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Have you been to Delphi? Tales of the Ancient Oracle for Modern Minds
"This book of tales of the ancient Oracle at Delphi, freshly interpreted from ancient literature, restores a lost wisdom tradition. This tradition is conveyed not through philosophical or religious exposition but through story, ranging from the…
Alexandria in Late Antiquity: Topography and Social Conflict
"Second only to Rome in the ancient world, Alexandria was home to many of late antiquity's most brilliant writers, philosophers, and theologians - among them, Philo, Origen, Arius, Athanasius, Hypatia, Cyril, and John Philoponus. Now, in Alexandria…
The Early Greek Concept of the Soul
"Bremmer's goal is to present a picture of the historical development of beliefs regarding the soul in ancient Greece. He begins with the archaic age and Homeric epics, where the psyche is a 'free' soul which belongs to an individual and can leave…
The Gods of the Greeks
A mythology of the Greeks for adults whose primary interest is in the study of human beings.