All aspects of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds and their continuing presence in modernity
Johannes Bernhardt deposited Die Jüdische Revolution. Untersuchungen zu Ursachen, Verlauf und Folgen der hasmonäischen Erhebung in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 4 weeks, 1 day agoThe Seleucid Antiochus IV profoundly intervened in the cult of Jerusalem in 168 BC. Under the leadership of the Hasmoneans, an uprising developed against these interventions, which led to the restoration of the cult, the establishment of the Hasmoneans as high priests and the independence of Judea. Against the background of widely differing…[Read more]
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Johannes Bernhardt deposited Das Nikemonument von Samothrake und der Kampf der Bilder in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 4 weeks, 1 day agoThe Nike monument of Samothrace is one of the most important works of ancient sculpture. Since its discovery in 1863 it has always had a special appeal for modern viewers, but a deeper understanding of its historical significance is still a problem: if consensus could be reached quickly on the fundamental classification of the Nike statue in the…[Read more]
Carol Atack deposited The History of Athenian Democracy, Now in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 1 month, 1 week agoReview article from History of Political Thought covering books on the history of Athenian democracy and its relevance to politics now (as of publication date in 2017)
Roland Steinacher deposited The So-called Laterculus Regum Vandalorum et Alanorum: A Sixth-century African Addition to Prosper Tiro’s Chronicle? in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 2 months, 1 week agoThis essay will show, however, that the text is not linked to diplomas, but belonged to an African version of Prosper’s chronicle. I will propose a new edition, which will put the text back in its original context. Rather than looking for ‘good’ and ‘bad’ texts according to 19th-century categories, I will try to analyze the specific character…[Read more]
Stephe Harrop deposited Greek Tragedy, Agonistic Space, and Contemporary Performance in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 3 months, 1 week agoIn this article Stephe Harrop combines theatre history and performance analysis with contemporary agonistic theory to re-conceptualize Greek tragedy’s contested spaces as key to the political potentials of the form. She focuses on Athenian tragedy’s competitive and conflictual negotiation of performance space, understood in relation to the…[Read more]
Danijela Tešić Radovanović deposited Између континуитета и негације – рецепција античких сполија у хришћанској традицији на северу Косова in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 4 months, 1 week agoBetween Continuity and Negation – Reception of the Ancient Spolia in the Christian Tradition in the North of Kosovo The use of spolia has been recorded on numerous sacred objects in the Northern Kosovo, especially in the micro region around the Roman settlement in Sočanica. Spolia were mostly used for construction and paving; however, their use…[Read more]
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Danijela Tešić Radovanović deposited Неки аспекти Антинојевог култа у римском насељу у Сочаници in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 4 months, 1 week agoCERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE CULT OF ANTINOUS IN THE ROMAN SETTLEMENT AT SOČANICA This Roman settlement, located on the territory near Sočanica, was parтly explored around the 1950’s. Systematic excavations, headed by E.Češkov, resulted in quite a large number of mobile and immobile finds, helped to form a clearer picture about the history, econom…[Read more]
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Danijela Tešić Radovanović deposited О пореклу Антинојевог култа у римском насељу код Сочанице in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 4 months, 1 week agoTHE ORIGIN OF ANTINOUS CULT IN ROMAN SETTLEMENT NEAR SOČANICA А Roman settlement, located near the village of Sočanica, was part-ly explored around 1960’s. Systematic excavations headed by archae-ologist E. Čerškov and resulted in quite a large number of mobile andimmobile finds helped form a clearer picture of the history, economyand urban layout…[Read more]
Meredith Warren deposited Line Drawing — Eurymedon Vase in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 5 months agoLine drawing of the Eurymedon Vase (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg)
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Meredith Warren deposited Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 1 week agoPreview of Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature (SBL Press, 2019) https://secure.aidcvt.com/sbl/ProdDetails.asp?ID=064211C&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=SBL
From SBL Press:
In her book, Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature, Meredith J. C. Warren identifies and defines a new genre in ancient texts that she terms…[Read more] Ahuvia Kahane started the topic Feedback on the Chicago Homer for future development. in the discussion
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 1 week agoDear Colleagues,
We are writing to ask for some feedback about the Chicago Homer project http://homer.library.northwestern.edu/ in advance of some possible future updates/development.
We would be very grateful for comments by both experienced and new users, noting briefly, e.g.,
-What and how frequently have you used the Chicago Homer for?…[Read more]
Philip Harland deposited Familial Dimensions of Group Identity: ‘Brothers’ (ΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ) in Associations of the Greek East in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle exploring the use of sibling language in associations beyond Judean or Christian groups.
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Philip Harland deposited Spheres of Contention, Claims of Preeminence: Rivalries Among Associations in Sardis and Smyrna in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoA chapter exploring rivalries among groups in ancient Greek cities of Asia Minor.
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Philip Harland deposited Acculturation and Identity in the Diaspora: A Jewish Family and ‘Pagan’ Guilds at Hierapolis in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle exploring Jewish or Judean groups in the context of associations at Hierapolis.
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Philip Harland deposited Journeys in Pursuit of Divine Wisdom: Thessalos and Other Seekers in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle on ancient biographical or autobiographical stories regarding journeys in pursuit of wisdom.
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Philip Harland deposited Banqueting Values in the Associations: Rhetoric and Reality in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle on banqueting within associations.
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Philip Harland deposited Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean Society (second edition) in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoThis is the complete second, fully revised edition of the book with links to inscriptions on the AGRW website. (First edition was published by Fortress in 2003).
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Philip Harland deposited Associations and the Economics of Group Life: A Preliminary Case Study of Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle surveying economic conditions within associations in Asia Minor and on Greek islands.
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Philip Harland deposited Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians: Associations, Judeans, and Cultural Minorities in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoBook that explores processes of identification within various small group situations in the Greco-Roman world.
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Philip Harland deposited “‘Do Not Deny Me This Noble Death’: Depictions of Violence in the Greek Novels and Apocryphal Acts.” in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoArticle comparing representations of domestic, civic, and imperial violence in novels and in apocryphal acts.
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