Il testo in italiano tradotto da Ettore Romagnoli e la versione originale in greco della tragedia di Eschilo che rappresenta la cruenta disfatta di Serse; Re di Persia; nella battaglia di Salamina; la sconfitta viene spiegata dallo spettro del padre defunto come la giusta punizione per la hyacute;bris; superbia; del figlio nellaver osato tentare di conquistare il Mar Egeo con la sua flotta.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and a researcher needs to have a good idea of what and where they areBy Joseph UphoffReferences are essential to any research project; and a researcher needs to have a good idea of what and where they are. This work attempts to provide such a guide. As such; I will highlight what is in each section with a few examples of note. The authors begin by defining the ancient world chronologically from around 4000 BC to AD 500 and geographically from the Classical World though the Ancient Near East. Geographic definitions for Mesopotamia and other regions are provided. Library catalogs are mentioned with a brief overview of relevant holdings. Among these is worldcat; which is an online database of library holdings found at: [...]. While the authors suggest access is limited; I have never had a problem using it. This section is followed by a listing of specialised libraries in America; Europe; the Near and Middle East and includes relevant sub-divisions of the British Museum. Museum collections follow. One of the more important is the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In addition; The Louvre and British Museum are mentioned as well as museums in Tajikistan. The next section lists guides and bibliographies to ancient literature and is arranged by subject then region. Among the former is Perseus; which is an online journal repository. However; only one item from them on Greece is included here. More bibliographies follow in the next chapter. This is arranged by subject and including one about the Anglo Saxons and Celts. Next follows a chapter of bibliographies with a regional approach including one about India. Then we have a one page listing of book review journals and yearbooks. One of the better known is the Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Dictionaries form the subject of the next chapter. Among these are the multi-volume works published by the University of Chicago on the Assyrian and Hittite languages; E. A Wallis Budges Egyptian dictionary and the University of Pennsylvanias dictionary of Sumerian. A few mediaeval dictionaries also appear which I consider beyond the authors terminal period of around AD 500. After these; we have encyclopedias. These are arranged by subject. Among them are a few on mythology. Handbooks follow and are arranged by subject. One of these is the Cambridge Ancient History; a multi-volume overview of the time period. How a 12 volume work qualifies here mystifies me as I consider these works to consist of one and maybe two volumes at best. Next is a section on abstracts and indexes. The former focusing on art. Among the latter mention is made of Worldcat and Project Muse; which is an online collection of books and journal articles. In addition to listing several journal titles within the next section; the authors include their Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal numbers making it easier to find them. A caution here; libraries can and do vary these slightly. Collections of biographies follow arranged by subject area and then by person. One person included is Howard Carter; the discoverer of King Tutankhamuns tomb. After this is a section on relevant directories and associations one can consult for contact information including a web address for the listings. One of these is the American Numismatic Association; which I question being here as its focus is on North America. The American Numismatic Society should also be included (it is missing) as its area of interest is more relevant to the subject at hand. (Numismatics is the study of coins and similar devices of exchange as well as their use.) A chapter listing relevant atlases and map collections is next and is arranged by subject. One of which is about the spread of Islam; a study area that is beyond the stated chronological range of this work. Listings of various photographic and digital collections are the subject of the next chapter. Usually a website is given with each citation to ease the user in finding a relevant work. This chapter is followed by a section listing where one can find theses and dissertations. One of the most useful is ProQuest for American works. Listings for International works are also included. A series of appendices commences with an overview of the Library of Congress classification system; used by most college and university libraries. Appendix 2 is a listing of relevant graduate programs with their websites. Among those mentioned are University of Chicago; University of Pennsylvania; Oxford and Cambridge. Site reports are the subject of the next appendix. These are a collection of what has been found at a particular excavation and are arranged geographically. Places such as Pompeii; Italy; Memphis; Egypt; and Troy; Turkey are included. Works discussing various ancient writing systems form the topic of the next appendix. Among these is the multi-volume work on Assyrian published by the University of Chicago titled; Assyrian Dictionary. This is followed by an appendix on numismatics. Among the listings is the British Museum catalogue of Greek Coins. Entries are coded as chapter.work; for example 1.20 would refer to work 20 in chapter 1; which makes them easy to reference. Despite the minor problems of chronological consistency mentioned above; this work is well worth having in any library which focuses on the ancient world as well as a consulting tool for individuals also interested in the time period.