Even a reader who has but the most casual acquintance with Classical Antiquity is aware of the animals which inhabit its art, architecture, and literature. Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z off
In this fascinating and revealing A-to-Z, John G. Younger examines the sexual practices, expressions and attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, from Catullus and Caligula, to orgies and obscenity, and fr
Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z covers an extraordinarily wide range of Greek and Roman sporting activities.Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this volume includes more than 700 entr
Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. This exciting new work by a leading authority explores food and related concepts in the Greek and Roman worlds.In entries
Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar’s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importance