Walpurga Antl-Weiser,The Venus of Willendorf.Wien 2025ISBN 978-3-903096-49-3200 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 27,5 x 19,5 cm; kartoniert / hardcoverThe Willendorf figurine was found in 1908 during an excavation of the Natural History Museum Vienna under the direction of Joseph Szombathy, Hugo Obermaier, and Joseph Bayer. The first well documented Palaeolithic figurine soon became an icon of Palaeolithic art. Recent analyses unveiled the possible origin of the raw material and the production process of the sculpture. The Venus of Willendorf and other Palaeolithic figurines reflect a network of communication across Europe, from France to Russia. Worshiped ancestors, mothers, or mythical beings? Although we will never know their exact meaning and function, the recurrent combination of different types of female figurines and animal sculptures are a testimony of past human thoughts. The figurines could be seen as protagonists in legends told around the fireplaces of Palaeolithic camp sites more than 30,000 years ago.

Magdalena Getaldić,Povijest zbirki sadrenih odljeva antičke skulpture Gliptoteke Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti u europskom kontekstu / The history of the collections of plaster casts of antique sculptures of the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in the European contextZagreb 2024ISBN 978-953-347-604-9396 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 27 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcoverzweisprachig kroatisch – englisch / bilingual croatian – englishThis is the first monographic presentation of collections of plaster casts in Croatia, offering a detailed insight into the historical development, importance and role of casts in the history of sculpture – from antiquity to the present day. Through interdisciplinary research and comparative analysis in relation to the most famous European collections, the book examines the significance of plaster casts and their role in understanding ancient sculpture.

Studia Hercynia XXIX/1 Identity negotiation and social competition through a materiality lens(Papers presented at the 29th Annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Belfast, 2023)Prag 2025ISSN 1212-5865202 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./ colour and b/w-figs., 27 x 19 cm; broschiert/softcover

Victor Cojocaru,Cetăţile greceşti pontice şi binefăcătorii lor /Die pontischen griechischen Städte und Ihre Wohltäter(Pontica et Mediterranea, Band XII)Cluj – Napoca 2025ISBN 978-606-020-951-5738 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 24,5 x 18 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverrumänisch mit ausführlicher deutscher Zusammenfassung /romanian with extended german summaryDas Buch ist eine Weiterführung der Forschungen des Autors zur Institution der Proxenie im Schwarzmeerraum und weitet den Blick auf die Frage nach der Rolle von Wohltätern im Leben pontischer griechischer Städte. Gestützt auf eine umfassende epigraphische Dokumentation und einen konsequent angewendeten vergleichenden Ansatz, wirft der Band ein neues Licht darauf, wie wohltätige Handlungen – und deren öffentliche Ehrung – den sozialen Zusammenhalt und die Stabilität dieser antiken Gemeinschaften förderten. Das Werk richtet sich gleichermaßen an Fachleute wie an ein breiteres Publikum, das sich für die Ursprünge des europäischen Bürgersinns interessiert. Es bietet eine tiefgehende Reflexion über gemeinnütziges Engagement in der Antike und unterstreicht dessen anhaltende Bedeutung für heutige Debatten um gesellschaftliche Verantwortung.

Yavuz Yeğin – Murat Özyıldırım,Olba Kazıları 1. Yerleşim Tarihinin Tanıkları-Arkeolojik Malzeme Grupları Ankara 2025 ISBN 978-625-6925-88-5VI + 170 S./pp., zahlr Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 19 cm; broschiert/softcover

Nenad Cambi, Triptych of Studies. Essays of Ancient Sculptures / Triptih Studija: Eseji o antičkoj skulpturiSplit 2025ISBN 978-953-163-567-7 215 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 27 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover zweisprachig kroatisch - englischbilingual croatian - english

