Ancient history Books

Book SynopsisBook 11, the first of the later books of the Annals to survive, narrates two years in the reign of Claudius, AD 478. While Claudius is busy with the duties of his censorship, his wife Messalina is having a very public love affair with the young aristocrat Silius that eventually ruins her. In a book that also treats German, eastern, and other Roman internal affairs, a third of the surviving narrative is devoted to the destruction of Messalina. Here we encounter the classic portrayal of a Claudius ignorant and manipulated by those around him in an extended narrative that shows Tacitus at his dramatic and cynical best. This edition of Book 11, the first scholarly one in English in over a hundred years, contains a full introduction, a newly-edited Latin text with apparatus, and a comprehensive commentary that illuminates historical, historiographical, textual, linguistic, and literary issues that arise from the narrative.Trade Review'… extremely useful and enlightening, with excellent introductions to the different episodes or scenes of book 11 … It deals with all matters that will help the reader reach a better understanding of the Tacitean text.' Antonio Ramírez de Verger, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Text; Commentary.

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Book SynopsisIn Greek mythology, the Muses are Memory''s daughters. Their genealogy suggests a deep connection between music and memory in Graeco-Roman culture, but how was this connection understood and experienced by ancient authors, artists, performers, and audiences? How is music remembered and how does it memorialize in a world before recording technology, where sound accumulated differently than it does today? This volume explores music''s role in the discourses of cultural memory, communication, and commemoration in ancient Greek and Roman societies. It reveals the many and varied ways in which musical memory formed a fundamental part of social, cultural, ritual, and political life in ancient Greek- and Latin-speaking communities, from classical Athens to Ptolemaic Alexandria and ancient Rome. Drawing on the contributors'' interdisciplinary expertise in art history, philology, performance studies, history, and ethnomusicology, eleven original chapters and the editors'' Introduction offer newTable of ContentsPart I. Approaching Music and Memory: Introduction Lauren Curtis and Naomi Weiss; 1. Music, Memory, and the (Ancient Greek) Imagination Mark Griffith; Part II. Music, Body, and Textual Archives: 2. Musical Memory on Delos: Theseus in the Archive and the Repertoire Sarah Olsen; 3. Remembered but not Recorded: The Strange Case of Rome's Maiden Chorus Lauren Curtis; 4. Incorporating Memory in Roman Song and Dance: The Case of the Arval Cult Zoa Alonso Fernández; Part III. Technologies of Musical Memory: 5. Do Alexandrians Dream of Electric Sound? Recording Music in the Early Ptolemaic Empire Yvona Trnka-Amrhein; 6. Teichoacoustics, or the Wall as Sonic Medium in Antiquity Peter McMurray; Part IV. Audience, Music, and Repertoire: 7. Iacchus Resonatus: Sound, Memory, and Salvation in Aristophanes' Frogs Tim Power; 8. Performance, Memory, and Affect: Animal Choruses in Attic Vase Painting Naomi Weiss; 9. Meter, Music, and Memory in Roman Comedy Timothy J. Moore; Part V. Music and Memorialization: 10. Sirens on the Edge of the Classical Attic Funerary Monument Seth Estrin; 11. Music as Mnēma on Athenian White-Ground Lekythoi Sheramy D. Bundrick.

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Book SynopsisCyrus the Great was a celebrity of the ancient world, the founder of one of the first world empires in the ancient Near East, whose life and deeds were celebrated through the many stories told about him, then and for millennia.This book offers an analysis of these stories, locating them within the rich storytelling cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East. Although there are few fixed points in Cyrus' career, it is possible to see through these narratives the way his kingship developed so he became not just the instrument of the gods, but also their companion. Mitchell explores what these stories reveal about the different societies and cultures who engaged with the mythology surrounding Cyrus in order to examine their own conceptions of great men, leadership, kingship, and power. Such was his celebrity in antiquity that the stories about his kingship have remained influential over the course of two and a half thousand years into the modern era.Trade Review"A central merit of the book is the demonstration of the rich pool of storytelling that existed in the Near East [...] Out of it all Lynette Mitchell draws a fascinating story of a historical figure who became a legend. The result is an interesting, well-researched and inspiring book." - Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Cyrus: A Near Eastern King; 3. Cyrus’ Birth Stories; 4. Cyrus and the Medes; 5. Cyrus as Cosmic Warrior; 6. Cyrus: An Exemplary Death; 7. Conclusion; Appendix A: Translation of the Cyrus Cylinder (Irving Finkle).

