Conflict and competition agōn in western Greece : selected essays from the 2019 Symposium on the Heritage of Western Greece
"The agōn deemed characteristic of ancient Greek culture has roots in the eris (strife) illustrated in Homer and Hesiod and debated in the metaphysics of Heraclitus and Empedocles...This volume considers agōn from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with a special emphasis on Western Greece...
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sioux City, Iowa
Parnassos Press
2020, 2020
|
| Series: | The heritage of western Greece
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "The agōn deemed characteristic of ancient Greek culture has roots in the eris (strife) illustrated in Homer and Hesiod and debated in the metaphysics of Heraclitus and Empedocles...This volume considers agōn from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with a special emphasis on Western Greece - the ancient Hellenic cities of Sicily and Southern Italy."--Page 4 of cover |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1942495358 9781942495352 |