Mathias Harzhauser, System Change. Eine Geschichte von Sex, Feuer und den Kipp-Punkten des LebensWien 2025ISBN 978-3-903096-83-7168 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover Die letzten 3,8 Milliarden Jahre lang war die Geschichte des Lebens ein wilder Ritt. Eine absurde Abfolge aus Scheitern, Neustart, Innovation und gefährlichen Kipp-Punkten. Alles immer in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen »hausgemachten« geologischen Prozessen, tödlichen Bedrohungen aus dem All und den durchs Leben selbst ausgelösten Kaskaden an positiven oder negativen Feedback-Mechanismen. Überraschend oft hat die Erde ihr Aussehen grundlegend verändert. Sie hatte schwarze und violette Phasen, verwandelte sich in einen riesigen Schneeball und wurde zum tödlichen Wüstenplanet. Die wahren Herrscher in diesem Spiel: Mikroben! Sie haben die frühe Atmosphäre vernichtet, die Meere für Milliarden von Jahren wie mit Leichentüchern verhüllt und sogar Eiszeiten ausgelöst. Zugleich schufen sie die Grundlagen für die Entwicklung des höheren Lebens. Bücher über die Geschichte der Erde und über die Evolution des Lebens gibt es viele, doch noch in keinem wurde so kompakt und umfassend hinter die Kulissen des »Systems Erde« geblickt. Dabei vermittelt das Buch das nötige Rüstzeug, um sich auch mit möglichen Zukunftsszenarien des Planeten zu beschäftigen. Werden die Korallenriffe im sauren Meerwasser zugrunde gehen, weil sich das CO² der Atmosphäre wie vor 250 Millionen Jahren im Wasser löst? Oder wird das Methan der Kontinentalhänge schmelzen und wie vor 56 Millionen Jahren ein geologisch kurzes, aber für die Biosphäre verheerendes Supertreibhaus auslösen? Nach der Lektüre des Buches ist klar, seit wann es Schönheit gibt und warum Kühe zu Zwergen werden können!