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Book SynopsisThe Birth of the Athenian Community elucidates the social and political development of Athens in the sixth century, when, as a result of reforms by Solon and Cleisthenes (at the beginning and end of the sixth century, respectively), Athens turned into the most advanced and famous city, or polis, of the entire ancient Greek civilization. Undermining the current dominant approach, which seeks to explain ancient Athens in modern terms, dividing all Athenians into citizens and non-citizens, this book rationalizes the development of Athens, and other Greek poleis, as a gradually rising complexity, rather than a linear progression. The multidimensional social fabric of Athens was comprised of three major groups: the kinship community of the astoi, whose privileged status was due to their origins; the legal community of the politai, who enjoyed legal and social equality in the polis; and the political community of the demotai, or adult malTrade Review"(…) the wealth of material used is apparent, especially the extensive bibliography, the bulk of which includes relevant literature not limited to just English titles. In addition, the author offers an extensive index that works well." - Anja Pfeiffer, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften, Abteilung für Alte Geschichte, Universität Bonn."This book will instantly become indispensable to academics for its extension and modification of Greek kinship, legal, and political groups, which are illuminated with unprecedented clarity. This is a unique achievement… Summing Up: Essential. Graduate students and faculty." - CHOICE, September 2018."(...) a fresh insight into the early history of Athens, which provides an interesting angle for new studies on the social organisation of Archaic communities and the wider development of Greek concepts of citizenship. It encompasses an impressive range of scholarship and engages in a number of controversial scholarly debates with an original and often persuasive voice. But its main contribution lies beyond doubt in its nuanced discussion of citizenship and its impact on the political and legal rights of an individual—a subject as relevant today as it was to Aristotle." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review"The special merit of this book is to question the rigid and schematic view of the Athenian population through the prism of civil rights and to offer a fresh, unorthodox perspective on the composition of Athenian society." - Rafal Matuszewski, Art History"The book raises many other issues for debate...the undermining of the unitary conception of Athenian citizenship is undoubtedly an important step forward." - Kostas Vlassopoulos, Greece and RomeTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Part One: The kinship community. 1. The Athenian kinsme.n 2. Solon’s organization of the kinship community. Part Two: The legal community. 3. Politeia and politai. 4. Solon and the Athenian politeia. Part Three: The political community. 5. Politeia and politics. 6. Cleisthenes and the emergence of the political community. Epilogue: Approximating the Athenian community, Appendices, Indices, Select Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe Foundations of Celestial Reckoning gives the reader direct access to the foundational documents of the tradition of calculation created by astronomers of the early Chinese empire between the late second century BCE and the third century CE. The paradigm they established was to shape East Asian thought and practice in the field of mathematical astronomy for centuries to come. It was in many ways radically different from better known traditions of astronomy in other parts of the ancient world. This book includes full English translations of the first three systems of mathematical astronomy adopted for use by imperial astronomical officials, together with introductory material explaining the origin and nature of each system, and a general introduction to the work as a whole. The translations, which are accompanied by the original Chinese text, give a consistent rendering of all technical terms, and include detailed explanatory notes. The text in which the second of Trade ReviewChristopher Cullen's expert translations and commentaries provide long-needed access to three foundational texts of Chinese astronomy, and an opening to a much wider understanding of an ancient scientific tradition comparable in richness and sophistication to that of the Mesopotamians and Greeks.- Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, USA"This book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of researching on Chinese systems. I highly recommend this important and well-written book for historians of science and all who are interested in Chinese mathematical astronomy."- Tang Quan, Xianyang Normal University, Journal for the History of Astronomy, August 2017"Cullen has provided another excellent contribution toward making Chinese astronomical texts available to a wider audience and giving the history of Chinese mathematical astronomy its well-deserved place within the general history of non-Western and premodern astronomy."- Benno van Dalen, Isis journal, March 2018 "This volume will be a fundamental for the study of the history of ancient astronomy, not only Chinese, but also Arabic and, because of the transmission of Arabic astronomy to Byzantium in the late period Byzantine." - Touwaide, Byzantinische Zeitschrift issue 110 (= 2017/4). Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU "This is an ideal volume for the new series Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. The tradition of scientific astronomy in China rivals that of Mesopotamia and the Classical world in complexity and sophistication, but whereas almost all the central documents of Greek astronomy and a large part of those from Babylonia are accessible in good translations and commentaries, only a tiny fraction of the abundant Chinese astronomical literature can be consulted by scholars who do not read Chinese." Michael Loewe, University of Cambridge "It will form a most valuable contribution both for specialist readers in the sciences and in Chinese studies, by providing access to primary source material not easily known or readily understood. It will fill a deficiency in secondary writing that concerns both the history of science and China’s own science and technology. The book is to be welcomed."Table of ContentsChapter 1. General IntroductionA. The world of early imperial ChinaB. What was a li 曆, and what did it do?C. How did a li work?D. DatesE. How was a li calculated?F. How were the data of a li determined?G. A note on translating computational proceduresH. Arrangement of the textI. Works consultedChapter 2. The Triple Concordance astronomical system: San tong li 三統曆I. IntroductionA. An astronomical system and its creatorB. Structure of the systemC. Organisation of the textD. Text usedII. Text, translation and commentsA. Concordance constantsB. Sequence ConstantsC. The Five PacersD. Concordance WorkingsE. Sequence WorkingsF. Year WorkingsG. [The Twelve Stations]H. The 28 LodgesI. [The Nine Roads]J. [Concordances and Rule Heads]K. APPENDIX 1: Intercalations in theory and practiceChapter 3. The Han Quarter Remainder system: Han si fen li 漢四分曆I. IntroductionA. The system and its backgroundB. Authorship of the textC. Structure of the systemD. Organisation of the textE. Methods of calculationF. Text usedII. Text, translation and commentsA. Methods for [astronomical] systemsB. Basic solar and lunar constantsC. [Lunar eclipse constants]D. Procedures for sun and moonE. Planetary constantsF. Planetary ProceduresG. Planetary MotionsH. [Months, qi and lodges]I. [The solar table]J. The system originK. DiscussionChapter 4. The Uranic Manifestation astronomical system: Qian xiang li乾象曆I. IntroductionA. Liu Hong and his workB. The historical background of Liu Hong’s workC. The structure of the systemD. Organisation of the textE. The question of ‘months’ and the finding of true lunar motionF. Text usedII. Text, translation and commentsA. [System Origin]B. [Basic solar and lunar constants]C. [Predicting times of lunar and solar events]D. [Predicting positions of sun and moon]E. [Lunar eclipses]F. [Predicting hexagrams and phases in effect]G. [Finding times of day of events]H. Advance and retardationI. [Retardation and acceleration of lunar motion]J. [Lunar speed sequence]K. [Lunar speed constants]L. [Calculating true lunar motion]M. [Lunar latitude]N. [Constants for lunar latitude]O. [Calculating lunar latitude]P. [Epoch; repeated]Q. Predictions for the Five Stars [sc. planets]R. [Constants for the Five Planets]S. Predictions for the Five PlanetsT. [Planetary Phases]U. [Planetary Motions]Chapter 5. Han discussions of astronomical systems and their development: two texts I. IntroductionII. Ban Gu 班固 on li c. 90 CEA. [Astronomical systems from High Antiquity to Qin]B. [The Grand Inception reform]C. [Zhang Shouwang]D. [Liu Xiang and Liu Xin]III. The Documentary Collection of Cai Yong 蔡邕 and Liu Hong 劉洪, 178 CEA. [Materials presented]B. [Failure of the Grand Inception system in early Eastern Han; proposals for revision deferred.]C. [Observed errors in lunar eclipse predictions in 62 - 69 CE lead to experiments in partial use of Quarter Remainder methods.]D. [The fruitless discussions of 66 CE; increased divergence of prediction from observation; Zhangdi’s commission of 85 CE to Bian Xin and Li Fan.]E. [The edict of March 18th 85 CE reviews the imperative need for revision, and commands use of the Quarter Remainder system.]F. [Bian Xin and Deng Fan propose use of an initial long month; Jia Kui successfully controverts this.]G. [The memorial of Jia Kui, 92 CE]H. [103 CE: The edict to construct Jia Kui’s instrument; failure of officials to use it.]I. [Jia Kui on the varying speed of lunar motion]J. [Editorial note on two late Eastern Han attempts to reconstruct a ‘Nine Roads’ procedure for the moon]K. [Seasonal changes in clepsydra graduations]L. [Eastern Han disputes on system origin: introduction.]M. [Lunar eclipses: Eastern Han discussions.]BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisUsing the results of archaeological techniques, and examining methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of the rise of Rome.The Beginnings of Rome offers insight on major issues such as: Rome's relations with the Etruscans the conflict between patricians and plebeians the causes of Roman imperialism the growth of slave-based economy. Answering the need for raising acute questions and providing an analysis of the many different kinds of archaeological evidence with literary sources, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject available, and is essential reading for students of Roman history.Trade Review'T.J Cornell's synthesis of early Roman history has some great virtues: it is learned, up-to-date and readable.' – London Review of Books'Cornell's lucid review of what we know of early Rome (to 264 BC) is excellent value ... The book is warmly recommended.' – JACT Review'Cornell's is the most authoritative study of early Roman history to have been written by a single author since Beloch's Romanische Geschichte of 1926. The Beginnings of Rome is an authoritative, important, and timely book from which we are all benefiting, and from which much subsequent study of early Rome will start.' – The Classical Review'Cornell's is the most authoritative study of early Roman history to have been written by a single author since Beloch's Romanische Geschichte of 1926. The Beginnings of Rome is an authoritative, important, and timely book from which we are all benefiting, and from which much subsequent study of early Rome will start.' - The Classical ReviewTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Pre-Roman Background; Chapter 3 The Origins of Rome; Chapter 4 The Rise of the City-state; Chapter 5 Traditional History; Chapter 6 The Myth of ‘Etruscan Rome’; Chapter 7 The Reforms of Servius Tullius; Chapter 8 The Power of Rome in the Sixth Century; Chapter 9 The Beginnings of the Roman Republic; Chapter 10 Patricians and Plebeians; Chapter 11 The Twelve Tables; Chapter 12 Wars and External Relations, 509-345 bc; Chapter 13 The Emancipation of the Plebs; Chapter 14 The Roman Conquest of Italy; Chapter 15 Rome in the Age of the Italian Wars;

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays explores the rhetoric and practices surrounding views on life after death and the end of the world, including the fate of the individual, apocalyptic speculation and hope for cosmological renewal, in a wide range of societies from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Byzantine era.The 42 essays by leading scholars in each field explore the rich spectrum of ways in which eschatological understanding can be expressed, and for which purposes it can be used. Readers will gain new insight into the historical contexts, details, functions and impact of eschatological ideas and imagery in ancient texts and material culture from the twenty-fifth century BCE to the ninth century CE. Traditionally, the study of eschatology (and related concepts) has been pursued mainly by scholars of Jewish and Christian scripture. By broadening the disciplinary scope but remaining within the clearly defined geographical milieu of the Mediterranean, this volume enables its readers tTrade Review"[N]ot only does Eschatology in Antiquity provide an up-to-date examination of specific eschatological texts/themes/materials from across antiquity, it also creates a unique opportunity for comparison and contrast across an extensive breadth of cultural and historical milieux.... The significance of this volume’s unique scope cannot be overstated and should be considered the culmination of several recent trends in eschatological scholarship... [T]he volume is highly accessible to both non-specialists and undergraduates... In sum, Eschatology in Antiquity will be a valuable resource for anyone broadly interested in eschatology in the ancient world. Not only does this volume provide accessible, up-to-date examinations of key texts, cultures, and materials but it combines this with a previously unrealised opportunity for comparison and contrast via its unprecedented breadth of scope (geographically, temporally, and culturally)." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review"The volume is an impressive collection of studies...even in cases where I disagree with the conclusions, the papers are stimulating food for thought." - The Classical ReviewTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction, Helen Van Noorden, Hilary Marlow and Karla Pollmann; Section 1: Ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible; 1 Beyond the Future: Mesopotamian Perceptions of the Very End, Dina Katz; 2 Individual and Universal Eschatology in Zoroastrianism, Leon Goldman; 3 Egyptian Oracles and the Afterlife, Alexandre Loktionov; 4 Eschatology in the Book of Isaiah: Multiple Perspectives on the Promised Times, Uta Schmidt; 5 "As I Looked": Visionary Experiences and Conceptions of Place in the Book of Ezekiel, Hilary Marlow; 6 Daniel and Daniel Apocalyptica, Lester L. Grabbe; Section 2: Greek World; 7 Beyond the Stream of the Ocean: Hades, the Aethiopians and the Homeric eschata, George A. Gazis; 8 ‘Orphic’ Eschatologies? Varying Visions of the Afterlife in Greek Thought, Radcliffe Edmonds; 9 Eschatological Visions in Pindar and Empedocles, Chiara R. Ciampa; 10 Plato’s Myths, the Soul and its Intra-cosmic Future, Alex Long; 11 Contemplating the End of Roman Power: Polybius' Histories in Context, Nicolas Wiater; Section 3: Jewish Texts of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods; 12 Protology and Eschatology in the Enochic Traditions, Gabriele Boccaccini; 13 Dreams and Visions of Eschatological Trees in The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1-36), Frances Flannery; 14 Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Dead Sea Scrolls: The End as Counter-Cultural Discourse on Society and Creation, Albert Hogeterp; 15 Returning from the Diaspora of the Soul: Eschatology in Philo of Alexandria, Sami Yli-Karjanmaa; 16 End Times and Ending Times in 4 Ezra, Carla Sulzbach; 17 Eschatology in the Early Jewish Pseudepigrapha and the Early Christian Apocrypha, Lorenzo DiTommaso; Section 4: Etruscan and Roman Worlds; 18 Etruscan eschata, L. Bouke van der Meer; 19 Hope and Empire in Ciceronian Eschatology, Jed W. Atkins; 20 Lucretius ‘On the Nature of Things’: Eschatology in an Age of Anxiety, Alessandro Schiesaro; 21 Eschatological Temporalities in Vergil’s Elysium, Giovanna Laterza; 22 The End is the Beginning is the End: Apocalyptic Beginnings in Augustan Poetry, Elena Giusti; 23 Eschatology in Seneca: The Senses of an Ending, Gareth Williams; 24 Enduring Death and Remembering the Apocalypse: Identity, Timespace, and Lucanian Paradoxes, Katharine M. Earnshaw; 25 Popular Eschatological Visions in the Roman Empire, Jerry Toner; 26 Four Eschatological Emperors: Augustus, Nero, Vespasian and Hadrian, Christopher Star; Section 5: New Testament texts; 27 The End of the Temple or the End of the World? 1st Century Eschatology in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, Sarah Underwood Dixon; 28 The End—What and When? Eschatology in Luke-Acts, Steve Walton; 29 Eschatology in the Gospel of John and the Johannine Epistles, Jörg Frey; 30 Eschatology—Pauline and Catholic Epistles, Eve-Marie Becker; 31 The Book of Revelation: The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ, Christopher Rowland; Section 6: Late Antiquity and Byzantine World; 32 Eschatology in Origen from Alexandria, Anders-Christian Jacobsen; 33 Eschatology in Early Christian Poetry, Nikolaus Klassen; 34 The Eschatological Thought of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, Sergey Trostyanskiy; 35 Knowing One’s Place: Eschatological Thought in Augustine, Karla Pollmann; 36 Eschatological Motifs and Patterns of Thought in Christian Hagiography, Peter Gemeinhardt; 37 Syriac Eschatology in Antiquity, Witold Witakowski; 38 Eschatology and Anti-Jewish Polemic: Examples from the Armenian Tradition, Zaroui Pogossian; 39 Early Muslim Apocalypses and their Origins, David Cook; 40 Christian Eschatology in Late Antique/Byzantine Egypt, David Frankfurter; 41 Symbols, Icons, Liturgy: Eschatology in Early Christian Art, Vladimir Cvetkovic; 42 Eschatology in the Apocalyptic Revival in Judaism (6th-9th centuries CE) in its Historical Context, Philip Alexander; Index of names and subjects

