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Ancient Environments eBook Series

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  • Greek Literary Topographies in the Roman Imperial World

    Edited by Janet Downie, Anna Peterson ...
    Series series Ancient Environments
    Focusing on the Greek world during the high Roman Empire between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE, this edited volume examines the representation of space in literary, rhetorical, and mythographic texts of the period. Authors under discussion include major figures such as Dio of Prusa, Aelius Aristides, Arrian, Lucian, and Philostratus. Texts by Apollodorus, Alciphron, Aelian, Artemidorus, and ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

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  • Approaches to Greek Myth

    by Lowell Edmunds ...
    "A handy introduction to some of the more useful methodological approaches to and the previous scholarship on the subject of Greek myths." — PhoenixSince the first edition of Approaches to Greek Myth was published in 1990, interest in Greek mythology has surged. There was no simple agreement on the subject of "myth" in classical antiquity, and there remains none today. Is myth a narrative or a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Companion to Ancient History

    Edited by Andrew Erskine ...
    Series Book 199 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient historyComprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholarsMoves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient MediterraneanDraws ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • A Companion to Archaic Greece

    Edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub, Hans van Wees ...
    Series Book 194 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period.The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic GreecePlaces Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical contextGives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion

    Edited by Esther Eidinow, Julia Kindt ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It not only presents key information, but also explores the ways in which such information is gathered and the different approaches that have shaped the area. In doing so, the volume provides a crucial ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture

    by Marilyn B. Skinner ...
    Series series Ancient Cultures
    This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.Covers a wide range of subjects, including Greek pederasty and the symposium, ancient prostitution, representations of women in Greece and Rome, and the public regulation ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • A Companion to Women in the Ancient World

    Edited by Sharon L. James, Sheila Dillon ...
    Series Book 165 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A COMPANION TO WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLDA Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. Prominent scholars tackle the myriad problems inherent in the interpretation of the evidence, and consider the ... Read more

    $44.00 USD

  • The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

    Edited by Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth, Esther Eidinow ...
    Series series Oxford Companions
    What did the ancient Greeks eat and drink? What role did migration play? Why was emperor Nero popular with the ordinary people but less so with the upper classes? Why (according to ancient authors) was Oedipus ('with swollen foot') so called? For over 2,000 years the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have captivated our collective imagination and provided inspiration for so many aspects of ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds

    Edited by Beryl Rawson ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families.Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic historyIncludes contributions from ... Read more

    $194.00 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World

    Edited by Glenn R. Bugh ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
    This Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. The essays address key ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities

    Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world.Views the various practices and discursive contexts of sexuality systematically and holisticallyDiscusses Greece and Rome in each chapter, with sensitivity to the continuities and differences between the two classical ... Read more

    $176.00 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Second Sophistic

    Edited by William A. Johnson, Daniel S. Richter ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Focusing on the period known as the Second Sophistic (an era roughly co-extensive with the second century AD), this Handbook serves the need for a broad and accessible overview. The study of the Second Sophistic is a relative new-comer to the Anglophone field of classics and much of what characterizes it temporally and culturally remains a matter of legitimate contestation. The present handbook ... Read more

    $51.29 USD