Gorgias Press

Founded in 2001 Gorgias Press is an independent academic publisher of books and journals related to history, languages, and religious studies, with specific areas of expertise in the Ancient Near East, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Classics, Early Christianity, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, and Syriac.

Gorgias [GOR-gee-us] Press was originally created by George and Christine Kiraz as a specialty press that could keep up with their research interests. With a background in computational linguistics, George Kiraz envisioned combining cutting-edge technology with humanities research. The new company would be completely online, with no physical storefront, and it would use automation and digital printing technology rather than traditional print runs. With these tools, the press could afford to publish rare and understudied topics that were previously considered unprofitable, and Gorgias soon became known for its pioneering work in language and linguistics, religion, and especially Syriac and Eastern Christianity.
Gorgias’ philosophy of “Publishing for the Sake of Knowledge” rather than profit, attracted a number of new authors, and the press’ areas of interest rapidly began to expand. Today, Gorgias Press publishes 50-60 new titles a year, including monographs, edited volumes, translations, and more, and Gorgias books can be found in academic collections all over the world.

American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 15.1) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 101
ISBN: 9781463206895
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 4 articles: Richard Saller, 'Domitian and His Successors: Methodological Traps in Assessing Emperors', K.M.
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 14.2) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 92
ISBN: 9781463206888
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 3 articles: Fritz Schachermeyr, 'Abbruch, Uberleben und Neuwerden am Beginn und am Ende der Antike', Ella Hermon, 'Les priscae latinae coloniae et la politique colonisatrice a Rome', Colin M. Wells, 'Celibate Soldiers: Augustus and the Army'.
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 14.1) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 108
ISBN: 9781463206871
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 3 articles: Robert E.A.
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 13.2) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 124
ISBN: 9781463206864
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 6 articles: Alessandro Barchiesi, 'Ovid the Censor', E. Badian, 'Which Metellus?
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 13.1) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 97
ISBN: 9781463206857
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 2 articles in memory of Fritz Schachermeyr: Gerhard Dobesch, 'Allgemeine Wurdigung', A.B.
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 12.2) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 98
ISBN: 9781463206840
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 3 articles: Pericles Georges, 'Darius in Scythia: The Formation of Herodotus' Sources and the Nature of Darius' Campaign', J. Linderski, 'A Missing Ponticus', Stephan Podes, 'Ekklesiastikon and Participation in Public Service in Classical Athens: Misleading Literary and Archaeological Evidence - and the Alternative?
American Journal of Ancient History (Vol 12.1) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 101
ISBN: 9781463206833
Pub Date: 03 Jan 2017
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: American Journal of Ancient History
Description:
The historic American Journal of Ancient History. This volume contains 4 articles: Gregory S. Bucher, 'The Annales Maximi in the Light of Roman Methods of Keeping Records', Duncan Fishwick, 'The Caesareum at Alexandria Again', Duncan Fishwick, 'A Ducking in the Tiber (Dio 61 [60],33,80)', Charles King, 'The Veracity of Ammianus Marcellinus' Description of the Huns'.
Cyrillona Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 349
ISBN: 9781463206079
Pub Date: 15 Dec 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Description:
Cyrillona (fl. 396) was a younger contemporary of Ephrem the Syrian whose work has been celebrated as comparable in both beauty and its significance for our understanding of early Syriac Christianity. This study reassesses conventional claims about the author’s identity, date, and the constitution of his corpus.
Contemporary Examinations of Classical Languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Greek) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 281
ISBN: 9781463206567
Pub Date: 12 Dec 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Ancient language study is becoming an increasingly sophisticated and complex discipline, as scholars not only consider methods being used by specialists of other languages, but also absorb developments in other disciplines to facilitate their own research investigations. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the scope of research papers offered here, invited and peer-reviewed by the ISLP.
A Unique Hebrew Glossary from India Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 146
ISBN: 9781463206130
Pub Date: 23 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Handbooks
Description:
This is the first-ever study of Judeo-Urdu, that is, the Hindi/Urdu language written in Hebrew script. It provides background and an introduction to the Judeo-Urdu corpus, presents nearly two hundred entries from one text — a Hebrew-Judeo-Urdu glossary — and analyzes the orthography, phonology, and morphology of Judeo-Urdu. Comparison is made to standard Hindi and Urdu, from which Judeo-Urdu diverges in many interesting ways.
Melilah: Manchester Journal of Jewish Studies (2015) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 161
ISBN: 9781463206222
Pub Date: 23 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Melilah: Manchester Journal of Jewish Studies (1759-1953)
Description:
Volume 12 of Melilah, an interdisciplinary electronic journal concerned with Jewish law, history, literature, religion, culture and thought in the ancient, medieval and modern eras.
Persian Martyr Acts under King Yazdgird I Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 91
ISBN: 9781463206239
Pub Date: 23 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Persian Martyr Acts in Syriac: Text and Translation
Description:
This volume presents five vivid tales of Christian martyrs from the fifth century. These accounts thematize the conflict between the martyrs' identity as Persian subjects loyal to the Zoroastrian king and their devotion to Christianity.
The Works of Cyrillona Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 230
ISBN: 9781463206062
Pub Date: 23 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Cyrillona (fl. 396) has been ranked among the foremost early Syriac poets since his work was rediscovered by scholars in the mid-19th century. His Holy Week discourses on the Last Supper, the Washing of the Feet, and the Institution of the Eucharist have become particularly well-known to western readers through quotations by such diverse authors as Hugo Rahner and Photina Rech.
The Center and the Source Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 488
ISBN: 9781463206468
Pub Date: 09 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
This book proposes a model for explaining unity and diversity in early Christianity that centers about a clear confessional identity, allowing both extreme expressions of diversity of texts and traditions while explaining the exclusion of teachers, texts, and traditions that deviated from the confessional norm.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 16 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 102
ISBN: 9781463206550
Pub Date: 08 Nov 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies. This volume includes articles by Sidney Griffith, Alexander Treiger, Aaron M. Butts, Jeanie Miller, Gagik G.
Essays in Global Color History Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 349
ISBN: 9781463205829
Pub Date: 14 Oct 2016
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
A collection of essays discussing historical, cultural and social aspects of color in the Ancient World and Pre-Columbian America (circa 3000 B.C.- 1000 A.