co-editor ofDemokratia: A Conversation
of Democracies, Ancient and Modern
(1996).
Fritz-Gregor Herrmannis Senior Lec-
turer in Classics at the University of
Wales, Swansea. His research concen-
trates on Greek tragedy and on Plato, in
particular his reception of the Preso-
cratics. Amongst his articles are
‘‘m«t««x«in;m«talam aan«in and the
problem of participation in Plato’s ontol-
ogy,’’Philosophical Inquiry 25 (2003),
19–56; ‘‘Socrates’ views on death,’’ in
V. Karasmanis, ed.,Socrates: 2400 Years
since his Death (2004), 185–200; and
‘‘Plato’s answer to Democritean deter-
minism,’’ in C. Natali, and S. Maso,
eds,La catena delle cause: Determinismo
e antideterminismo nel pensiero antico e
in quello contemporaneo(2005), 37–55.
He is currently preparing a monograph
on the origins of Plato’s philosophy, edit-
ing a volume ofNew Essays on Plato, and
is co-editor, with Douglas Cairns and
Terry Penner, of Edinburgh Leventis
Studies,4:The Good and the Idea of the
Good in Plato’s Republic.
Madeleine Jostis Professor of Greek His-
toryattheUniversityofParisX–Nanterre.
She has published extensively on the cults
and sanctuaries of Arcadia, in which field
her principal work isSanctuaires et cultes
d’Arcadie(1985). She has also written on
Greek religion as a whole, for example in
Aspects de la vie religieuse en Gre`ce(1992),
and on Pausanias, for whose Arcadia book
she has produced a translation and com-
mentary (1995).
Jennifer Larsonis Professor of Classics
at Kent State University, Ohio. She is the
author of Greek Heroine Cults (1995)
and Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore
(2001), and of articles on Greek poetry
and religion. Her book on ancient Greek
cults is forthcoming from Routledge.
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Lecturer in
Classics at the University of Edinburgh.
He is the author ofAphrodite’s Tortoise:
The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece
(2003) and the editor of several volumes
on ancient dress. He has published
articles on gender, dress, and popular
culture, and is currently engaged in a
long-term project examining women
and gender in ancient Persia, which
includes a translation and commentary
of Ctesias’ Persica. He is currently
co-writingClassics and Popular Culture
for Blackwell.
Janett Morganteaches ancient history
at Bristol University. Her publications
include ‘‘Myth, expectations and the
dangerous divide between disciplines
in the study of classical Greece,’’ in
E. Sauer, ed.,Archaeology and Ancient
History: Breaking the Boundaries
(2004). She is currently writing a mono-
graph on domestic life entitledThe Clas-
sical Greek Housefor the University of
Exeter Press.
Scott B. Noegelis Professor of Biblical
and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at
the University of Washington. He is
the author of over fifty articles and sev-
eral books on a variety of ancient Near
Eastern topics. He has recently com-
pletedNocturnal Ciphers: The Allusive
Language of Dreams in the Ancient
Near East, which examines the methods
by which the peoples of the ancient
world interpreted their dreams. He is
now preparing a monograph entitled
‘‘Word Play’’ in Ancient Near Eastern
Literature.
Daniel Ogdenis Professor of Ancient
History at the University of Exeter. He
is the author ofGreek Bastardy(1996),
The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece
(1997), Polygamy, Prostitutes and
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