Numbers And Numeracy In The Greek Polis

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Numbers And Numeracy In The Greek Polis

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-12-20

Numbers And Numeracy In The Greek Polis written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-20 with History categories.

We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the results be shared? This volume is the first to focus on the generation and use of numbers in the polis to quantify, communicate and persuade. Its papers demonstrate the rich insights that can be gained into ancient Greek societies by reappraising seemingly straightforward examples of quantification as reflections of daily life and cultural understandings.

Divided Power In Ancient Greece

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Author : Alberto Esu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024

Divided Power In Ancient Greece written by Alberto Esu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with History categories.

This book examines the division of power in the Ancient Greek city-states of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, revealing Ancient Greek political decision-making to be a multi-layered system of delegation and legal control.

The Greeks And The Rational

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Author : Josiah Ober
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2022-11-29

The Greeks And The Rational written by Josiah Ober and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-29 with Business & Economics categories.

Introduction : discovering practical reason -- Gyges' choice : rationality and visibility -- Glaucon's dilemma : origins of social order -- Deioces' ultimatum : how to choose a ruler -- Solon's bargain : self-enforcing constitutional order -- Melos' prospect : limits of inter-state rationality -- Socrates' critique : problems for democratic rationality -- Cephalus' expertise : economic rationality -- Conclusions : utility and eudaimonia -- Appendix : probability, risk, and likelihood.

The Public Lives Of Ancient Women 500 Bce 650 Ce

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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-02-13

The Public Lives Of Ancient Women 500 Bce 650 Ce written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-13 with History categories.

Building on the important work by Emily A. Hemelrijk, this volume endeavours to bring ancient women out of the domestic sphere and to examine their presence and activities in the public domain, for example as rulers, patrons, priestesses, wives, athletes and pilgrims. Covering the period 500 BCE to 650 CE and ranging across the Mediterranean and beyond, it fruitfully employs a great variety of source types and thematic approaches to argue that women in the ancient world were active in many parts of the public domain, including the civic, the religious and at times even the political and military spheres.

Surviving Rome

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Author : Kim Bowes
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2025-11-04

Surviving Rome written by Kim Bowes and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-11-04 with Business & Economics categories.

"A radical new history of the Roman economy focused on the lives and labors of the working people and the poor who made up the 90% percent of the population"-- Provided by publisher.

Text Layout And Medium

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Author : Davide Amendola
language : en
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Release Date : 2025-01-12

Text Layout And Medium written by Davide Amendola and has been published by Firenze University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-01-12 with History categories.

This volume brings together contributions from scholars across various fields to examine the intricate relationships between format, medium, and function in ancient documentary texts. Its main objective is to challenge traditional academic boundaries by bridging the gap between epigraphy and papyrology, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. Through case studies from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity, the chapters offer fresh insights into the impact of material constraints on a wide range of document types. They also explore how layout features evolved over time and across regions in response to political, cultural, and social changes, as well as the effects these features had on readability. Overall, the volume highlights the importance of treating ancient documents as cultural objects in their own right, advocating for a more holistic approach to studying their materiality.

Hegemonic Finances

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Author : Thomas J. Figueira
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2019-09-30

Hegemonic Finances written by Thomas J. Figueira and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-30 with History categories.

Research into the mechanisms and the morality of Athenian hegemony is now perhaps livelier than ever. Of particular importance are the methods by which Athens drew money from the Aegean world with which to fund a vast fleet, to facilitate her own demokratia and to create ambitious public buildings still visible today. This collection of new studies, inspired and guided by an internationally-acknowledged authority on ancient finance, Thomas Figueira, by focusing on how Athens raised finance, sheds light on more familiar questions: How oppressive, or otherwise, was Athens to fellow-Greeks and how did her demands vary over time? Contributors here suggest that Athens may have exercised hegemonic ambitions for longer than usually thought, applying greater experience, and more sensitivity to individual communities.

Homer S Iliad

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Author : Marina Coray
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-10-22

Homer S Iliad written by Marina Coray and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-22 with Literary Criticism categories.

The renowned Basler Homer-Kommentar of the Iliad, edited by Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz and originally published in German, presents the latest developments in Homeric scholarship. Through the English translation of this ground-breaking reference work, edited by S. Douglas Olson, its valuable findings are now made accessible to students and scholars worldwide.

Panhellenes At Methone

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Author : Jenny Strauss Clay
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-04-10

Panhellenes At Methone written by Jenny Strauss Clay and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-10 with Literary Criticism categories.

This volume discusses the multidimensional aspects of the unique, and so far unprecedented for Macedonia, 191 sherds from Methone in Pieria, dated to ca 700 BCE, which bear inscriptions, graffiti, and (trade)marks inscribed, incised, scratched and rarely painted. The 191 vessels were unearthed during excavations in ancient Methone in Pieria, the oldest colony of Greeks from Eretria in the north according to tradition. The Methone find is unique for two reasons. First, most of the pottery dates between 730 and 700 BCE, a period from which very few examples of Greek writing survives. And second, inscribed ceramics, scratched or painted, are extremely rare in Macedonia. This new evidence of inscribed pottery from Methone is invaluable for classical studies, and the papers of this volume contribute notably to current discussions about: the Greeks and the Greek language in Macedonia; the Greek colonization; the pottery trade and the early Greek transport amphoras; trade, the symposium, and other contexts for the development of writing; the ‘alphabets’ of Methone and the introduction of the alphabet in Greece; the dialect(s) of Methone in relation to the Greek dialects; early Greek writing, literacy, and literary beginnings.

Syllecta Classica

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Syllecta Classica written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Classical literature categories.