Curnow (philosophy, U. of Cumbria, UK) integrates different aspects of the study of ancient wisdom, looking at wise deities and wisdom in religion; figures from myth and legend; ancient historical peo
The investigation of human remains has always been central to archaeology, but archaeologists are not the only ones with an interest in their treatment. Political groups, religious organisations, des
Despite major movements for change, in practice archaeologists still pursue the past to the exclusion of the present inhabitants of archaeological landscapes. Archaeological archives hold a key to un
Studies of ancient slavery have tended to rely on particular types of evidence -inscriptions, legal sources, and historical accounts u whereas literary imaginings of slavery have been relatively under
This well established series explores the culture and achievement of the civilisations of Greece and Rome. Designed specifically for students and teachers of Classical Civilisation at late school and
This well established series explores the culture and achievement of the civilisations of Greece and Rome. Designed specifically for students and teachers of Classical Civilisation at late school and
Porphyry: To Gaurus On How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our PowerTranslated by James WilberdingConcerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by h
Virgil's book of bucolic verse, the Eclogues, defines a green space separate from the outside worlds both of other Roman verse and of the real world of his audience. However, the boundaries between in
The essays in this collection approach the study of emotion in classical antiquity by emphasizing the less than well explored connection between genre and emotion, as well as the gender-based peculiar
This is the first book to be devoted to its subject, offering a wide-ranging introduction to dictionaries of Latin and Greek from the ancient world to the present: the last twon chapters are written
The history of Achaemenid Persia — the empire of Cyrus the Great, Darius and Xerxes — has largely been rewritten in the last thirty years. Inspired by new sources of information, and by a determinati
Of all the lyric poets of ancient Greece, Pindar is the one whose work has been best preserved. His odes to victorious Greek athletes were entertainments designed for performance in a hospitable atmo
Offers an introduction to Virgil's epic, its literary qualities, and the way in which the poet explores the dilemmas of the human condition. This book analyzes the poetic qualities of epic and illustr
British classicist Maclennan presents a Latin edition of the first section of the epic poem. His model is Mynors' 1969 edition for Oxford Classical Texts, to which he adds much more punctuation to hel
Planned as a companion volume to "Writing Latin" by Richard Ashdowne and James Morwood, this brand new guide to writing Greek will be useful both in the upper forms of schools and fo
Featuring all four of Cicero's speeches against Catiline, this title consists introduction giving background on Cicero, Roman history, the history of the Catilinarian conspiracies and a chronological
If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? This title explores this question via an ac
Despite Hannibal's well-known feat of leading his army over the Alps by elephant to battle the Romans in the Punic wars, little is known about the Carthage commander's life. Garland (classics, Colgate
The relevance and practicality of wetland archaeology has come under criticism from many voices in mainstream archaeology, say the authors, both UK-based wetland archaeologists. In this book, they sug
