Return To Thebes

Author : Allen Drury
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614752806

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Return to Thebes by Allen Drury Pdf

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a political thriller set during the religious revolts surrounding Tutankhamun’srise to power in Egypt. The spectacular conclusion to the Egyptian epic begun in A God Against the Gods. After his brother’s assassination, a new pharaoh must take the throne and battle the corrupt and violent priesthood. His name is TUTANKHAMUN. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Allen Drury paints a vivid, dramatic picture of the most tumultuous times in one of the greatest empires in human history. Following the murder of Akhenaten and the beautiful Nefertiti and the religious uproar that threatens to tear Egypt apart, the pharaoh has to defy the gods in order to rule his people. A masterly recreation of ancient Egypt with all its pomp, glory, politics, and treachery, Return to Thebes brings legendary titans of history to life, with all their tragic—and all too human—flaws.

Author : Allen Drury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Egypt
ISBN : OCLC:848268010

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Return to Thebes by Allen Drury Pdf

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468316070

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Thebes by Paul Cartledge Pdf

The riveting, definitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans—now in paperback Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks’ achievements—whether politically or culturally—and thus to the wider politico-cultural traditions of western Europe, the Americas, and indeed the world. From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the di?erences and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684428946

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Seven Against Thebes by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

An exploration of myth, legend, and origin stories passed from generation to generation. In the thirteenth century BC, a quarter of a century before the Trojan War, seven Greek warrior heroes went against the Greek city of Thebes to restore one of their number to the throne of his father, the famous King Oedipus. Several children of those seven heroes would later take part in the siege of Troy. This adventure was equal in the minds of Greeks and Romans with the siege of Troy as told in Homer’s epic The Iliad, an event which it predated by a generation. And while the story contains mythical elements, there are no factual, historical, or archaeological reasons to suggest that the military campaign did not take place much as described. Initially sung in verse and later committed to written form via histories, ancient poems, and plays, Seven Against Thebes is a historical narrative concerning one of the greatest military adventures of all time.

Author : Dominique Battles
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135879501

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The Medieval Tradition of Thebes by Dominique Battles Pdf

The first comprehensive study of the classical legend of Thebes in the Middle Ages.

Author : Nancy Demand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317695370

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Thebes in the Fifth Century (Routledge Revivals) by Nancy Demand Pdf

In the fifth century BC Thebes, faced with the challenges presented by defeat and disgrace in the Persian Wars – it had sided with the invaders – succeeded not only in regaining its former prominence, but also in laying the groundwork for its hegemony of Greece in the early part of the fourth century. In Thebes in the Fifth Century, first published in 1982, Nancy Demand examines the political and military history of this renowned city, as well as a number of other aspects of Theban culture and society: its physical layout, religious cults, poetry and music, arts, crafts and philosophy. Other topics of special interest include a chapter on Pythagoreanism in Thebes, an appendix on the evidence for the participation of women in Pythagoreanism, and an investigation, extending throughout the book, of the role of women in Theban society.

Author : John Lydgate
Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781580444279

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The Siege of Thebes by John Lydgate Pdf

John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421-22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the problem of poetic authority and the political and ethical themes of Lydgate's poetic career in the 1420s, when he was writing as a Lancastrian propagandist and as unofficial royal poet.

Author : Nicholas Rockwell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317218296

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Thebes by Nicholas Rockwell Pdf

Thebes offers a scholarly survey of the history and archaeology of the city, from 1600 BCE – 476 CE. Discussions of major developments in politics, war, society and culture form the basis of a chronological examination of one of Greece’s most powerful and dynamic cities. By taking a broad view, the book’s account speaks to larger trends in the ancient Mediterranean world while also demonstrating how Thebes was unique in its ancient context. It provides an up-to-date examination of all available information: topographic, demographic, numismatic, epigraphic, archaeological and textual discussions provide the most complete, current picture of ancient Thebes and illustrate the value of an interdisciplinary approach.

Author : Euripides
Publisher : Oberon Books
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015056167029

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Bacchai by Euripides Pdf

A new translation by Colin Teevan.

Author : Bryan Rennie,Philip L. Tite
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000938609

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Religion, Terror and Violence by Bryan Rennie,Philip L. Tite Pdf

September 11 and the subsequent War on Terror continues to cast a long shadow over the world. Religion, Terror and Violence brings together a group of distinguished scholars from a range of backgrounds and disciplines to explore the claim that acts of violence – most spectacularly the attack of September 11, 2001 and the international reaction to it – were intimately linked to cultural and social authorizing processes that could be called 'religious.' This book provides a nuanced but incisive insight into the reaction of the discipline of religious studies to the post 9/11 world.

Author : Yulia Kovas,Fatos Selita
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781349960484

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Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era by Yulia Kovas,Fatos Selita Pdf

This book explores the answers to fundamental questions about the human mind and human behaviour with the help of two ancient texts. The first is Oedipus Rex (Oedipus Tyrannus) by Sophocles, written in the 5th century BCE. The second is human DNA, with its origins around 4 billion years ago, and continuously revised by chance and evolution. With Sophocles as a guide, the authors take a journey into the Genomic era, an age marked by ever-expanding insights into the human genome. Over the course of this journey, the book explores themes of free will, fate, and chance; prediction, misinterpretation, and the burden that comes with knowledge of the future; self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecies; the forces that contribute to similarities and differences among people; roots and lineage; and the judgement of oneself and others. Using Oedipus Rex as its lens, this novel work provides an engaging overview of behavioural genetics that demonstrates its relevance across the humanities and the social and life sciences. It will appeal in particular to students and scholars of genetics, education, psychology, sociology, and law.

Author : Richard Seaford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781107009271

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Cosmology and the Polis by Richard Seaford Pdf

In the earliest drama the clash between the old world of ritual and the new world of money is revealed.

Author : Arthur Octavius Prickard,Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Thebes (Greece)
ISBN : UOM:39015014191509

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The Return of the Theban Exiles, 379-378 B. C. by Arthur Octavius Prickard,Plutarch Pdf

Author : T. W. Lumb
Publisher : Jovian Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781537821108

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Authors of Greece by T. W. Lumb Pdf

Greek literature opens with a problem of the first magnitude. Two splendid Epics have been preserved which are ascribed to Homer, yet few would agree that Homer wrote them both. A fascinating look at the ancient history of Greece and the people who rose to prominence in this early stage of civilization.

Author : M. Frank
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004329430

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Seneca's Phoenissae by M. Frank Pdf

This is the first commentary to be written in English on Seneca's Phoenissae, an intriguing work on account of its unusual structure and state of incompletion. The substantial introduction deals, inter alia, with the question of the unity and purpose of the work; the absence of an ending and of choral lyrics; the philosophical, rhetorical, and political content; Seneca's treatment of the Theban legend. The commentary is primarily a literary analysis of the text, but textual, linguistic, metrical, and grammatical difficulties are also elucidated. With the resurgence of interest in Senecan drama in the last two decadese, this book is a valuable addition to English commentaries that appeared on most of the plays.