Those of you who are familiar with our current office facility must be under the impression that we at Gorgias Press hibernate along with the animals during the winter. On the contrary, we do surface from time to time for our monthly staff potlucks, and in fact, we have had books streaming off the press. Check out our many new releases! Did you remember that Earth Day is coming up on April 22? Robert Murray's new book, The Cosmic Covenant, is timely reading as it deals with ecological issues among other things. For those of you who are concerned with the issue of religion and science, you will find interesting Roger Lenaers's book, Nebuchadnezzar's Dream or the End of a Medieval Catholic Church.

Here's a look at this month's eGorgias:

Drower's Folk-Tales of Iraq By Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley
A collection of folktales from Iraq, dating from the 1930s, found in the archives of the famous English Lady E. S. Drower (1879-1972), who was novelist, folklorist, specialist on the Mandaeans, and writer of travel accounts. The stories–carrying recognizable Near Eastern folk-tale features–feature monsters and heroes, maidens and fairies and they give a vivid picture of a now extinct oral folktale tradition. The Gorgias Press edition includes the 1931 tales as well as the previously unpublished tales.
ISBN 978-1-59333-360-7, Hardback, $120

Theodora By Gregorios Boulos Behnam
Theodora is a historical play showing that the Byzantine Empress Theodora (d. 548) was a saintly lady with sublime character and decorum. She was the daughter of a Syrian priest and belonged to the Syrian Church. She protected the Fathers of her church from the persecution of the Byzantine church and state.
ISBN 978-1-59333-314-0, Paperback, $29

Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus By Dirk Jongkind
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most famous and important manuscripts of the Bible. The book studies a variety of textual and non-textual phenomena of this manuscript in order to learn more about the individual scribes who were responsible for copying the text.
ISBN 978-1-59333-422-2, Hardback, $78

American Journal of Ancient History (New Series 2.2, 2003 [2007]) By T. Corey, ed. Brennan
The continuation of the historic American Journal of Ancient History this volume contains three articles: “Urartu and the Medikos logos of Herodotus” by Laura D. Steele, “‘The athletes of war’: An evaluation of the agonistic elements in Greek warfare” by John Dayton, and “Agesilaus’ Egyptian enterprise” by Stephen Ruzicka. This is volume 2, number 2 of the New Series (2003 [2007]).
ISBN 978-1-59333-746-9, Paperback, $50

The Origins of the Islamic State in 2 Volumes By abu-l 'Abbas Ahmad ibn-jabir Al-Baladhuri
This set is one of the most reliable sources on the beginnings of Islamic statehood. It covers the wars of Prophet Muhammad, the ridda wars, the conquests of Syria, Armenia, Egypt, the Maghrib, and the occupation of Iraq and Persia. The set also covers the spread of Islam into the outer-lying areas of the Middle East.
ISBN 978-1-59333-763-6, Hardback, $179

Studies in Arabic and Hebrew Letters in Honor of Raymond P. Scheindlin By Michael Rand and Jonathan P. Decter, eds.
This volume contains contributions, in English and Hebrew, on the following topics: Biblical criticism, Medieval Biblical lexicography, Classical and Post-Classical piyyut, Medieval Hebrew poetry and science, Judeo-Arabic poetry and epistolography, Classical Arabic poetry and prose, and the history of Jewish Studies in America.
ISBN 978-1-59333-701-8, Hardback, $86

The Military Consilium in Republican Rome By Pamela Delia Johnston
The consilium, or advisory council, is found in virtually every aspect of Roman life, especially in the military sphere. This work examines in detail the composition and workings of the commander's consilium in the mid-to late Republican period.
ISBN 978-1-59333-373-7, Hardback, $76

The History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu 'Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi By Nicholas August Koenig
Published for the first time in this book is the History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi (d. 870). Edited from a single manuscript by Nicholas Koenig, this study is as close as possible to a critical edition when only one manuscript survives.
ISBN 978-1-59333-766-7, Hardback, $62

