New Books in Ancient History

646 Episodes

1. Tony Spawforth, "What the Greeks Did for Us" (Yale UP, 2023)

   Published: 28/11/2023
2. Greg Bailey, "The Brahmavaivarta Purana (Ganesa Khanda): Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology" (Motilal Banarsidass, 2022)

   Published: 23/11/2023
3. Dominik A. Haas, "Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas" (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2023)

   Published: 22/11/2023
4. Raj Balkaran and McComas Taylor, "Visions and Revisions in Sanskrit Narrative: Studies in the Sanskrit Epics and Purāṇas" (ANU Press, 2023)

   Published: 21/11/2023
5. Meghan Henning, "Hell Hath No Fury: Gender, Disability, and the Invention of Damned Bodies in Early Christian Literature" (Yale UP, 2021)

   Published: 17/11/2023
6. Mira Balberg, "Fractured Tablets: Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Culture" (U California Press, 2023)

   Published: 16/11/2023
7. Richard S. Ascough, "Early Christ Groups and Greco-Roman Associations: Organizational Models and Social Practices" (Cascade Books, 2022)

   Published: 16/11/2023
8. Steven B. Bowman, "Sepher Yosippon: A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel" (Wayne State UP, 2022)

   Published: 15/11/2023
9. Steven E. Lindquist, "The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya" (SUNY Press, 2023)

   Published: 09/11/2023
10. Vanessa R. Sasson, "The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women" (Equinox, 2023)

    Published: 08/11/2023
11. Megan Nutzman, "Contested Cures: Identity and Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine" (Edinburgh UP, 2022)

    Published: 05/11/2023
12. Austin Surls, "Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus: From Etymology to Literary Onomastics" (Eisenbrauns, 2017)

    Published: 05/11/2023
13. Carson Bay, "Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

    Published: 04/11/2023
14. Yigal Bronner, "A Lasting Vision: Dandin's Mirror in the World of Asian Letters" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 04/11/2023
15. David Alan Parnell, "Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 04/11/2023
16. Stuart McHardy, "The Nine Maidens: Priestesses of the Ancient World" (Luath Press, 2023)

    Published: 26/10/2023
17. Sparta, Athens, Ukraine, Israel: A Conversation with Paul Rahe on Proxy Wars

    Published: 23/10/2023
18. Matthew Thiessen, "A Jewish Paul: The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles" (Baker Academic, 2023)

    Published: 22/10/2023
19. Chris Fraser, "Late Classical Chinese Thought" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 20/10/2023
20. Jonathan Downs, "Discovery at Rosetta: Revealing Ancient Egypt" (American University in Cairo Press, 2020)

    Published: 15/10/2023