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      The West

      Naoise Mac Sweeney

      Prize-winning historian providing a radical, new account of how the idea of the west has shaped our history, told through the stories of fourteen fascinating lives, for fans of Sathnam…

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      Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies: Dialogues and Discourses

      Why did so many ancient communities have not one, but several, foundation myths? This book addresses the phenomenon of plural foundation myths, exploring examples from across classical antiquity. It makes…

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      Community Identity and Archaeology: Dynamic Communities at Aphrodisias and Beycesultan

      Naoise Mac Sweeney

      Exploring the notion of community identity in an archaeological context

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      The West: A New History in 14 Lives

      Naoise Mac Sweeney

      Many of us assume Western Civilization derives from a cultural inheritance that stretches back to classical antiquity, a golden thread that binds us from Plato to NATO.

      But what if…

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      The West

      Naoise Mac Sweeney

      "A captivating exploration of how "Western Civilization"-the concept of a single cultural inheritance extending from ancient Greece to modern times-is a powerful figment of our collective imagination"--

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      Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia

      Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester)

      Examines Ionian foundation myths during the archaic and classical periods, exploring the construction of civic identities. The conclusions challenge conventional understandings of Ionia as well as traditional ideas about Greek…

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      Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia

      Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester)

      Examines Ionian foundation myths during the archaic and classical periods, exploring the construction of civic identities. The conclusions challenge conventional understandings of Ionia as well as traditional ideas about Greek…

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      Troy: Myth, City, Icon

      Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester, UK)

      From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also…

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      Troy: Myth, City, Icon

      Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester, UK)

      From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also…

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      Homer’s Iliad and the Trojan War: Dialogues on Tradition

      Dr Jan Haywood (Teaching Fellow, University of Leicester, UK),Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester, UK)

      Explores the way that artists, poets, dramatists, historians and scientists have responded to the Iliad during this time, considering how the myth of the Trojan War has been reimagined over…

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      Homer’s Iliad and the Trojan War: Dialogues on Tradition

      Dr Jan Haywood (Teaching Fellow, University of Leicester, UK),Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney (University of Leicester, UK)

      Explores the way that artists, poets, dramatists, historians and scientists have responded to the Iliad during this time, considering how the myth of the Trojan War has been reimagined over…

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