memory
Häftad, 2026
925 kr
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How Romans built their past—and made it speak.During the turbulent transition from Republic to Empire, Romans became intensely preoccupied with their own past. In Evoking the Dead, W. Martin Bloomer examines how memory was constructed, organized, and put to work in this moment of political …
