Author: Jan van der Crabben

New in Ancient History books this week! The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean Cline, Eric H. Oxford Handbooks (January 1, 2012) Summary:The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations… [continue reading]

Foreign soldiers – native girls? Constructing and crossing boundaries in Hellenistic cities with foreign garrison By Angelos Chaniotis Paper given at the 19th International Congress… [continue reading]

Jesus the Healer in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and Early Christianity Moles, John Histos, 5 (2011) Abstract This paper argues that the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles contain sustained… [continue reading]

The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes Smith, Rowland Histos… [continue reading]

Structuring Roman History: the Roman Year and the Roman Consular Tradition Rich, John Histos, 5 (2011) Abstract This article is concerned with the shaping of the annual narrative in historical writers working… [continue reading]

The year 2011 will be marked by several important archaeological discoveries, and the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in Egypt and Libya, which had profound implications for the preservation of ancient history. Egyptian… [continue reading]

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 1,600 year-old bathhouse apparently used by the owners of a wealthy estate or an inn on an ancient road. Remains of an ancient bathhouse dating to the Byzantine period were exposed during work being conducted… [continue reading]

On the Bravery of Women: The Ancient Amazon and Her Modern Counterparts Whalley, Jo Doctor of Philosophy in Classics, Victoria University of Wellington (2010) Abstract In a favourite mythological motif… [continue reading]

Dux Femina Facti: Gender and Ethnicity in the Aeneid Burke, Rhiannon Christine Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Emory University (2011) Abstract The women of Vergil’s Aeneid are among the poem’s most memorable characters… [continue reading]

Submission Fighting and the Rules of Ancient Greek Wrestling By Christopher Miller Published Online by JudoInfo (2004) Introduction: The Ancient Greek sports are remarkable in human history and instructive to those interested… [continue reading]