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  • Mystery Cults in the Ancient World

    de Hugh Bowden ...
    A landmark study of ancient Greek and Roman cults, from the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis to the cults of Dionysus and Mithras.Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter’s loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in ... Leer más

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  • Alexander the Great

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Hugh Bowden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army from Greece to Pakistan, and from the Libyan desert to the steppes of Central Asia. His meteoric career, as leader of an alliance of Greek cities, ... Leer más

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  • Visiting the Oracle at Dodona

    Contexts of Unknowing in Ancient Greek Religion

    Edición de Hugh Bowden, Esther Eidinow ...
    Series series Ancient Religion and Cognition
    Previous studies of Greek oracles have largely studied their social and political connections. In contrast, this pioneering volume explores the experience of visiting the oracle of Zeus at Dodona in NW Greece, focusing on the role of the senses and embodied cognition. Building on the unique corpus of oracular question tablets found at the site, it investigates how this experience made new ways of ... Leer más

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  • Alexander the Great

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Hugh Bowden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army from Greece to Pakistan, and from the Libyan desert to the steppes of Central Asia. His meteoric career, as leader of an alliance of Greek cities, ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    Mystery Cults in the Ancient World

    de Hugh Bowden ...
    Narrado por Bruce Mann ...

    Completo

    7 hora 56 minutos

    Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter's loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in the Greek countryside to honor Dionysus; in the mysteries of Mithras, men came to understand the nature of the universe and ... Leer más

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  • Sophist (Mobi Classics)

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