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Neokoroiby B. Burrell
BRILL 2004; US$ 264.00The neokoroi, or "temple-wardens", were Hellenized cities of the eastern Roman Empire who received that title for possessing their provinces' temples to the living emperor. This work collects and analyzes all the evidence for the neokoroi, including heir coins and inscriptions. more...
Pepouza and Tymionby William Tabbernee; Peter Lampe
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2008; US$ 176.00Early Christianity varied in appearance as much as the geography and terrain of the ancient Middle East. Often "variety" became pitted against "orthodoxy." Montanism, or the New Prophecy, was founded by a Phrygian named Montanus along with two ecstatic prophetesses, Maximilla and Priscilla. Even the North African Church Father Tertullian was a supporter of the New Prophecy movement. The Montanist variety of Christianity, however, soon fell into disfavor by those later deemed "orthodox", also because women played an influential role in this movement. Today we know about Montanism only partially and that mainly from the writings of its Christian rivals. One tenet of Montanism was the belief that the New Jerusalem... more...
The Land of Ioniaby Alan M. Greaves
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 119.95Incorporating over a century of archaeological research, Greaves offers a reassessment of Archaic Ionia that attempts to understand the region within its larger Mediterranean context and provides a thematic overview of its cities and people. Seeks to balance the Greek and Anatolian cultural influences at work in Ionia in this important period of its history (700BC to the Battle of Lade in 494BC) Organised thematically, covering landscape, economy, cities, colonisation, warfare, cult, and art Accesses German and Turkish scholarship, presenting a useful point of entry to the published literature for academics and students more...
The Poison Kingby Adrienne Mayor
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 18.95Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly illustrated book--the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years--Adrienne Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with the most recent archaeological and scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been told before. The Poison King describes... more...
Das Ritual der Atu (CTH 490)by Susann Gorke; Susanne Garke
BRILL 2010; US$ 179.00The Ritual of AAtu, a text found at the Hittite Capital of HattuAa, shows strong influence from southern Anatolia and describes a Hurrian-Hittite ritual against witchcraft and sorcery. The following study provides detailed philological treatment of the 13th-century fragments found at HattuAa, from which the ritual is known, including transcription, translation, and commentary of all manuscripts, as well as special emphasis on the Hurrian passages of the ritual. Reconstruction of the more fragmentary sections is undertaken through comparison to other rituals. The study concludes with an analysis of Anatolian, Luwian, and Kizzuwatnaian influences evident in the ritual, and affords, in sum, valuable additions to the study of the nature of Hittite... more...
Sinope, The Results of Fifteen Years of Research. Proceedings of the International Symposium, 7-9 May 2009by Dominique Kassab Tezgör
BRILL 2011; US$ 170.00Les Actes du Symposium international consacré ŕ Sinope présentent les travaux archéologiques et les recherches dédiés ŕ cette ville depuis les années 90. L'histoire de la cité, ses productions artisanales et ses relations avec le reste de la mer Noire y sont étudiées. more...
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