This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural
The great helmsman, the watchdog of the people, the medicine the state needs: all these images originated in ancient Greece, yet retain the capacity to influence an audience today. This is the first s
This is the final volume of the translation in this series of the commentary of Ammonius (c. 440-520 AD) on Aristotle's On Interpretation. This is the only commentary written out and published by Ammo
Archeologists often wish they were there then, and in the case of modern combat archeology, they are. Schofield (military programs, English Heritage and U. of Southampton) explains how the archeology
Romanesque is the style name given to the art and architecture of Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries. This work subjects 'the Romanesque' to a theoretically-informed, archaeological inquiry. It dec
Presents an account of ancient Greek theories of the origins of the world. This book covers the period from 800 BC to 600 AD, beginning with myths concerning the creation of the world. It covers the c
"Eager to be Roman" is an important investigation into the ways in which the population of Pontus et Bithynia, a Greek province in the northwestern part of Asia Minor (on the souther
McKeown (ancient history, U. of Birmingham, UK) examines the way Anglophone historical interpretations of ancient, particularly Roman, slavery have varied over the years from 1930 to the present time.
This book contains the Russian text of Pushkin's Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin. The text is accompanied with English language introduction and notes on the text.
This book, written by a group of active field archaeologists, is designed particularly for students at A-level and on university courses, as well as for those with a general interest in the ancient wo
Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon (about 430-350 BC) is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the
This school edition, first published by Macmillan in 1953, includes an introduction, the Latin text, notes on the text and an appendix containing brief selections from Livy, Ovid and Horace relating t
Cinema loves Greece and Rome. Hollywood epics, animated movies, avant-garde features all have turned to classical antiquity for inspiration. On the silver screen, we see a world of virtuous Christians
Wrenhaven (classics, Cleveland State U.) reconstructs the image of the slave in ancient Greece by examining linguistic and cultural artifacts. Sections examine in-depth how slaves were addressed and r
From Plato to Postmodernism presents the cultural history of the West in one concise volume. Nearly four thousand years of Western history are woven together into an unfolding story in which we see ho
The conversion to Christianity was a key cultural process that saw the transformation of Europe from classical to medieval world. The growth of the Church has been closely linked with the development
In this book Philip A. Shaw considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, arguing on the basis of linguistic and onomastic evidence that modern scholarship has tended to f
Imperialism, nationalism, religion and race: this' narrative charts the tensions that destroyed Alexandria's ancient walls, leading to the loss of an entire classical heritage, and beginning a thousan
National identity has been studied through a range of different types of evidence - historical, archaeological, linguistic and most recently genetic. This has caused another set of problems of interdi
Yes, the shorter poems of the Anthologia Latina, 78-188, The Codex Lamanianus, are considered the dregs of the dregs as far as literary merit is concerned, admits London-based classicist Kay, but once