Nikolay Nikolov,The Odrysian Dynasty in the Period of Macedonian Hegemony in Thrace and the Struggle of the Hellenistic Rulers for the Thracian Heritage (mid-4th – mid-2nd cent. BCE) / Одриската династия в периода на македонската хегемония в Тракия и борбата на елинистическите владетели за тракийското наследствоSofia 2025ISBN 978-619-7602-82-1450 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcoverbulgarisch mit englischer Zusammenfassung /bulgarian with english summaryThe object of the study is the Odrysian dynasty, and the subject is the processes that took place in it (including its historical development) in the period from the middle of the 4th to the middle of the 2nd century BCE. The main focus is placed on the state and development of the dynastic house of the Odrysians in the period of the Macedonian hegemony in Thrace and the subsequent era of aspirations toward the Thracian lands by the Hellenistic states – an era that ended with the beginning of the establishment of the military-political presence of the Roman Republic over the territory of the Balkan Peninsula. Table of contents Stefan YORDANOV. THE TERES’ DYNASTY IN DEFENSE OF THE POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF ITS DOMAINS. A NEW INVESTIGATION ON THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT THRACE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION AIM, OBJECTIVES AND FRAMEWORK OF THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SOURCES AND HISTORIOGRAPHY I. 1. HISTORICAL SOURCES I. 2. HISTORIOGRAPHY CHAPTER II. THE ODRYSIAN DYNASTY – POTESTARY-POLITICAL TRADITIONS II. 1. A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS OF GENESIS OF THE RULER’S INSTITUTION II. 1. 1. The King-Priest – a Rudimentary Type of “Power” II. 1. 2. The Role of the Sex-Age Stratification in the Genesis of the Ruler’s Institution – Old vs. Young, or Peacetime Chiefs vs. Wartime Chiefs II. 1. 3. Relics of the Traditional System of the Sex-Age Organization in Antiquity and Ancient Thrace II. 2. POWER AND SUCCESSION – THE ODRYSIAN FRATRIARCHAL-PARADYNASTIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT II. 2. 1. Principle of Succession II. 2. 2. Nature of Power and Separatist Tendencies II. 3. A GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE “EARLY” ODRYSIAN STATE AS A PARADIGM OF THE FRATRIARCHAL-PARADYNASTIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT II. 3. 1. The Paradynastic Institution II. 3. 2. The Reign of Kotys I and the Uprisings of Adamas/Adamantus and Milthocytes – an Episodes from the Fratriarchal Struggles among the Odrysians II. 3. 3. The Partition of the Odrysian State – a Model of Formation of “Subsidiary” Odrysian State Formations CHAPTER III. THE MACEDONIAN HEGEMONY IN THRACE (356–323 BCE) III. 1. STAGES OF MILITARY-POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MACEDONIAN HEGEMONY OVER THE LANDS OF THE DIVIDED ODRYSIAN STATE (356–341 BCE) III. 1. 1. Territorial Core of the Odrysians and Geographical Dimensions of their Military-Political Influence III. 1. 2. Between Ketriporis and Amatocos – Initial Steps of Philip II in Thrace (356–352 BCE) III. 1. 3. The First Campaign of Philip II against Kersebleptes – Knowing the Enemy (352/351 BCE) III. 1. 4. The Second Campaign of Philip II againt Kersebleptes and the Peace of Philocrates – the Forerunners of the Macedonian Hegemony in Thrace (346 BCE) III. 1. 5. The Third Campaign of Philip II against Kersebleptes (342/341 BCE) – the Submission of Thrace (?) III. 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MACEDONIAN HEGEMONY ACCORDING TO THE WRITTEN SOURCES ON THE CONQUESTS OF PHILIP II AND ALEXANDER III III. 2. 1. Main Patterns in the Policy of Conquest of Philip II – a Paradigm of Synthesis between the Macedonian’s Hegemony Ambitions and the Greeks’s Panhellenistic Dreams III. 2. 2. Main Patterns in the Policy of Conquest of Alexander III – Continuity and Evolution of the Philip’s Legacy III. 3. THE ODRYSIAN DYNASTY AND THE MACEDONIAN HEGEMONY IN THRACE (340–323 BCE) III. 3. 1. Presumed Odrysian Dynastic Centres after 341 BCE III. 3. 2. The Policy of Alexander III towards Thrace CHAPTER IV. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE THRACIAN HERITAGE (323–146 BCE) IV. 1. FROM PARADYNASTY TO DYNASTY – THE “SUBSIDIARY” ODRYSIAN AND POST-ODRYSIAN STATE FORMATIONS FROM THE END OF 4th TO THE END OF 3rd CENTURY BCE IV. 1. 1. Seuthes (III) and the Seuthopolian Dynasty IV. 1. 2. Spartokos, Skostokos (?) and the Dynastic House in Kabyle IV. 1. 3. Dromichaetes – the “Odrysian” Ruler of the Getae IV. 1. 4. Other Odrysian and post-Odrysian Dynastic Branches – Kotys (son of Raizdos), Kotys (father of Rhaskuporis), Sadala IV. 2. THRACE, THE ODRYSIANS AND LYSIMACHUS – THE DECLINE OF THE HEGEMONY OVER THRACE (323–281 BCE) IV. 2. 1. Lysimachus and the End of the Argeads (323–305/304 BCE) IV. 2. 2. Lysimachus the Basileus (305/304–281 BCE) – an Attempt to Establish a New Hegemony in Thrace (?) IV. 3. THE ASPIRATIONS FOR THE LYSIMACHUS’ LEGACY – THE “HELLENISTIC HEGEMONY” IN THRACE (281–221 BCE) IV. 3. 1. The Antigonid Dynasty – New Macedonian Ambitions towards Thrace IV. 3. 2. The Seleucid Dynasty – the Thracian Campaign of Antiochus II Teos IV. 3. 3. The Ptolemaic Dynasty – the Odrysian Diaspora in Egypt IV. 4. ROME AND THE ABOLITION OF THE HELLENISTIC STATUS QUO IN THRACE (221–146 BCE) IV. 4. 1. The Roman Republic and the Hellenistic Monarchies (221–188 BCE) – the Roman Dictates on Philip V and Antiochus III IV. 4. 2. Trends in the Expansion of the Roman Republic from the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 2nd century BCE IV. 4. 3. Thrace on the Verge of Two Eras (188–146 BCE) – the Odrysian Dynastic Line of Seuthes, Kotys and Teres CONCLUSION APPENDICES I. THE “LATE” ODRYSIAN RULERS: HISTORICAL FIGURES OR HISTORIOGRAPHICAL MYTH II. TEREUS = TERES (?), OR BETWEEN MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORY – DID THE ODRYSIAN LEGENDARY GENEALOGY EXIST? III. RESPONSES TO REVIEWERS’ COMMENTS SUMMARY IN ENGLISH BIBLIOGRAPHY

