Ruler cult, Greek and Hellenistic
Divine honors for mortals who had political and/or military power were not an invention of the Greek world. 
 
 
Keywords: 
 
ancient Greece; 
cultural history; 
political history; 
religious history
Queens and ruler cults in Early Hellenism: Festivals, Administration, and Ideology
Comment une nouvelle divinite, munie de ses attributs specifiques, ses timai et ses epiphanies, peut-elle etre creee ? Par qui ? Et a quelles fins ? Qui seront ses pretres et ses fideles ? La documentation hellenistique confere une perspective historique aux aspects cultuels, sociaux et ideologiques de ces phenomenes religieux et les cultes des souverains sont un cas particulier de l’etablissement et de l’acceptation de nouveaux dieux. Les cultes de souveraines n’ont que tres recemment recu l’attention qu’ils meritent. L’article etudie les cas de Berenice Ire, Arsinoe II et Laodice V afin de fournir de nouvelles interpretations de quelques fetes dynastiques et d’etudier la relation entre les cultes de souverains et la legitima­tion du pouvoir feminin. La discussion repose surtout sur des papyrus et des inscriptions, mais l’analyse conclusive de l’Idylle XVII de Theocrite montre que la logique poetique de la legitimation du pouvoir entre en resonance avec celle qu’attestent les sources non litteraires.
Athenian Democracy at War
Classical Athens perfected direct democracy. The plays of this ancient Greek state are still staged today. These achievements are rightly revered. Less well known is the other side of this success story. Democratic Athens completely transformed warfare and became a superpower. The Athenian armed forces were unmatched in size and professionalism. This book explores the major reasons behind this military success. It shows how democracy helped the Athenians to be better soldiers. For the first time David M. Pritchard studies, together, all four branches of the armed forces. He focuses on the background of those who fought Athens' wars and on what they thought about doing so. His book reveals the common practices that Athens used right across the armed forces and shows how Athens' pro-war culture had a big impact on civilian life. The book puts the study of Athenian democracy at war on an entirely new footing.