This book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city's many festivals are di

The first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens.

This book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city's many festivals are di

"There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an ind

Robert Parker investigates the relation between religion and political prestige, considers the introduction of new cults, and looks in detail at such key person