Víktoria Kiss, Bronze Age Life Stories from Hungary (3rd–2nd millennia BC)Budapest 2025ISBN 978-615-5766-79-4208 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Botond Rezi – Horia Ciugudean (eds.),The Bronze Age at the edge of the Carpathian basin : volume in honour of Carol Kacsó on the occasion of his 80th birthday / Epoca bronzului la fruntariile Bazinului carpatic : volum omagial în onoarea lui Carol Kacsó la împlinirea a 80 de aniCluj – Napoca 2025ISBN 978-606-020-925-6376 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Reyhan Gül Acar, Akşehir Müzesindeki Anadolu Selçuklu SikkeleriIstanbul 2025ISBN 978-625-5940-65-0166 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24 x 16 cm; broschiert/paperback  

Πέτρος Κοσμάς [= Petros Kosmas], Ελληνιστική Μήλος. Ιστορικά και αρχαιολογικά τεκμήρια[= Hellenistike Melos. Istorika kai archaiologika tekmeria]Athen 2025ISBN 978-960-571-680-6406 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24,5 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover Dieses Buch konzentriert sich auf die archäologischen Überreste von Milos während der hellenistischen Periode und analysiert systematisch die Grab- und Siedlungsdaten, die bei Ausgrabungen zutage kamen. Auf der Grundlage von Primärmaterial und modernen Methoden werden die Lebensweise, die Raumorganisation und die Bestattungspraktiken der Insel beleuchtet und ein umfassendes Bild der Stellung von Milos in der weiteren hellenistischen Welt vermittelt.This book focuses on the archaeological remains of Milos during the Hellenistic period and systematically analyzes the burial and settlement data that have come to light during excavations. Drawing on primary material and modern methods, it sheds light on the island's way of life, spatial organization and burial practices, providing a comprehensive picture of Milos' place in the wider Hellenistic world.

ETEOKPHTH – Eteokriti. Verein zur wissenschaftlichen Erforschung Kretas und der Ägäis (Hrsg.),ETEOKPHTIKA 8, 2023/2024Wien 2025ISBN 978-3-85161-326-158 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; geheftet/stitched

Münteha Dinç – Emre Taştemür (eds.),Antik Phrygia'nın merkezinde bir kent.Akmonia : 2014-2017 yılları arasındaki arkeolojik yüzey araştırmalarının sonuçlarıAnkara 2019ISBN 978-605-9636-61-2XI + 255 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Archaeological Museum of AbderaAthen 2025ISBN 978-960-386-727-256 S./pp., zahlr. Farb-Abb. / num. colour figs., 27 x 17 cm; broschiert/paperback

Ελένη Ανδρίκου / Eleni Andrikou, Μυκηναϊκή εγκατάσταση στο βορειοδυτικό άκρο της Καδμείας στη Θήβα [= Mykenaike engkatastase sto boreiodytiko akro tes Kadmeias ste Theba] (Δημοσιεύματα του Αρχαιολογικού Δελτίου, Αρ. 121 /  Demosieumata tou Archaiologikou deltiou, vol. 121)Athen 2025ISBN 978-960-386-723-4504 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb. / num. b/w-figs., 29 x 21 cm; broschiert/paperback

Angelos P. Matthaiou (ed.),ΠΕΡΙΗΓΗΤΗΣ. Πελοποννησιακὲς μελέτεςεἰς μνήμην Γ. Α. Πίκουλα (1956-2022) / Periegetes. Peloponnesiakes meletes eis mnemen G.A. Pikoulas (1956–2022) Athen 2025ISBN 978-618-5459-15-4408 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb. / num. b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/paperback

