Pagan (classics, U. of Florida) examines representations of the garden in classical Roman literature as "sets of polarities or oppositions, as narratives of human life, and as open-ended sites of desi
The often overlapping discourses of nationalism and imperialism, along with related ideas of social decline, have been central in 19th- and 20th-century Anglo-European views of the world. This book of
This edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric (omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. First published in 1967 in the 'red Macmil
This book challenges traditional assumptions about the relationship between History and Archaeology by re-evaluating the role of artefacts and documents in the reconstruction of the historical past. P
Applying recent theories of personal and group identity, and drawing from accounts of European conquests of native people during the 18th and 19th centuries, Wells (anthropology, U. of Minnesota) seve
Depictions of the ancient world on the stage and in art have always competed with a scholarly approach to the reconstruction of the past. By studying the multiple depictions of the ancient world on sc
This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, us
Tarquinia was one of the principal cities of ancient Etruria, the most powerful nation in pre-Roman Italy, and has been at the forefront of Etruscan studies since the early days of antiquarian scholar
In addressing both technology and innovation in ancient Egypt, Shaw (Egyptian archaeology, U. of Liverpool, England) provides an anthropological account not only of how Egyptians created materials and
Catullus, who lived from about 84 to 54 BC, was one of ancient Rome's most gifted, versatile and passionate poets. Living at a time of radical social change at the end of the Roman Republic, he belong
The most prolific of Roman poets, Ovid was born in 43 BC and died in exile on the Black Sea in 17 AD, banished by the Emperor Augustus. As well as his famous Metamorphoses (the subject of another book
This book is aimed at helping students enhance their command of Latin grammar and vocabulary. The exercises have been structured in a manner that gradually enables students to build their Latin prose
Aeschylus' Agamemnon, opening play of the Oresteia trilogy, with its brilliant theatrical effects, is a masterpiece. The revenge plot - a murder - is simple, the language and imagery complex and thril
British and Irish scholars of classical and English literature explore Latin poetry written in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland long after the Romans had gone home. Their topics include Thomas Ca
In light of new high quality editions of Greek texts and English translations of ancient Greek comedy, essays were commissioned from scholars identified only by name to discuss the works of Aristophan
The recent crisis in the world of antiquities collecting has prompted scholars and the general public to pay more attention than ever before to the questions of archaeological findspots and collecting
Proving that celebrities can exist without paparazzi, Garland (classics, Colgate U.) highlights the careers of such renowned individuals as Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cl
Ranging from Abai to Zeleia, from massive temples in Egypt to modest tombs in Turkey, oracles were a major feature of the religions of many ancient cultures until their demise under the Christian Roma
A fascinating exploration of the relation of the Modern Olympic Games to the Classical tradition, examining claims of continuity between ancient and modern.
