Tainaron
Tainaron

Author: Leena Krohn

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781930997820

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TAINARON: Mail From Another City is the first American publication by the internationally acclaimed Finnish author, Leena Krohn. TAINARON consists of a series of letters sent beyond the sea from a city of insects. TAINARON is a book of changes. It speaks of metamorphoses that test all of nature from a flea to a star, from stone and grass to a human. The same irresistible force that gives us birth, also kills us. Nominated for the prestigious Finlandia prize, this is the perfect introduction to the work of a modern fabulist.

Localism in Hellenistic Greece
Localism in Hellenistic Greece

Author: Sheila L. Ager

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2023-12-18

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1487548370

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The Hellenistic age witnessed a dynamic increase of cultural fusion and entanglement across the Mediterranean and Eurasian worlds. Amid seismic changes in the world writ large, the regions of central Greece and the Peloponnese have often been considered a cultural space left behind. Localism in Hellenistic Greece explores how various processes impacted the countless small-scale, local communities of the Greek mainland. Drawing on notions of locality, localism, local tradition, and boundedness in place, Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck delve into some of the main hubs of Hellenistic Greece, from Thessaly to Cape Tainaron. Along with their contributors, they explore how polis and ethnos societies positioned themselves in a swiftly expanding horizon and the meaning-making force of the local. The book reveals how local discourses were energized by local sentiments and, much like an echo chamber, how discourses related back to the community and the place it occupied, prioritizing the local as the critical source of communal orientation. Engaging with debates about cultural connectivity and convergence, Localism in Hellenistic Greece offers new insights into lived experience in ancient Greece.

Greek Sanctuaries
Greek Sanctuaries

Author: Robin Hagg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-11

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1134801688

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring
The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring

Author: Jamie Morton

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-09-18

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 9004351078

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In this study of the world of ancient Greek mariners, the relationship between the natural environment and the techniques and technology of seafaring is focused upon. An initial description of the geology, oceanography and meteorology of Greece and the Mediterranean, is followed by discussion of the resulting sailing conditions, such as physical hazards, sea conditions, winds and availability of shelter, and environmental factors in sailing routes, sailing directions, and navigational techniques. Appendices discuss winter and night sailing, ship design, weather prediction, and related areas of socio-maritime life, such as settlement, religion, and warfare. Wide-ranging sources and illustrations are used to demonstrate both how the environment shaped many of the problems and constraints of seafaring, and also that Greek mariners' understanding of the environment was instrumental in their development of a highly successful seafaring tradition.

The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The architecture
The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The architecture

Author: Frederick A. Cooper

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 0876619464

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This substantial volume aims to provide `a comprehensive description of each and every physical attribute of the architecture of the original temple'.

The Spartan Army
The Spartan Army

Author: J. F. Lazenby

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2012-03-19

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1848849966

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The classic and comprehensive military history of the Spartan army and how it became the most formidable war machine in Greece for at least two centuries. Professor Lazenby begins The Spartan Army by looking at the composition, training, and organization of the army, tracing its roots back to the eighth century BC. The second part analyses some of the main campaigns—Thermopylae, Plataea, Sphakteria, Mantineia, The Nemea, Koroneia, Lechaion, and Leuktra. The final part continues the story to the end of Greek independence. Since this book was first written over twenty-five years ago, novels, computer games, and films such as 300 have raised interest in the Spartan military to new heights. The return to print of this excellent study is sure to interest academics and more general readers alike. “[Lazenby] has performed a valuable service in . . . focusing instead on the organization and role of this central institution of Spartan life . . . it is this kind of re-examination of the precise working of its social institutions, and the debate it engenders, which is necessary to achieve a deeper understanding of the character of the Spartan state.” —Stephen Hodkinson, The Classical Review