Konstantinos L. Zachos (ed.),The Victory Monument of Augustus at Nicopolis. The Tropaeum of the Sea Battle of Actium (Volume I & Volume II) Athen 2024ISBN 978-618-87125-0-8 (set) ISBN 978-618-87125-1-5 (vol. I)  ISBN 978-618-87125-2-2 (vol. II) Band/volume I: 424 S./pp., 576 Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 31,5 x 24,5 cm; kartoniert mit Schutzumschlag/hardcover with dust jacket Band/volume II: 392 S./pp., 456 Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 31,5 x 24,5 cm; kartoniert mit Schutzumschlag/hardcover with dust jacket The first two volumes of the three-part scholarly edition on the Victory Monument of Actium at Nicopolis highlight a monumental complex of fundamental importance for understanding early Roman imperial ideology and architecture. Erected by Octavian Augustus on the sacred hill of Apollo, the monument stands as a tangible expression of his victory at the Battle of Actium (31 B.C.E.) and of the profound political transformation that followed – the transition from the Roman Republic to the Principate, the new regime named after the title princeps, which would define Roman rule for centuries. Comprising 14 chapters and contributions by leading experts across disciplines, this two-volume work offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to the monument. As one of the first architectural projects of the Augustan era, combining the character of a victory tropaeum with that of a sacred cult site, the monument embodies the emerging imperial ideology and the consolidation of Augustus’ authority across three continents. This is a landmark publication of international relevance, addressed to the global scholarly community in archaeology, history, classical and humanistic studies, offering crucial insights into the transition to a new imperial world order.

Nikolaos K. Tasiopoulos,American, British and Irish travellers in Delos and Mykonos (16th - 19th centuries) Athen 2025ISBN 978-618-5721-12-1322 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 21 x 14 cm; broschiert/paperback This study refers to the British, Americans, and Irish who traveled to Greece and visited the sacred island of Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, as well as the island of Mykonos. It focuses on fifty-seven American, British, and Irish travelers who visited the Greek islands of the Archipelago over the course of four centuries (16th-19th), documenting their experiences and observations on the islands of Mykonos, Delos, and Renia. Upon returning to their homelands, they published their diaries or the letters they sent to friends or relatives, thus giving us the opportunity to learn about the life, customs, and economic conditions of the inhabitants of Mykonos, the fate of the antiquities of Delos, and the prehistoric relics of Renia during the years 1600 to 1900 A.D.

Ελένη Παπαγιάννη / Eleni Papagianni, Γλυπτά ρωμαϊκών χρόνων. Ευρήματα στον νομό Κιλκίς / Glypta Rhomaikon Chronon.  Thessaloniki 2025ISBN 978-960-12-2678-1117 S./pp., 61 S/W-Taf. / b/w-pls., 29 x 21 cm; broschiert/paperback

Ionel Cândea (ed.), The Thracians and Their Neighbours in Antiquity: Archaeology and History. Studies in Honor of Valeriu Sîrbu at his 70th AnniversaryBrăila 2020ISBN 978-606-654-403-0XXVIII + 562 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 23 x 17 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Αλέξανδρος Μαζαράκης Αινιάν / Alexandros Mazarakis Ainian (ed.), Αρχαιολογικό έργο Θεσσαλίας και Στερεάς Ελλάδας 6.Πρακτικά επιστημονικής συνάντησης, Βόλος, 1.-4.3.2018Τόμος Ι. ΘεσσαλίαArchaiologiko ergo Thessalias kai Stereas Elladas. 6. Praktika epistēmonikēs synantēsēs, Volos, 1.-4.3.2018Tomos I. ThessaliaAthen 2022 ISBN 978-960-386-469-1 (set, Band I + II)ISBN 978-960-386-470-7 [sic!] ISSN 1790-7039806 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover

Αλέξανδρος Μαζαράκης Αινιάν / Alexandros Mazarakis Ainian (ed.), Αρχαιολογικό έργο Θεσσαλίας και Στερεάς Ελλάδας 6. Πρακτικά επιστημονικής συνάντησης, Βόλος, 1.-4.3.2018 Τόμος ΙI. Στερεά ΕλλάδαArchaiologiko ergo Thessalias kai Stereas Elladas. 6. Praktika epistēmonikēs synantēsēs, Volos, 1.-4.3.2018 Tomos II. Sterea Ellada Athen 2022 ISBN 978-960-386-469-1 (set, Band I + II) ISBN 978-960-386-471-4 [sic!] ISSN 1790-7039 380 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover