… The contributions are preceded by a full and accessible introduction to the subject by
John T. Fitzgerald. Writers discussed include the Cynics, the Neopythagoreans, Aristotle, …

This volume deals with the topics of friendship, flattery, and frankness of speech in the Greco-Roman
world. The three topics were often related, with candor of frank criticism viewed as …

… Wayne A Meeks, Bernadette Brooten and John T Fitzgerald Show details for 3 authors …
John T Fitzgerald …

This article provides an overview of the problem of orphans in the ancient Mediterranean
world and identifies ways in which various societies acknowledged orphans’ plight and sought …

The Dies irae (“Day of Wrath”) officially entered the Latin Mass in as a sequence for
the dead; it had probably been known, at least in Italy, since the thirteenth century. Written in …

This essay is an introduction to the emotions and moral progress in ancient discourse. These
two topics were intimately related in Greco-Roman thought, so it is important to consider …

The issue of how to treat slaves is as old as slavery itself. Furthermore, this issue does not
stand alone in a social or intellectual vacuum. It is akin to a host of similar issues regarding …

… Blanton IV, and John T. Fitzgerald to be identified as the authors of the editorial material,
and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with …

Although widely used, the terms' list'and'catalogue'are rarely discussed at length. Indeed, as
Jonathan Z. Smith correctly notes, the list, though'perhaps the most archaic and pervasive of …

In recent years there has been an intensifying debate within the religious studies community
about the validity of religion as an analytical category. In this book Fitzgerald sides with …