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Book SynopsisPhilostratus is one of the greatest examples of the vitality and inventiveness of the Greek culture of his period, at once a one-man summation of contemporary tastes and interests and a strikingly individual re-inventor of the traditions in which he was steeped. This Roman-era engagement with the already classical past set important precedents for later understandings of classical art, literature and culture. This volume examines the ways in which the labyrinthine Corpus Philostrateum represents and interrogates the nature of interpretation and the interpreting subject. Taking interpretation' broadly as the production of meaning from objects that are considered to bear some less than obvious significance, it examines the very different interpreter figures presented: Apollonius of Tyana as interpreter of omens, dreams and art-works; an unnamed Vinetender and the dead Protesilaus as interpreters of heroes; and the sophist who emotively describes a gallery full of paintings, depTrade Review"Philostratus: Interpreters and Interpetation is a stimulating, focused and coherent first book and first contribution to a new series. It should, as the author hopes with a traditional envoi in his last paragraph, happily encourage further research in an important area of understanding the Greek culture of the Roman Empire."- Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge, UK, Byrn Mawr Classical Review 2018Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Mimēsis and the Active Interpreter in the VA and Heroicus 3 Limitations on Infallibility: Containing the Interpretive Voices in the VA and Heroicus 4 The Transcendent Interpreter in the VA and Heroicus 5 The Imagines: The Deeds and Appearances of Heroes 6 The Imagines: Reflexive Landscapes 7 The Sophist on Sophists: Vitae Sophistarum 8 The Desirous Interpreter: Philostratus’ Letters 9 Reading Nature and Culture: Gymnasticus and Dialexis 10 Conclusion: Mimēsis and Paideia Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis volume casts a fresh look at the multifaceted expressions of diachronic Hellenisms. A distinguished group of historians, classicists, anthropologists, ethnographers, cultural studies, and comparative literature scholars contribute essays exploring the variegated mantles of Greek ethnicity, and the legacy of Greek culture for the ancient and modern Greeks in the homeland and the diaspora, as well as for the ancient Romans and the modern Europeans. Given the scarcity of books on diachronic Hellenism in the English-speaking world, the publication of this volume represents nothing less than a breakthrough. The book provides a valuable forum to reflect on Hellenism, and is certain to generate further academic interest in the topic. The specific contribution of this volume lies in the fact that it problematizes the fluidity of Hellenism and offers a much-needed public dialogue between disparate viewpoints, in the process making a case for the existence and viability of such a polyphony.Trade Review'This volume offers a penetrating and multifaceted analysis of Hellenic identity from antiquity to the present day. It includes contributions from some of the world's leading scholars and ranges across fields as diverse as history, literature, anthropology, psychoanalysis, cinema, and diaspora studies. This is a fascinating exploration of how Greeks, past and present, at home and abroad, have employed language, religion, cultural memories, folkways, intellectual discourses, conceptions of time, and ethnographic self-representations to proclaim an identity that has had to respond and adapt to the varying conditions of imperialism, conquest, displacement, as well as to the perceived status of Greece within the European and global imagination.' Jonathan M. Hall, University of Chicago, USA 'Although the permutations of Hellenism have been a deeply influential aspect of Western history and culture, usually they have been approached in a geographically and chronologically limited way and by relatively traditional methods. This volume breaks new ground by exploring Hellenic identities more broadly in their richly multifaceted versions through time, and by drawing on some of the most exciting innovations in cultural studies, literary and historical disciplines, anthropology, and other fields. Five chapters trace the development of Hellenisms from antiquity to the Middle Ages, four follow the emergence of Hellenism and Philhellenism in modern Greece and Europe, and the last five investigate the impact of Hellenism on Greece and the Greek diaspora. This is a book which will be of enormous interest not only to specialists of all Greek periods but also to scholars analyzing the transmission and reception of cultural models through history. As a whole, it argues convincingly that the study of the Greeks and of Hellenisms should be intertwined.' Vassilis Lambropoulos, University of Michigan, USATable of ContentsContents: Preface; Introduction, Katerina Zacharia; Part I Hellenic Culture and Identity from Antiquity to Byzantium: Herodotus' 4 markers of Greek identity, Katerina Zacharia; Greek identity in the archaic and classical periods, Simon Hornblower; Greek identity in the Hellenistic period, Stanley Burstein; Graecia capta: the confrontation between Greek and Roman identity, Ronald Mellor; Hellenic identity, Romanitas and Christianity in Byzantium, Claudia Rapp. Part II Cultural Legacies: Travelling Hellenisms: Mediterranean Antiquity, European Legacies and Modern Greece: Philhellenism, cosmopolitanism, nationalism, Glenn Most; Philhellenic promises and Hellenic visions: Korais and the discourses of the enlightenment, Olga Augustinos; Hellenism and the making of modern Greece: time language, space, Antonis Liakos; The quest for Hellenism: religion, nationalism and collective identities in Greece, 1453-1913, Dimitris Livanios. Part III Ethnic Identity: Places, Contexts, Movement. Facets of Hellenism: Hellas, Europe, Modern Greece, Diaspora: Dreams of treasure: temporality, historicization, and the unconscious, Charles Stewart; Cultural difference as national identity in modern Greece, Peter Mackridge; 'Reel' Hellenisms: perceptions of Greece in Greek cinema, Katerina Zacharia; Against cultural loss: immigration, life history, and the enduring 'vernacular', Yiorgos Anagnostou; Greek-American identity: what women's handwork tells us, Artemis Leontis; Bibliography; Select glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin.It presents versions of Cinderella, The Emperorâs New Clothes, Snow White, The Frog Prince and a host of others where the similarities to familiar âmodernâ versions far outweigh the differences. Here we find Cinderella as a courtesan, Snow White coming to a tragic end or an innocent heroine murdering her sisters. We find an emperorâs new clothes where the flatterers compare him to Alexander the Great, or a pair of adulterers caught in a magic trap. Tantalising fragments suggest that there is more to be discovered: we can point to a Sleeping Beauty where the girl takes on the green colouring of the surrounding wood, or we encounter a Rumpelstiltskin connected to a mystery cult. The overall picture suggests a much richer texture of popular tale as a fascinating new legacy of antiquity.This volume breaks down the traditional barriers between Classical Mythology and the fairy tale, and will be an invaluable resource for anyone working on the history of fairy tales and folklore.Table of Contents1. Introduction: who’s been telling my tale? 2. The classic fairy tale: Cupid and Psyche 3. Arts of variation: Cinderellas and Snow Whites 4. Otherworldly encounters 5. Siren women 6. Rewards and punishments I 7. Rewards and punishments II: three innocent slandered maidens 8. Tricksters 9. Traditional heroes, magic objects 10. Animal tales 11. Tiny people 12. Miscellaneous tales Appendix 1: the Sleeping Beauty (ATU 410, The Petrified Kingdom) Appendix 2: some fragmentary hints

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2023 CSBS'' Frank W. Beare Award.Honourable Mention for Best Book in Jewish Studies from the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies.This engaging and accessible textbook provides an introduction to the study of ancient Jewish and Christian women in their Hellenistic and Roman contexts.This is the first textbook dedicated to introducing women's religious roles in Judaism and Christianity in a way that is accessible to undergraduates from all disciplines. The textbook provides brief, contextualising overviews that then allow for deeper explorations of specific topics in women's religion, including leadership, domestic ritual, women as readers and writers of scripture, and as innovators in their traditions. Using select examples from ancient sources, the textbook provides teachers and students with the raw tools to begin their own exploration of ancient religion. An introductory chapter provides an outline of commonTrade Review"Attentive to our learning conditions and lived contexts, Parks, Sheinfeld, and Warren provide an often candid and accessible entrée into the study of women in ancient Judaism and Christianity. Their incredible new book guides us into both the scope and depth of the study of this complicated, yet exciting world, boosted by a range of creative, reflexive, and relevant exercises. This dynamic team of scholars has made an engaging and interactive textbook like no other!" - Joseph A. Marchal, Ball State University, USA"The goal of this book is to be a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to incorporate Jewish and Christian women in their Greco-Roman contexts into courses on the ancient Mediterranean. By providing methodology and context chapters, the authors situate students and instructors both for a rich learning experience. Written at an accessible register using a vast range of source materials and with numerous explanatory boxes, illustrations, and useful discussion questions, this book will prove invaluable in diverse courses - from religious studies, to ancient history, to women’s and gender studies, and even race and ethnicity." - Rebecca Futo Kennedy, Denison University, USA."Sara Parks, Shayna Sheinfeld, and Meredith Warren have co-authored an engaging and pedagogically intelligent textbook, which provides a very constructive reading experience for both teachers and students. The book shines in the way it explains the relevance and purpose of gendered approaches, including why questions of gender have been ignored in the past, why they matter, why it is difficult to study them, and how to study them. The book is also delightfully up-to-date regarding teaching practices and platforms, as is shown, for instance, by the helpful suggestions involving the use of breakout rooms or Google map tours. (...) The textbook provides a wealth of insights into the study of gender in antiquity and a precious addition to the teaching resources available." - Elisa Uusumaki, Revue de Qumran"Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean is, first and foremost, an undergraduate textbook. However, it will easily appeal to anyone who’s really serious about studying women and gender in the history of Judaism and Christianity. (...) This thorough text begins by laying out a solid hermeneutical framework in the first four chapters. The authors provide key techniques and definitions needed in the study of gender from roughly 300 BCE to 300 CE. These chapters also provide an accessible overview of history, gender, positionality, religion, and canons of scripture. (...) The remaining six chapters are thematic, utilizing the tools and cumulative understanding of the first four chapters to address questions about women and gender in ancient Judaism, the early Jesus movement, religion in the daily life of women, women in literature, martyrdom accounts, and subsequent history. The breadth of literary and archaeological explorations is truly exceptional and enlightening. Regular recaps and summaries, detailed glossaries, informational sidebars, and suggested activities for learners significantly add to the value of this text, making it a well-rounded resource. (...) The authors have “built a kind of ‘people’s history’ that gives at least a small glimpse into the elusive stories of non-elite people in antiquity” (p. 320). This interdisciplinary achievement is precisely what makes their textbook such a singularly valuable resource for any reader curious about the status of women during this important period of history" - Mark M. Mattison, Christian Feminism TodayTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Religious Systems of Antiquity 3. Bodies of Literature 4. Accessing Ancient Sources 5. Ancient Judaism 6. Early Jesus Movement 7. Religion in Daily Life: From Birth to Death 8. Women as Consumers, Characters, and Creators of Literature 9. (Wo)manly Ways of Dying 10. The Second Century and Beyond

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Book SynopsisLivy's Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the socio-political canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City). This theoretically informed study of Livy's monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian's treatment of Rome's evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the socio-cultural contexts informing the narrative, the author's background, the literary landscape of Livy''s Rome, and the subsequent historiographical commentary, this volume offers a comprehensive, coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in Ab Urbe Condita relating to women as agents of historical change.As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists, Livy's Women will also beTrade Review"K.’s book is essential for students and scholars interested in the study and narrative composition of the end of the Republic. It is an exhaustive and rigorous work on Livy’s literary expertise and his practical incorporation of women as relevant actors at crucial moments in the history of Rome." - The Classical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Tables; Foreword: Setting the Scene; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: AUC history: women and the art of exemplary storytelling; Chapter Two: Gendered collectives in Livy: the agmen mulierum and independent female demonstrations in AUC history; Chapter Three: The rhetoric of the unfamiliar other: non-Roman women in AUC history; Chapter Four: Topoi, tropes and the female: the rhetorical memory of the annalist tradition; Afterword: Final Observations; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisAncient Egypt: The Basics offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the history, archaeology and influence of this fascinating civilization. Coverage includes: A survey of Egyptian history from its earliest origins to the coming of Islam Life and death in ancient Egypt Key archaeological discoveries and important characters Egypt's impact and reception through to the modern day Lively and engaging, this is an indispensable resource for anyone beginning their studies of Egyptian history, culture and archaeology, and a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the country's long and captivating past. Trade Review“An entertaining and informative introduction to the ancient land of the pharaohs, written with great enthusiasm and humour. New Egyptologists – start here!” - Joyce Tyldesley, The Manchester Museum, UK“Intrinsically appealing and engrossing, Ryan uses his extensive background in archaeology and Egyptology, along with a refreshing dose of humour, to take readers on an amazing journey through more than 3000 years of Ancient Egyptian history. This must-read book should find its way into every Egyptophile’s reading list, and those who have it will not be able to put it down.” - Monica Bontty, University of Louisiana, USA"...as an introductory guide for beginners or handy reference for those wishing to put their specialist knowledge into context, this is an essential volume to have on your bookshelf!" - Ancient Egypt magazine Dr. Monica Bontty, University of Louisiana at Monroe "Ancient Egypt has long captured the imagination of people because of its antiquity, glamour and exciting archaeological finds. In the eyes of many, it is shrouded in mystery and myth. The proposal offers an extremely informative introduction to ancient Egypt. It is a concise and user-friendly book, and exactly what a novice needs to explore the wonders of this fascinating culture at a reasonable price." Joyce Tyldesley, University of Manchester, UK "My overall opinion of the proposal is very positive. The proposal describes a book which is well-designed within the Basics series - within the confines of word-length, the book will provide an excellent introduction to the key aspects of ancient Egypt and its modern study.The author is an expert in the field of Egyptology, and so he is more than competent to write on the subject of ancient Egypt. In my experience of his previously published work, he does so in a clear and lively manner. As the brief CV attached to his proposal makes clear, Donald Ryan is well-experienced in producing work which explains the complexities of ancient Egypt, and the work of Egyptologists, to a wide general readership without losing authority." Stacy Davidson, Johnson County Community College "There are many introductory texts on ancient Egypt and most cover the same material. However, the author’s tone and how the material is presented are usually the most important factors for holding a reader’s attention. Dr. Ryan is a prolific author and is knowledgeable on how to sustain the interest of a general audience."Table of Contents1. Ancient Egypt: the loss and rediscovery of a civilization2. Life and death in Ancient Egypt3. Ancient Egypt: the earlier years4. The age of empire and beyond5. Some big discoveries 6. Influences and effects7. Exploring Egypt todayAppendix: Sources for further exploration

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a new way of looking at the fifth-century BCE Sophists, rejecting the bad reputation they have had since antiquity and presenting them as individuals rather than a movement, each with his own specialty and personality as revealed through the scant surviving evidence.It provides an account of the Sophists of this period that explains the historical and social developments that led to their prominence and popularity, demonstrating the reasons for their importance and for their seeming disappearance in the fourth century BCE. Restricted to discussion of the few Sophists for whom there are surviving quotations or other texts, The Sophists avoids generalizations often found in other books. It contains accurate translations of most of the surviving material, which forms the secure possible basis for understanding the Sophists as individuals in their various roles, not only as educators but also as ambassadors and pioneers in other fields. After a general intTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Protagoras; 3. Gorgias; 4. Antiphon; 5. Hippias; 6. Prodicus; 7. Thrasymachus; 8. Euthydemus and Dionysodorus; 9. Logos; 10. Definition; 11. Antilogic; 12. Nomos and Phusis; 13. Isocrates and the Sophists; 14. Plato’s Complicated Relation to the Sophists; 15. Aristotle and the Sophists; 16. Appendix of Sophist-Related Texts.

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Book SynopsisLearn Latin from the Romans is the only introductory Latin textbook to feature texts written by ancient Romans for Latin learners. These texts, the ''colloquia'', consist of dialogues and narratives about daily life similar to those found in modern-language textbooks today, introducing learners to Roman culture as well as to Latin in an engaging, accessible, and enjoyable way. Students and instructors will find everything they need in one complete volume, including clear explanations of grammatical concepts and how Latin works, both British and American orders for all noun and adjective paradigms, 5,000 easy practice sentences, and over 150 longer passages (from the colloquia and a diverse range of other sources including inscriptions, graffiti, and Christian texts as well as Catullus, Cicero, and Virgil). Written by a leading Latin linguist with decades of language teaching experience, this textbook is suitable for introductory Latin courses worldwide.Trade Review'Throughout the book, the student receives clear, understandable grammatical explanations … One particularity of this book - one that distinguishes it from other approaches - is that it uses authentic texts. From the beginning, the reader/student is introduced to texts that cannot be found in other textbooks - texts that offer interesting glimpses into life in Rome. … This book - used with the help of a teacher - will certainly serve its purpose well: it conveys the necessary linguistic structures, helps the student acquire reliable proficiency, and provides a many-sided picture of Ancient Roman culture.' Harald Weydt, Pragmatics Reviews'The book is very well researched … thoughtfully arranged, and extremely interesting … Learn Latin from the Romans will surely satisfy its intended users …' Katarzyna Ochman, CENSURAE LIBRORUMTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; The pronunciation of Latin; Part I: 1. Verbs: inflection and word order; 2. Nouns: nominative, vocative, and accusative of first and second declensions; 3. Adjectives: gender, agreement, neuters, and vocabulary format; 4. Tenses: future, perfect, and principal parts; 5. Genitive case, sum; 6. First and second conjugations, past participles; 7. Dative case, possum; 8. Second declension in -r and -ius, substantivization; 9. Ablative case, prepositions, eō; 10. Demonstratives and imperatives; 11. Reading texts; Part II: 12. Personal pronouns, partitive and objective genitives; 13. Present subjunctive, quis; 14. Third declension; 15. Subordination, imperfect subjunctive, purpose clauses; 16. Sequence of tenses; 17. Fourth and mixed conjugations; 18. Reading practice; 19. Infinitives and indirect statement; 20. Reflexives; 21. Third-declension adjectives; 22. Reading practice; Part III: 23. Demonstratives, ablative of agent; 24. Participles; 25. Relative clauses and volō; 26. Reading practice; 27. Deponent verbs: forms from first two principal parts; 28. Indirect commands; 29. Deponent verbs: perfect-stem forms; 30. Fear clauses and long sentences; 31. Reading poetry; Part IV: 32. Passive voice, agent and means; 33. Result clauses; 34. Fourth and fifth declensions; 35. Time and place; 36. Reading practice; 37. Nōlō and mālō; 38. Regular comparison; 39. Imperfect tense; 40. Irregular comparison, negatives; 41. Gerundives; 42. Reading practice; 43. Adverbs; 44. Pluperfect and future perfect tenses; 45. Impersonal verbs; 46. Perfect and pluperfect subjunctives; 47. More subordinate clauses; 48. Reading practice; Part V: 49. Ferō; 50. Conditional clauses; 51. Fīō; 52. Ipse and iste; 53. Reading practice; 54. Indirect questions; 55. Numbers; 56. Relative clauses with the subjunctive; 57. Ablative absolute; 58. Īdem, expressions of price and value; 59. Reading practice; 60. Gerunds I; 61. Gerunds II; Appendices: 62. How to use the appendices; 63. Further grammatical explanations and exercises; 64. Key to further exercises; 65. Alphabetical glossary of grammatical terminology; 66. The metre of Virgil's Aeneid; Cumulative vocabulary, Latin to English; Cumulative vocabulary, English to Latin; Index of grammatical topics covered; Index of Latin passages included.

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This book examines the process of change that transformed Roman Britain into a patchwork of early medieval kingdoms. It also discusses new archaeological and historical evidence to argue against warfare and economic collapse as explanations. Instead, emphasis is placed on how elites attempted to maintain their control and power in a time of change.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1925, this book was written by the British classical scholar W. E. Heitland (18471935). The text explores theories regarding the fall of Rome. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient history and the downfall of the Roman Empire.Table of Contents1. The municipalities, a somewhat neglected side of their inner history; 2. Rostovzeff's promised treatise; 3. The theory of Heisterbergk; 4. Hindrances to reform; 5. Summary of the main conclusions, political and economic; 6. Moral considerations; 7. Romanization; 8. A word of apology; Appendix. Some inscriptions bearing on rustic life.

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Book SynopsisA philosophy grounded not in a transcendent divinity, afterlife or individualism, but in a rooted communal life

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together contemporary popular entertainment, current political subjects, and medieval history and culture to investigate the intersecting and often tangled relations between politics, aesthetics, reality and fiction, in relation to issues of morality, identity, social values, power, and justice, both in the past and the present.Trade Review"This book asks us to consider the gaps between the real and the staged, between truth and performance. More compellingly, it asks us to think about whether we can ever know the difference, whether we are so caught in prison houses of textual manipulation that resistance is, finally, futile. The book looks to medieval narratives of conversion, parody, temptation, power, torture, and finds resonances (both continuities and discontinuities) in such contemporary spectacles as reality television shows, images of the Bush White House, and photographs from the Abu Ghraib prison. Sometimes wild, often audacious, at times funny, and with haunting moments, this collection is always provocative, and it will be much discussed." - Martin B. Shichtman, Eastern Michigan University "Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages stages a dazzlingly original, and a deeply provocative intervention at the intersections of past and present, high and low culture, scholarship and entertainment, and truth and fiction. The essays included here deftly interweave critical theory, medieval scholarship, and popular culture in ways that are both impassioned and informative. This collection shows how a period that is usually cast as distant and remote can provide lenses through which we can productively rethink our current preoccupations; likewise, the collection demonstrates how familiar cultural forms that we might be tempted to dismiss as mere ephemera can resonate richly with the medieval literary traditions that represent the foundations of our western intellectual heritage." - Anne Clark Bartlett, DePaul University "Contemporary entertainment, current politics and medieval history and culture are brought together in an attempt to investigate the intersecting relations between reality and fiction in relation to issues such as morality, identity, and justice, both in the past and the present." - The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsThrough a Glass, Darkly; E.A.Joy& M.J.Seaman Medieval Presentism Before the Present; N.Partner Medieval Histories and Modern Realism: Yet Another Origin of the Novel; N.Partner Back to the Future: The Limits of Living in the Liminal Past; B.McCormick Torture, Inquisition, Medievalism, Reality, TV - Steve Guthrie The Crisis of Legitimation in George Bush's America and Lancastrian England; D.Kline Models of (Im)perfection: Parodic Refunctioning in Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show and Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas; K.K.Bell Vexed Lies and Videotape: Truth, Authority, and the Media; M.K.Ramsey Sacrificing Fiction in The Quest for [the Real] King Arthur; M.J.Seaman& J.Green Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Moral Lessons from Handlyng Synne and Survivor; C.Ho& J.Driggers Exteriority Is Not a Negation But a Marvel: Hospitality, Terrorism, Levinas, Beowulf; E.A.Joy 'She appears as brightly radiant as she once was foul': Medieval Conversion Narratives and Contemporary Makeover Shows; A.J.Weisl Wolves, Outlaws, and Enemy Combatants; M.E.Moore Coda: Opening Time: Psychoanalysis and Medieval Culture; M.Uebel Intertemporality; J.Jerome Cohen

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Book SynopsisRichard Hingley is Professor of Roman Archaeology at Durham University, UK, and the author of numerous books on Roman Britain, including Hadrian's Wall: A Life (2012), The Recovery of Roman Britain 1586 to 1906 (2008) and Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen (2005).Trade ReviewThis book has long been needed … [A] successful selection of structural, burial, and epigraphic evidence that serves to illustrate a chronological narrative of the development of Londinium. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *[T]his book will become the go-to book for researching Roman London, to anchor and orientate, and to point toward the archives and publications … it is the essential collation of recent research that London has been crying out for. As a biography, we see Londinium’s birth and questionable parentage, its troubled Boudican infancy, then its maturity, and finally its economic wobbles as age sets in. * American Journal of Archaeology *An impressive overview of present thought ... This briskly written synthesis, packed with helpful plans, is a great overview of the Roman town, and a handy launchpad for further reading about specific sites. * Current Archaeology *The book has the feel of an intelligent directory, and will surely be on the shelves of everyone remotely engaged with London's archaeology. * British Archaeology *Well illustrated with helpful chapter summaries ... particularly valuable is the author’s ability to cross traditional (and restricting) boundaries and explore the archaeology in terms of its social, commercial, political and religious significance ... All in all an essential book for anyone studying, researching or just enjoying Roman Britain, English and Roman history, Roman archaeology or urban studies. * Classics for All *There has clearly been a significant amount of intensive research and thorough reading for this book ... The detailed descriptions of the form, location and chronology of the buildings of Londinium during the period AD 70-120 is particularly notable ... [A] detailed piece of work which has clearly involved much study. * European Journal of Archaeology *The virtue of Hingley's book is that it brings together a vast quantity of information ... Hingley is to be congratulated: not for writing the biography of Londinium, but for posing the right questions and, hopefully, for enabling other authors and excavators to stand on his shoulders, providing them with a clearer view from the data mountain. * Minerva *An extraordinary achievement. Richard Hingley guides us expertly through the remains of Roman Londinium, throwing light into the archaeological shadows. This is the benchmark and springboard for any future study. * Michael Shanks, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Stanford University, USA *Londinium: A Biography is a substantial achievement and an excellent guide to the city’s streets, buildings, cemeteries and watercourses. It highlights the value and scope of the hard work being done by the city’s archaeologists and demonstrates both the feasibility and potential of ambitious synthetic work on the resulting data … an invaluable aid to anyone approaching these tasks. * Brittania *This book deserves to be read with attention: beyond the scholarly information it provides and which makes London one of the best-known Roman agglomerations in the West today … it offers a remarkable explanatory model of the development of an ancient city, far removed from the worn out patterns that still too often structure our thinking … This brilliant work should therefore appear in all libraries interested in Roman Antiquity. * Revue des Etudes Anciennes (Bloomsbury Translation) *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Introduction 1. Rites of Passage on the Thames in the Iron Age 2. A place of trade: Londinium from AD 45 to AD 60 3. Boudica and Londinium in AD 60 4. Re-establishing urban order from AD 60 to 70 5. Londinium from AD 70 to AD 120 6. Hadrianic fires 7. Londinium’s peak of development from AD 125 to AD 200 8. Third century stability 9. Endings and beginnings Conclusion. Beginnings and endings Appendix. Site codes and names for excavations discussed in the text Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisModern sport cannot be understood without ancient sport. Sport saturates contemporary society and the global reach of sport and its intense popularity characterizes the modern world. But, at the same time, sport is one of the most ancient human pursuits. In the globalized sport of today, the type of athletic performance and the ideology of sport and its apparent origins are mostly derived from the model of one pre-modern civilization: Graeco-Roman antiquity. Juxtaposing ancient writers with recent ones, including the modern Olympic founder Pierre de Coubertin and physical fitness impresario Bernarr Macfadden, and by examining the representation of sport in Olympic films, Miller demonstrates the ancient heritage of contemporary sport, and the creative ways in which ancient sport has been adapted, appropriated, mishandled and reimagined. Sport today contains a surprising contradiction: its explicit modernity (from its technological sophistication and integration into capitalist marketTrade ReviewMiller expertly navigates the complex and fascinating world of ancient sport, as well as shining a perceptive light of some of the more and less well-known ways in which ancient sport has impacted on the modern world. * Michael Scott, Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University Of Warwick, UK *I would encourage anyone with even a passing interest in the sporting identity of the West to seek out this remarkable book for the wealth of insights it offers. * The Journal of Classics Teaching *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction: Which Ancient Sports? Chapter 1: Sport in Greek Antiquity Chapter 2: Sport in Roman Antiquity Chapter 3: The Ancient and Modern Olympics Chapter 4: Beauty, Strength, and Physical Culture Chapter 5: Arenas, Stadiums, and Gyms Chapter 6: Olympic Art and Cinema Further Reading Notes Index

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Book SynopsisOffering new insights based on recent archaeological discoveries in their heartland of modern-day Lebanon, Mark Woolmer presents a fresh appraisal of this fascinating, yet elusive, Semitic people. Discussing material culture, language and alphabet, religion (including sacred prostitution of women and boys to the goddess Astarte), funerary custom and trade and expansion into the Punic west, he explores Phoenicia in all its paradoxical complexity. Viewed in antiquity as sage scribes and intrepid mariners who pushed back the boundaries of the known world, and as skilled engineers who built monumental harbour cities like Tyre and Sidon, the Phoenicians were also considered (especially by their rivals, the Romans) to be profiteers cruelly trading in human lives. The author shows them above all to have been masters of the sea: this was a civilization that circumnavigated Africa two thousand years before Vasco da Gama did it in 1498. The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancientTrade ReviewExtremely exciting – beautifully designed intellectually. * Helen Castor, Fellow in History, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK *Table of ContentsList of Maps and Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface Timeline Introduction 1. Historical Overview 2. Government and Society 3. Religion 4. Art and Material Culture 5. Overseas Expansion Epilogue Further Reading Notes Index

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Book SynopsisCrises resulting from war or other upheavals turn the lives of individuals upside down, and they can leave marks on a community for many years after the event. This volume aims to explore how such crises were remembered in the ancient world, and how communities reconstituted themselves after a crisis. Can crises serve as catalysts for innovation or change, and how does this work? What do crises reveal about the normality' against which they are defined and framed? People living in post-crisis societies have no choice but to adapt to the changes caused by crisis. Such adaptation entails the question of how the relationship between the pre-crisis situation and the new status quo is constructed, and by whom. Due to the reduced possibility of using the immediate past, which is tainted by conflict and bad memories, it may involve revisions of historical narratives about communal pasts and identities, through the selection of new anchors', and sometimes even a discarding of the old ones. Trade ReviewThe volume as a whole came together well and the contributions not only interact with one another, but also individually tend to advance the discussion. As a result it is certain to stimulate further work. This volume elegantly deals with the topic of crisis and its sequel in a coherent and insightful manner that makes it extremely useful for courses and seminars at the graduate and post-graduate level. With its focus on the political and socio-cultural trauma of civil war and conquest, this volume constitutes a significant contribution to trauma and memory studies. * The Journal of Roman Studies *Crisis, in the everyday political, cultural and social sense by which it is understood by many today, is a modern invention. The choice to utilise such a weighty and irreducible concept to read events of the Classical past is a welcome one, as the ubiquity of trouble and trauma in Greco-Roman history justifies continuous comprehensive attention with a view to understanding pivotal events as public and/or private crises ... Klooster and Kuin, along with their contributors, adopt an appropriately modern approach to the concept. * The Classical Review *This is a fine volume, well worth reading and as attractive for its insights into ancient communities as it is for the connections it inevitably stimulates with our own contemporary crises. * Classical Journal Online *The volume’s greatest strength is the quality of the individual contributions; every chapter is well-written and cogently argued, and they all make significant interventions in the specific topics they investigate… Another major contribution of the volume is that it is one of the opening salvos in what we might call an affective turn in the study of the ancient world. A key theme that many of the chapters touch on is that history functions as a site not just for critical engagement with the past but for emotional engagement with it as well ... To summarize, Klooster and Kuin’s volume represents an important contribution to the study of classics and ancient history. As mentioned above, many of the individual chapters will become essential works in their particular subfields. * Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought *A highly impressive collection of scholarship by leading experts that reminds us in the modern world, that antiquity too was characterised by crises, yet, despite the marks such challenges leave, crises must necessarily pass, communities can recover and they do reconstitute themselves. -- Jason Crowley, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Part I: Crisis: Concepts & Ideology 1) Introduction: What is a Crisis? Framing versus Experience Jacqueline Klooster (University of Groningen, Netherlands) and Inger Kuin (Dartmouth College, USA) 2) (Not) talkin’ bout a revolution: Managing constitutional crisis in Athenian political thought Tim Whitmarsh (University of Cambridge, UK) 3) Security: calming the soul political in the wake of civil war Michèle Lowrie (University of Chicago, USA) Part II: Crisis Traumas & Recovery: Greece 4) Tragedies of War in Duris and Phylarchus: social memory and experiential history Lisa Hau (Glasgow University, UK) 5) Changes of Fortune: Polybius and the Transformation of Greece Andrew Erskine (Edinburgh University, UK) Part III: Crisis Traumas & Recovery: Rome 6) Coping With Crisis: Sulla’s Civil War and Roman Cultural Identity Alexandra Eckert (Oldenburg University, Germany) 7) Alternative Futures in Lucan’s Bellum Civile: Imagining Aftermaths of Civil War Annemarie Ambühl (Mainz University, Germany) Part IV: Resolving Civil War 8) Caesar and the Crisis of Corfinium Luca Grillo (University of North Carolina, USA) 9) Young Caesar and the Termination of Civil War (31–27 BCE) Carsten Hjort Lange (Aalborg University, Denmark) 10) Agrippa’s odd Speech in Cassius Dio’s Roman History Mathieu de Bakker (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) Part IV: Civil War & the Family 11) The Fate of the Lepidani: Civil War and Family History in First Century BCE Rome Josiah Osgood (Georgetown University, USA) 12) The Roman Family as Institution and Metaphor After the Civil Wars Andrew Gallia (University of Minnesota, USA) Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisJessica Wright is a Teaching Fellow in Academic Skills Development at the Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Leeds, UK. They are author of The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity (2022).

