Divine Honors for Mortal Men in Greek Cities - The Early Cases

"First published in German as Gottmenschentum und griechische Steadte; Zetemata, Heft 14, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich, 1956; second German edition, 1970"--Title page verso.

About the author

Christian Habicht is Professor Emeritus, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study. He is the author of some 28 books and has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy. John Noel Dillon is the author of The Justice of Constantine: Law, Communication, and Control (University of Michigan Press), and has taught at the universities of Heidelberg, Exeter, and Peking.

Summary

First translation of Christian Habicht's 1970 German Gottmenschentum und Griechische Städte on ruler cults in the Hellenistic period of Greek history. Updated case studies take account of inscriptional discoveries since the original and additional supplemental material, including detailed subject and source indexes and bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Christian Habicht
• Assisted by: John Noel Dillon (Translation), John Noel Dillon (Translation)
• Publisher: Michigan Classical Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780979971396
• ISBN: 978-0-9799713-9-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 164 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 574 g
• Series: Cultural Legacies; Cultural Legacies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity