Literature Archive
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No Happy Ending for Esther
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsNo Happy Ending for Esther By Berel Dov Lerner. Jewish Bible Quarterly, Vol. 29:1 (2001) Introduction: Jews often view the Book of Esther (to which I shall refer by the... -
Ancient Greek Yarn-Making
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsFrom these artist-potters come the Museum ceramics on whose decoration we can trace all the processes of yarn-making. The group includes a charming pyxis, or toilet box, of the fifth century, and two rare onoi, or rove-making implements, of the previous century. -
Rites of Passage and their Role in the Socialization of the Spartan Youth
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsEducation was obligatory and uniform for all Spartans, a uniformity that enforced an important institutional restriction on the display of wealth, in contrast to other Greek city-states, in particular Athens. -
The Dedicatory Presentation in Late Antiquity: The Example of Ausonius
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsAn examination of Ausonius' poems offers an ideal point of departure for an exploration of the topic of the dedicatory presentation in the literature of late antiquity. -
Animal spectacula of the Roman Empire
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough gladiatorial spectacles in ancient Rome have been the subject of a great deal of recent scholarly literature, comparatively little attention has been paid to the contemporary animal spectacles... -
Greek knowledge of India before the fourth century B.C
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis undertakes to examine the extent of Greek knowledge of India down to the beginning of the fourth century B.C. and to test its accuracy. -
Romans and Goths in late antique Gaul: asepcts of political and cultural assimilation in the Fifth Century AD
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the fifth century AD onwards, the history of the Roman empire is often associated with the so-called ‘barbarian invasions’. It is an image of wild hordes of savage brutes fighting against the world of ancient civilisation, conquering and destroying it simultaneously. -
In search of Xerxes: images of the Persian king
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsFor the ancient Greeks, the universal enemy who came to represent a threat to Hellenic culture was Xerxes, the Persian despot who, in an attempt to deprive her of her freedom invaded Greece in 480 BC. -
New in Ancient History books this week!
Posted on December 30, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out these new releases! Just in time to ring in the New Year with a new read! -
The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsParallels were repeatedly drawn in antiquity between the cases of Julian the Apostate and Alexander the Great; attested first in rhetorical contexts dur- ing Julian’s reign and shortly after his death