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Book SynopsisMarginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. Its author, Sir Kenneth Dover, whose academic publications included the pathbreaking book Greek Homosexuality (1978, reissued by Bloomsbury in 2016), conceived of it as an experimental' autobiography ruthlessly candid in retracing the full range of the author's experiences, both private and public, and unflinching in its attempt to analyse the entanglements between the life of the mind and the life of the body.Dover's distinguished career involved not only an influential series of writings about the ancient Greeks but also a number of prominent positions of leadership, including the presidencies of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the British Academy. It was in those positions that he became involved in several high-profile controversies, including the blocking of an honoraryTrade ReviewSir Kenneth Dover was both one of the 20th century's most brilliant classicists and a far from merely academic protagonist in at least two major intellectual scandals - about which he laid bare his heart as well as his head. This new edition of his blisteringly controversial memoir, Marginal Comment, is hugely to be welcomed. * Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Editorial Foreword Introduction: The Conception and Reception of Marginal Comment (Stephen Halliwell) Preface Acknowledgements 1. On Autobiography 2. Forebears 3. Escape Routes 1920–1932 4. Body and Soul 1926–1934 5. Exotica 1933– 6. Reconstitution 1935–1936 7. Transition 1936–1940 8. Intermission 1940–1945 9. Women, Children and Work 1940–1951 10. History, Comedy and Other Things 1949– 11. Migration 1951–1960 12. People and Power 1955–1966 13. Mind and Body 1958– 14. Plato and After 1962–1989 15. Tributaries 1962– 16. The Public 1964–1980 17. Fruition 1966–1968 18. Revolutions (Fringe) 1968–1975 19. Right and Wrong 1969–1983 20. Elevations 1970–1993 21. Dovers 1972–1982 22. College and University 1975–1986 23. Style 1977–1994 24. Excursions 1979–1984 25. The Blunt Affair 1979–1981 26. The Aston Affair 1980–1985 27. Admissions 1982–1984 28. Best Before 1983– 29. At Large 1984–1992 30. The Thatcher Affair 1985 31. A History Man 32. Epimetron 1994 Index

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Book SynopsisWhat kind of language is Latin, and who is it for? Contrary to most accounts, this book tells the story of Latin as a language of ordinary people. Surveying the whole span of the language's history, it explores the evidence that exists for ordinary Latin around the Roman world, arguing that this material is just as worthy of readers' attention as the famous classics. Those classics are reassessed in the light of popular concerns, as works of art that evoke ancient, sustainable, and communal ways of living, encompassing broad and diverse traditions of readers through time.And of course Latin lived on: this account revisits what happened to the language after the Roman empire, tracing its twin streams intellectual lingua franca and a series of Romance languages into the twenty-first century. What emerges is a human chain stretching back thousands of years and still in existence today, a story of workers and weavers, violets and roses, storytellers and musiciansTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Latin of Ordinary People 2 The Classics 3 Latin to Romance Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of ancient societies throughout Antiquity. It examines the experiences of those living in democratic communities and considers how ancient practices of democracy differ from our own.The origins of democracy can be traced in a general way to the earliest civilizations, beginning with the early urban societies of the Middle East, and can be seen in cities and communities across the Mediterranean world and Asia. In classical Athens, male citizens enjoyed full participation in the political life of the city and a flourishing democratic culture, as explored in detail in this volume. In other times and places democratic features were absent from the formal structures of regimes, but could still be found in the participatory structures of local social institutions.Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: sovereignty; liberty and the rule of law; the Table of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Carol Atack and Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 1. Sovereignty Andrew Monson (New York University, USA) and Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law Valentina Arena (University College London, UK) 3. The Common Good Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia University, USA) 4. Economic and Social Democracy Emily Mackil (University of California, Berkeley, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Georgia Petridou (University of Liverpool, UK) 6. Citizenship and Gender Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK) 7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism Denise Eileen McCoskey (Miami University, USA) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 9. International Relations Carol Atack with Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 10. Beyond the Classical Polis Benjamin Gray (Birkbeck, University of London, UK) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe sea is omnipresent in the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean basin. It is an inexhaustible source of food, but also a well-traveled roadway and a means to communicate, trade with, or wage war against one's neighbors. Perhaps because these practical meanings of the sea were so deeply embedded in daily life, the sea also had a profound religious and symbolic significance for ancient people, from the worship of sea-deities by anxious mariners to the creation of intricate literary devices based on the wine-dark sea' and concepts such as insularity. People even imagined that, at the edge of the world, where the ocean meets the sky, was the entrance to the Underworld as well as to Olympus, the realm of the gods. In between these distant mythical shores and the well-known contours of the Mediterranean was a space where all utopias and dystopias could be projecteda space to discover and rediscover endlessly. This volume addresses the constant interplay betwe

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Book SynopsisAdam Parker looks at some of the fascinating treasures that have been unearthed around the beautiful county of Yorkshire.Trade Review'Parker’s book is well illustrated and accessible to the average reader and he hopes it encourages people to want to find out more about the Roman heritage on their doorstep.' -- The Yorkshire Magazine

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Book SynopsisHighlights a neglected war between the two superpowers of the era.

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Book SynopsisFirst full-length biography of Sextus Iulius Frontinus. John Grainger traces his career and favourably re-evaluates his importance, in particular in Britain, (at the expense of the better-known Agricola) and in Germany.

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Book SynopsisThe first book detailing the history of the Sixth Legion in Britain.

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Book SynopsisIdentifies and contextualises a new work within the Animal Apocalypse, dated to the dawn of the First Jewish RevoltTrade Review"This learned and ingenious monograph raises important methodological questions for the study of the Pseudepigrapha that will define the study of this corpus of ancient writings in the coming generation." -John J. Collins, Yale University

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Book SynopsisExplores the major political, social, economic, religious and cultural changes impacting what was once the most important region of the Roman world.

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Book SynopsisOffers the first study of toxic masculinity in the context of ancient Greece and Rome

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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary collection of essays draws on various theoretical approaches to explore the highly visual nature of the Middle Ages and expose new facets of old texts and artifacts. The term visual culture has been used in recent years to refer to modern media theory, film, modern art and other contemporary representational forms and functions. But this interest in visuality is not only a modern phenomenon. Discourses on visual processes pervade the works of medieval theologians, scholastics, and secular poets alike. The Middle Ages was a highly visual period in which images, objects, and performance played a dominant communicative and representative role in both secular and religious areas of society. The essays in this volume, which present various perspectives on medieval visual culture, provide a critical historical basis for the study of visuality and visual processes.Trade Review'Together, these essays give an excellent overview of the state of the art by sampling these scholars' main concerns. They furnish proof that work on the German Middle Ages has much to offer to cultural studies as a whole.' - Times Literary Supplement 'This collection of essays...ought to play an important part in bridge-building between European and Anglo-American scholarship in medieval literary studies.' - Medieval StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: Visual Culture in the Middle Ages PART I: NEW VISIONS IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES Word and Image as a Research Field: Sound Methodologies or Just a Fashionable Trend?; N.H.Ott PART II: INTERMEDIALITY Writing Speech-Image: The Concurrence of Signs; J.Muller The Shield as a Poetic Screen: Early Blazon and the Visualisation of Medieval German Literature, 1150-1300; H.Wandhoff Intermediality in the Middle Ages: Representations of Writing in the Illustrated Epic; U.Ernst PART III: RETHINKING MANUSCRIPT CULTURE Images at the Interface: Orality, Literacy and the Pictoralization of the Roland Material; J.Rushing Visualizing Performance?: Of Music, Word and Manuscripts; V.Mertens PART IV: SPIRITUAL VISIONS The 'Handwritings of Humanity': Johannes Tauler on Hildegard of Bingern's Liber Scivias; J.F.Hamburger Scripture, Vision, Performance: Visionary Texts and Medieval Religious Drama; N.Largier PART V: WORD, IMAGE, AND TECHNOLOGY Logos and the Press: Christ in the Wine Press and the Development of Printing; H.Wenzel From God's Word to Emblem: Justifying the Printed Word; T.Cramer Contributor Notes

