Offers an introduction to Greek cooking, including basic recipes for lunch, dinner, dessert, and special occasion dishes.
« De l'exigence d'insérer les banquets dans la diachronie, est né le projet d'une enquête sur dix siècles environ, de l'époque archaïque à l'époque romaine, non pour écrire une page d'"histoire immobile" enfermée dans les structures parfois trop closes de la longue durée, mais p…
In our contemporary Western society, death has become taboo. Despite its inevitability, we focus on maintaining youthfulness and well-being, while fearing death s intrusion in our daily activities. In contrast, observes Maria Serena Mirto, the ancient Greeks embraced death more …
The invention of coinage in ancient Greece provided an arena in which rival political groups struggled to imprint their views on the world. This book analyses the ideological functions of Greek coinage.
The invention of coinage in ancient Greece provided an arena in which rival political groups struggled to imprint their views on the world. This book analyses the ideological functions of Greek coinage.
In the eyes of the ancient Greeks and Romans, physical imperfections and infirmities were comparable to marks of the barbarian. The distinguished historian Robert Garland offers the first detailed investigation of the plight of those Greeks and Romans who, owing either to deform…
Greek ritual poetics
by Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios, Roilos, Panagiotis
fromHellenic studies
Greek ritual poetics
by Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios, Roilos, Panagiotis
fromHellenic studies
"Investigating ritual in Greece from cross-disciplinary and transhistorical perspectives, Greek Ritual Poetics offers novel readings of the pivotal role of ritual in Greek traditions by exploring a broad spectrum of texts, art, and social practices. This collection of essays wri…