The Enrolment of Athenian Phratries

The Athenian harem: Orientalism and the historiography of Athenian women in the nineteenth century

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The Athenian harem: Orientalism and the historiography of Athenian women in the nineteenth century

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs The Athenian harem: Orientalism and the historiography of Athenian women in the nineteenth century Journal Article Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of...

Judging Athenian Dramatic Competitions

The judging procedure for Athenian dramatic contests is not well understood. In this paper, we present a new model that we believe takes account of all the relevant data, which possesses the additional virtue of clarity of execution, so that a large festival audience can easily follow the proceedings as the winner is determined publicly. It differs in certain important respects from other inter...

Aristotle, the “Good Life,” and Athenian Democracy:

Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy

As is widely accepted by scholars, much of the Western philosophies have roots in ancient Greece. Among the most influential ancient Greek figures is the “Father of History,” Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who chronicled the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus used the Histories as a medium for discussing the political trends of his time, specifically those in Athens. Herodotus shared his views...