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Book SynopsisOffers a broad and unique look at Ancient Egypt during its long age of imperialism Written for enthusiasts and scholars of pharaonic Egypt, as well as for those interested in comparative imperialism, this book provides a look at some of the most intriguing evidence for grand strategy, low-level insurgencies, back-room deals, and complex colonial dynamics that exists for the Bronze Age world. It explores the actions of a variety of Egypt's imperial governments from the dawn of the state until 1069 BCE as they endeavored to control fiercely independent mountain dwellers in Lebanon, urban populations in Canaan and Nubia, highly mobile Nilotic pastoralists, and predatory desert raiders. The book is especially valuable as it foregrounds the reactions of local populations and their active roles in shaping the trajectory of empire. With its emphasis on the experimental nature of imperialism and its attention to cross-cultural comparison and social history, this book offers a fresh perspectiveTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Chronology of Ancient Egypt xi Introduction 1 1 Trade Before Empire; Empire Before the State (c. 3500–2686) 11 2 Settler Colonialism (c. 2400–2181) 39 3 Military Occupation (c. 2055–1773) 67 4 Transculturation, Collaboration, Colonization (c. 1773–1295) 89 5 Motivation, Intimidation, Enticement (c. 1550–1295) 117 6 Organization and Infrastructure (c. 1458–1295) 141 7 Outwitting the State (c. 1362–1332) 165 8 Conversions and Contractions in Egypt’s Northern Empire (c. 1295–1136) 187 9 Conversions and Contractions in Egypt’s Southern Empire (c. 1550–1069) 223 Epilogue 253 References 269 Index 301

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Book SynopsisAddresses the revolutionary impact of genetics, isotopes, and data science on the study of migration and mobility in past human societies.One of the most significant challenges in archaeology is understanding how (and why) humans migrate. Homo Migrans examines the past, present, and future states of migration and mobility studies in archaeological discourse. Contributors draw on revolutionary twenty-first-century advances in genetics, isotope studies, and data manipulation that have resolved longstanding debates about past human movement and have helped clarify the relationships between archaeological remains and human behavior and identity.These emerging techniques have also pressed archaeologists and historians to develop models that responsibly incorporate method, theory, and data in ways that honor the complexity of human behavior and relationships. This volume articulates the challenges that lie ahead as scholars draw from genomic studies, computational science, social theory, cognitive and evolutionary studies, environmental history, and network analysis to clarify the nature of human migration in world history. With case studies focusing on European and Mediterranean history and prehistory (as well as global history), Homo Migrans presents integrated methodologies and analyses that will interest any scholar researching migration and mobility in the human past.

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Book SynopsisExploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. .Trade Review“This book provides a new and rather different view of religious practice amongst the ancient Egyptians, drawing on an extensive range of texts, artefacts, contextual information, and anthropological approaches from outside Egypt.” (Ancient Egypt, 1 April 2015)Table of ContentsPreface vi 1 Belief without a Book 1 2 Finding the Sacred in Space and Time 38 3 Creating Sacred Space and Time: Temple Architecture and Festival 80 4 Chaos and Life: Forces of Creation and Destruction 110 5 Being Good: Doing, Saying, and Making Good Possible 150 6 Being Well 177 7 Attaining Eternal Life: Sustenance and Transformation 201 Bibliography 238 Index 256

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Book SynopsisFrom the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also a living city, inhabited by real people. Troy today is therefore a site of major archaeological and historical significance. In the modern world, however, Troy has become as much a symbol as a site. From movies to computer viruses, from condom branding to reggae records, Troy is a word to conjure with. This book explores the significance of Troy in three areas: the mythic, the archaeological, and the cultural, and highlights the continuing importance of the site today. Including a survey of the archaeological remains of Troy as they are currently understood, the volume presents an all-inclusive overview of the site''s history, from the Troy of Homer to Classical Antiquity and beyond. The modern day cultural significance of the Trojan War is also discussed, including re-tellings of the stories or representations of the sitTrade Review[A] little gem of a book … Troy is a perfect addition to a course on ancient epic, Aegean archaeology, or reception studies, and includes an extensive bibliography and suggestions for further research. In sum, Troy is a pleasant and enlightening read for scholars of all levels and a very handy reference. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *[A] fascinating volume. The text skilfully weaves together numerous categories of evidence to craft an engaging read that is simultaneously wide-ranging and focused. * Current World Archaeology *[Mac Sweeney] has succeeded brilliantly in making ‘hope and history rhyme’ with her clear style, judicious use of quotations ... and peppering of memorable anecdotes ... With three maps, a chronological table and twenty six illustrations, this book is to be highly commended and warmly recommended, an invaluable addition to the library not just of anyone—undergraduate, academic or general reader—interested in Troy, the Trojan War and the ever-changing responses to one of the most potent of all myths, but of all visitors to the site. * Classics for All Reviews *No one, not even Homer, has ever tried to tell the whole story of Troy. But this slim volume comes incredibly close. The author guides us briskly through 5,000 years of fact, fiction and folklore … We wind up in the Troy of today with a broad understanding of how and why ancient lives and literatures affect us still. Travelers to the site of Troy need this book in their backpacks. For everyone else staying at home, reading this volume is the next best thing to being there. * AramcoWorld *[F]or an expert in one area looking for a strong overview of the others, or for a comprehensive overview of the city, its myths and its cultural significance, this book is a fine place to start. In bringing these three strands together, the book becomes more than the sum of its parts. * International Journal of the Classical Tradition *Well written and fast paced, the story of Troy comes alive in these pages, from historical city to cultural icon. Chock full of information in an easily digestible form, this accessible volume will be of interest to students, professionals, and the general public alike. Highly recommended! * Eric Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology, George Washington University, USA *Naoise Mac Sweeney has produced a fascinating exploration of the city of Troy and the way its name has resonated throughout the ages, capturing the imagination of so many. * Andrew Erskine, Professor of Ancient History, University of Edinburgh, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Part One: Myth Chapter 1. Introducing Troy Chapter 2. The Making of a Myth Chapter 3. The Story of Discovery Chapter 4. The Truth about the Trojan War Part Two: City Chapter 5. Early Troy, c.3000-1750 BCE Chapter 6. Troy in the Age of Heroes, c.1750-1180 BCE Chapter 7. Troy in the ‘Dark Age’, c.1180-900 BCE Chapter 8. Troy in the Greek World, c.900-335 BCE Chapter 9. Troy in the Hellenistic World, 334-85 BCE Chapter 10. Troy in the Roman World, 85 BCE – 7th century Part Three: Icon Chapter 11. All Roads Begin at Troy Chapter 12. All You Need is Love Chapter 13. War. What is it Good For? Chapter 14. Troy Today Guide to Further Reading References Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, one of the world''s foremost scholars on Roman social and cultural history, this introduction to Rome in the Age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, exploring in detail the impact of the new regime of government on society. Taking an interpretative approach, the ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Emphasizing the role and impact of art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values, Augustan Rome explains how the victory of Octavian at Actium transformed Rome and Roman life.The second edition features a new introductory section on literary figures under Augustus, a final chapter on the reception of Augustus in later periods, updated references to recent scholarship, new figures and an expanded list of further reading.This thought-provoking yet concise volume sets political changes in tTrade ReviewThis work offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art (Ara Pacis, Vergil’s Aeneid) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses. * Ancient History Bulletin *Has quickly become an indispensable introduction to Augustus and his age … It is a very important book and highly recommended for use in schools and universities as well as for a general audience … Is a highly recommended read for anyone interested in the ancient world. * Classics Ireland *Le Goff’s exposition of Blanqui’s ideas is clear and compelling. * H-France Review *In its new incarnation the illustrations are now worthy of the text, thus ensuring that in a more visually demanding age Augustan Rome will surely maintain its special place in the teaching of the Augustan principate. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Chronological Overview The House of Caesars: A Family Tree Who’s Who 1. Writing for Augustus 2. The Myth of Actium 3. Metamorphosis 4. Palace and Court 5. Golden Rome 6. Love and War 7. God and Man 8. The Afterlife of Augustus Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisThe reigns of Augustus and his successor Tiberius saw an epic struggle between the Romans and local peoples for the territory between the Rhine and Elbe rivers in what is now Germany. Following two decades of Roman occupation, Germania Magna erupted into revolt in AD 9 following the loss of the three legions commanded by Publius Quinctilius Varus to the Cheruscan nobleman Arminius and an alliance of Germanic nations in the dense forests of the Teutoburger Wald. The Romans' initial panic subsided as it became clear that Arminius and his allies could not continue the war into Germania Inferior on the western bank of the Rhine, and Imperial troops poured into the region as the Romans decided how best to resolve the situation. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of thTable of ContentsIntroduction /The opposing sides /Teutoburg Pass: Summer AD 9 /Idistaviso: Summer AD 16 /Angrivarian Wall: Summer AD 16 /Analysis /Aftermath /Bibliography /Index

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