"During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions - most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contact with cultu…
"Caves and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology, and our modern understanding of the character and importance of caves and cave sanctuaries in the first millennium BCE Mediterranean. Written by emerging and es…
Mutations of hellenism in Late Antiquity
"From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century BC, gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, w…
"This collection gives an overview of how animals feature in different areas of the ancient Greek religious experience, in belief and practices, the literary and material evidence, reality and representation. An international team of contributors illuminate the triangular symbol…
