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Published 2014
Brill's companion to George Grote and the classical tradition /

: George Grote's (1794-1871) extensive publications on ancient Greek history and philosophy remain landmarks in the history of classical scholarship. Since the late 20thcentury, lively interest in the works of Grote has seen his profile revived and his ongoing significance highlighted: he has taken up his rightful place among the most celebrated nineteenth-century classical intellectuals. Grote's critical engagement with Greek historiography and philosophy revolutionized classical studies in his day - a revolution set against both long-established interpretations and prevailing trends in German Altertumswissenschaft. Twenty-first-century scholarship shows that Grote's works remain lively, sparkling and relevant, as they offers valuable insights that cut across the intellectual borders of the Victorian age. His diligent scholarship, fascination with evidence and sound judgement, intertwined with intriguing and insightful narrative prose, continue to captivate the attention of modern readers. In Brill's Companion to George Grote and the Classical Tradition Kyriakos N. Demetriou leads a team of prominent scholars to contextualize, unravel and explore Grote's works as well as provide a critical assessment of his posthumous legacy.
: 1 online resource (xi, 418 pages) : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004280496 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2022
Our beloved polites : studies presented to P.J. Rhodes /

: 28 contributions pay tribute to one of the most remarkable historians of ancient Greece, Professor P.J. Rhodes, to celebrate his life and work which has been and will continue to be a major reference for scholars around the world. The volume is organised in four sections - history and biography, law, politics, and epigraphy.
: Also issued in print: 2022. : 1 online resource (394 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781803271712 (PDF ebook) :

Published 2005
Not wholly free : the concept of manumission and the status of manumitted slaves in the ancient Greek world /

: Not Wholly Free is a comprehensive study of manumission in the Greek world, based on a thorough appraisal of the extant evidence and on a careful examination of manumission terminology. R. Zelnick-Abramovitz investigates the phenomenon of manumission in all its aspects and features, by analyzing modes of manumission, its terminology, the group composition of manumittors and freed slaves, motivation, procedures and conditions of manumission, legal actions and laws concerning manumitted slaves, and the latter's legal status and position in society. A very important work for all those interested in social history of ancient Greece , slavery, and manumission, as well as ancient historians and classical philologists.
: 1 online resource (vi, 385 pages) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-356) and indexes. : 9789047408178 : 0169-8958 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2010
Valuing others in classical antiquity /

: How does a discourse of 'valuing others' help to make a group a group? The fifth in a series exploring 'ancient values', this book investigates what value terms and evaluative concepts were used in Greece and Rome to articulate the idea that people 'belong together', as a family, a group, a polis, a community, or just as fellow human beings. Human communities thrive on prosocial behavior. In eighteen chapters, ranging from Greek tragedy to the Roman gladiators and from house architecture to the concept of friendship, this book demonstrates how such behavior is anchored and promoted by culturally specific expressions of evaluative discourse. Valuing others in classical antiquity should be of interest to linguists, literary scholars, historians, and philosophers alike.
: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 9789004192331 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.