Hellenistic Greece
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"Aetia Romana. SH 957 (P.Hamb. inv. 666 verso) and the legend of the founding of Rome in the Greek world."
Healing centres (asklepieia) in ancient Greece (ca. 500-200 BC) were mainly located well outside densely populated areas such as urban centres and major sanctuaries. The question is why this should be the case. Another research question... more
The much shorter Archaiologikon Deltion for the single year of 2005 invariably offers far fewer reports on the work of the Archaeological Service than the four-year volume with which we were presented last year. This, in itself, is no bad... more
Résumé: Dans cet article naus essayans de dégager une vision de Iafemme d 'aprês I' analyse des rapparts entre Ia Politique et les textes bialagiques d 'Aristote.
Mots-clés: Aristóteles; Mulheres.
Mots-clés: Aristóteles; Mulheres.
El presente artículo ofrece al lector el conocimiento y el análisis de aquellas tradiciones elaboradas por diversos autores griegos sobre la fundación de Roma que, por diferentes motivos que también serán abordados, fueron desestimadas en... more
A brief report of the excavations of the University of Athens at ancient Oiniadai, Aitoloakarnania, Greece.
""En Filipo II y el Arte de la Guerra tendremos la oportunidad de conocer en profundidad a uno de los más grandes reyes de la antigua Macedonia. Gracias a su habilidad como estratega, diplomático, político y soldado, heredó un reino... more
La desigual distribución de la riqueza bajo las condiciones actuales del capitalismo es, como bien se sabe, el eje sobre el que Piketty ha centrado su atención; asimismo, forma parte de sus reflexiones el posible rol del estado, a través... more
This course presents a broad survey of historical forces at work over the past 6,000 years, examining the manners in which human societies have organized themselves along categories of race, ethnicity, class, and gender to meet the... more
Abstract This article examines the longstanding rivalry of Rome and Parthia, which began as an unintended consequence of Crassus’ decisive defeat at Carrhae in 53 BCE. It synthesizes the accounts and opinions of numerous Graeco-Roman... more
This paper dates to my Spring semester at Oxford University in 2019. Due to Alexander's military prowess, intelligence and ability to rule effectively, I believe that he did not himself believe he was a god, but did accept worship as one... more
Написано слишком поздно после издания рецензируемой рабты - в 2011 г., когда она мне попалась в руки. Однако, поскольку кто-то продолжает распространять эту книгу в сети, я решил выложить рецензию и здесь.
"Η ιστορική εξέλιξη του πολιτεύματος της αρχαίας πόλεως των Αθηνών μέχρι την κλασσική εποχή. Συμβολή στην ιστορία των πολιτειακών θεσμών και της μνημειακής τοπογραφίας των πόλεων της αρχαίας Ελλάδας".
O artigo aqui apresentado tem como objetivo uma análise do Imaginário Romano do Oriente no século I E.C.. Pretende-se fazê-la a partir de trechos retirados do texto anônimo intitulado “O Périplo do Mar Eritreu”, o qual narra portos,... more
Chapter III (55) How Roman Arms Came to Conquer the Successors of Alexander (55) How Much More Successful Was the Roman Legion than the Macedonian Phalanx? (57) The Best Soldiers versus the Best Formation (59) Why the Greeks... more
A fully illustrated catalogue of ancient silver vessels and gems, dating to the centuries following Alexander the Great's conquest of Iran and Bactria up to the pre-Islamic era, from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. By Martha L. Carter... more
Junto con Heródoto y Tucídides, Polibio es considerado actualmente uno de los tres grandes historiadores griegos de la Antigüedad. Desde su reaparición en la Italia renacentista sus Historias han sido consideradas por diversos pensadores... more
Greek artists and architects were important social agents who played significant roles in the social, cultural, and economic life of the ancient Greek world. In Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient Greece, art historians,... more
Breve estudio de la ciudad de Filipos, con un comentario textual de una petición de auxilium y bibliografía comentada.
Ancient Greek sculpture in the Aegean is indubitably connected with the existence of marble quarries in many islands, but it is also the result of a more complicated socio-cultural phenomenon. The societies in the Early Archaic Aegean... more
Este libro propone un estudio de la pólis griega indagando los problemas conexos de los orígenes de la ciudad y sus estructuras de funcionamiento, así como los diversos enfoques forjados por los especialistas para dar cuenta de estos... more
The letters of the kingss of the Hellenistic period are interesting for their content and for their language. In both fields they are primary historical sources. They show the Hellenistic states as they actually functioned, their... more
Survey course on Greek art and architecture, Neolithic to Hellenistic
After the death of Alexander III of Macedon, the Seleucid Empire emerged as one of the most powerful Hellenistic kingdoms of Asia. His huge territorial extension and the various peoples who came under their control necessitated the... more
The finds from Aigai -the city that after a succession of disasters fer into oblivion under the dust of centuries- have not only given back to the royal metropolis its name and identity, they have also enabled us to re-write the history... more
Throughout history, the Seleucid military might demonstrated many times its importance for the maintenance, expansion and defense of the Empire. Rarely the Seleucid army was defeated in a campaign and it happened in front of the almighty... more
*My honours thesis for undergraduate degree in Classical Archaeology. Originally written in April 2012, re-edited for upload on Academia in April 2017.* The museum located on the site of the ancient royal tombs at Vergina, currently... more
Uno dei massimi problemi della filosofia è certamente rappresentato dalla figura dell’uomo nel suo complesso: la sua origine, la sua natura e la sua destinazione. Nel presente lavoro abbiamo voluto prendere in considerazione le risposte... more
This paper traces the transformation of Spartan βασιλεία from constitutionally-bound office to autocratic rule, focusing on the reception of Hellenistic ideas surrounding βασιλεία by three Spartan kings of the Hellenistic period, Areus I... more
El origen del nombre EBRO, es un extracto del libro HIJOS DE TITANES • EL SECRETO ÍBERO, en el cual Enrique Cabrejas nos relata de modo llano su experiencia personal con un descubrimiento extraordinario. El 21 de Abril de 2012 consiguió... more
By investigating the works of Polybius and Livy, we can discuss an important aspect of the impact of Alexander upon the reputation and image of Rome. Because of the subject of their histories and the political atmosphere in which they... more
This article combines historical analysis with international-relations theory to contend that geopolitical developments around the Eastern Mediterranean in the middle third century BCE were indirectly responsible for the emergence of the... more
Abstract: This article explores the battle scene on a small bronze plaque recovered during the excavation of the Great Altar of Pergamon, initially published in 1913 and subsequently lost. It argues that the most likely identification of... more
Demetrius Poliorcetes spent seven years of his turbulent life as the king of Macedonia and the ruler of a large part of Greece. Two sources by the same author, Plutarh of Chaeronea (the biography of Poliorcestes himself and that of his... more