Athos and its Monasteries By F. W. Hasluck
In this treatment of Mount Athos, perhaps the most famous of Greek monasteries, Hasluck takes the reader through an historical synopsis of the complex from the beginnings of Athos through the nineteenth century. Also included is a description of the history and architecture of the twenty sovereign monasteries on Mount Athos.
ISBN 978-1-59333-767-4, Hardback, $74

Negotiating Island Identities By Ina Berg
This volume interweaves archaeological data and current theoretical approaches to illuminate socio-economic strategies behind increasing imports and imitations of Minoan pottery shapes, styles and technologies in the Middle to Late Bronze Age Cyclades.
ISBN 978-1-59333-725-4, Hardback, $78

April is shaping up to be an exciting month for new Gorgias titles – be on the lookout for new releases in the next couple of weeks! We are pleased to be receiving the submissions of several new books and proposals, so keep on getting the word out that we are willing to look at quality proposals.

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream or The End of a Medieval Catholic Church by Roger Lenaers is now out, as is The Book of the Laws of Countries: A Dialogue on Free Will versus Fate, A Key-Word-in-Context Concordance by Jerome Alan Lund. Reprints of G. Elliot Smith’s classic The Ancient Egyptians and the Origin of Civilization and Frederick Carl Eiselen’s Sidon are now also out.

Many projects are in the wings for Ugaritic, Syriac, and Biblical studies as well. Gorgias Press is pleased to be continuing to work into the Classics field where a couple of new projects have come our way. Be sure to keep an eye on our website for new publications.

Keep on reading!

Steve Wiggins, Acquisitions Editor

Here is Dr. Gaunt's schedule from the information available as of April 6:

• May 3: Stanford University. Lecture at 7:30 p.m. at Tresidder Union, Cypress Room, 2nd floor, 459 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305.
• May 4: University of California at Berkeley. Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
• May 5: Ashur TV (Assyrian Satellite Program). Television interview at 11:00 a.m.
• May 6: California State University, Stanislaus. Lecture at 4:00 p.m. at Demergasso-Bava Hall, Room 166, 801 West Monte Vista Avenue, Turlock, CA 95832.
• May 8: California State University, Fresno
• May 9: Assyrian American Association of Southern California. Lecture at 7:00 p.m. at The Assyrian Center, 509 Cahuenga Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601.
• May 10: Loma Linda Broadcasting Network. Television interview 10:00 a.m.
• May 10: UCLA. Lecture at 6:00 p.m. at Moore Hall, Room 100 (use parking lot 6 at the corner of Westwood and Strathmore and follow signs), Los Angeles, CA 90095.
• May 11: Analysis Research and Planning for Armenia (ARPA Institute), Sherman Oaks, CA. Lecture at 7:00 p.m. at Merdinian Armenian Christian School, 13330 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, CA.

George Kiraz to speak at ARAM Conference

George Kiraz, President of Gorgias Press, will be one of the featured speakers at the ARAM Society Conference. The conference will be held at the Oriental Institute in Chicago, April 10-12. His paper, entitled, "Tabetha Syriac: Child Language Acquisition of Classical Syriac - The First Five Years," is a case study of none other than the CEO of Gorgias's Harp of the Gazelle imprint, Tabetha Kiraz, who speaks classical Syriac exclusively with her baba ("daddy", in case you're not familiar with the language!). You can read about Tabetha by clicking on the "Staff" link on the Gorgias Press home page. An abstract of George's paper will appear in the May eGorgias.

Gorgias Press at Dorushe Annual Graduate Student Conference on Syriac Studies

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, in cooperation with Beth Mardutho’s Dorushe Graduate Student Association, is pleased to announce the 2007 Dorushe Graduate Student Syriac Studies Conference. This year's conference will be held at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. on April 14-15, 2007. In addition to graduate student papers, Dr. David Taylor, Oxford University, will deliver keynote remarks. Don't forget to stop by the Gorgias Press table and say hello!

Gorgias Press at Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians

'Tis the season for conferences! Look for us at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians in Princeton, NJ, May 3-6, 2007 as well.