The catalogue of the University of Melbourne's superb collection of Greek vases is now published as a sumptuous, fully colour-illustrated, cloth-covered volume which will suit the needs of students, researchers and interested readers. This richly illustrated book is a collectors' item, designed and produced to library specifications. It offers the complete scholarly apparatus for study of the vase collection, one of the finest in the country and comparable with others around the world. It will prove valuable as a reference text wherever classics, archaeology or art are studied. The book is a product of one of the most outstanding Classical Studies departments in Australia and is destined for libraries throughout the world. It is the first volume in a series planned to feature various aspects of the University's wider collection. Each vase, fully described and documented, appears in rich colour and detail. Styles and periods are introduced by contextualising photographs presented as dramatic double-page spreads. No effort has been spared to publish this collection as beautifully as these unique artifacts deserve.

This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition – he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.

The catalogue of the University of Melbourne's superb collection of Greek vases is now published as a sumptuous, fully colour-illustrated, cloth-covered volume which will suit the needs of students, researchers and interested readers. This richly-illustrated book is a collector's item, designed and produced to library specifications. It offers the complete scholarly apparatus for study of the vase collection, one of the finest in the country. It will prove valuable as a reference text wherever classics, archaeology or art are studied. The book is a product of one of the most outstanding Classical Studies departments in Australia and is destined for libraries throughout the world. It is the first volume in a series planned to feature various aspects of the University's wider collection. Each vase, fully described and documented, appears in rich colour and detail. Styles and periods are introduced by contextualising photographs presented as dramatic double-page spreads. No effort has been spared to publish this collection as beautifully as these unique artefacts deserve.

Attika, die ostlichste Landschaft Mittelgriechenlands, war zusammen mit ihrem Vorort Athen neben Sparta nicht nur die flachengrosste hellenische Polis, sondern mit rund 300 000 Einwohnern auch die bevolkerungsreichste. Als Wiege der abendlandischen Kultur steht Athen auch zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts im Brennpunkt des allgemeinen wie des wissenschaftlichen Interesses. Attika ist fur Historiker und Archaologen vor allem deshalb eine "zentrale" Landschaft des Mittelmeerraumes, weil sich in ihr materielle Reste, epigraphische Quellen und historisch-literarische Uberlieferung verdichten wie in keiner anderen Region Griechenlands. Da das klassische Zeitalter Athens unbestreitbar einen der grossen Hohepunkte abendlandischer Kulturgeschichte darstellt, ist alles, was diese Epoche betrifft, von grosstem kulturwissenschaftlichen Interesse. Auf eine Phase hochster Blute im 5. und 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. folgte ein abrupter Niedergang und fuhrte in weiten Bereichen zu einer Fossilisierung der Kulturlandschaft, die ideale Voraussetzungen bot, Einblick in die Lebensverhaltnisse, die Siedlungsformen und Wirtschaftsweisen der Bewohner des antiken Attika zu nehmen. Zugleich ist Attika aber heute auch die am starksten zerstorte antike Kulturlandschaft Griechenlands. Unzahlige Fundstatten aus allen Epochen sind unbeachtet von Wissenschaft und Offentlichkeit dem unkontrollierten Bauboom der letzten dreissig Jahre zum Opfer gefallen. Der von Hans Lohmann und Torsten Mattern herausgegebene Band prasentiert neue Forschungen zu Athen und Attika und gibt Impulse fur kunftige Forschungen.