The Library of Greek Mythology
The Library of Greek Mythology

Author: Apollodorus

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780192839244

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A new translation of an important text for Greek mythology used as a source book by classicists from antiquity to Robert Graves, The Library of Greek Mythology is a complete summary of early Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from Jason and Perseus to Heracles and Helen of Troy. Using the ancient system of detailed histories of the great families, it contains invaluable genealogical diagrams for maximum clarity.

The Library of Original Sources
The Library of Original Sources

Author: Oliver J. Thatcher

Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9781410214027

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CONTENTS:ReligionThe Beginning of ThingsThe Theogony of HesiodThe Works and DaysIdeas of the Future LifeOdysseus? Descent into HadesElysiumSecond Olympian OdeHappiness of the DepartedThe MysteriesInstitutionsAthensAristotle on the Athenian ConstitutionSpartaLycurgusEarly Greek ThinkersThalesAnaximanderAnaximenesPythagorasXenophanesHerakleitosParamenidesEmpedoklesAnaxagorasZeno of EleaMelissosThe PythagoreansSocratesLeukippos and DemokritosPlatoTheaetetusParmenidesPhaedoThe Ideal State (Republic)Origin and EducationCommunity in the StateDiogenes the CynicCharacteristic SayingsAristotleFundamental Conceptions in LogicEnumeration of the CategoriesOf SubstanceOf Proposition, Term, Syllogism and its ElementsAn Examination into ExistenceThe Basis of EthicsPolitical IdeasOrigin of the StateThe Ideal StateZeno the StoicCharacteristicsEpicurusLetter on Happiness

A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE
A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE

Author: Jonathan M. Hall

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1118301277

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A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE. Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations Takes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World Involves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs Casts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism Provides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies

Libraries in the Ancient World
Libraries in the Ancient World

Author: Lionel Casson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0300088094

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The unexpected murder in the little Cotswolds town of Colombury has everyone guessing. Before the answers are found more lives are threatened.

Ancient Libraries
Ancient Libraries

Author: Jason König

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1107244587

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The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they were used. Drawing on papyrology and archaeology, and on accounts written by those who read and wrote in them, it presents new research on reading cultures, on book collecting and on the origins of monumental library buildings. Many of the traditional stories told about ancient libraries are challenged. Few were really enormous, none were designed as research centres, and occasional conflagrations do not explain the loss of most ancient texts. But the central place of libraries in Greco-Roman culture emerges more clearly than ever.