roman history culture 4 new edition in 2007 the roman games historical sources in translation the age of augustus second edition werner eck cologne university edited by alison futrell university of arizona the book provides a narrative of augustus achievements and expenditures on behalf of the roman res publica eck is of course a recognized authority he is the pre-eminent roman administrative historian prosopographer and epigraphist of our time the classical journal of the previous edition the second edition of this gripping biography by one of the world s leading experts on the roman empire incorporates literary archaeological and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of augustus brutal rise to power traces the history of the roman revolution and rome s transformation from a republic to a monarchy includes a new chapter on legislation further information on the monuments of the augustan period more maps and illustrations and a stemma of augustus family thorough straight
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late antiquit y byzantium 6 new key textbook new in 2007 new a history of the later roman empire ad 284641 the transformation of the ancient world war in late antiquity a social history the byzantines averil cameron keble college university of oxford a.d lee university of nottingham war in late antiquity is the first book to stephen mitchell university of exeter this is a truly major work with a remarkably coherent structure and written with great clarity it will become a much-used standard work i know of no other single-volume account of the period which covers so clearly and so economically so many different aspects fergus millar university of oxford beginning with the accession of the emperor diocletian this book presents a historical survey of the roman empire in late antiquity from ad 284 to 641 the text gives succinct narrative of political and military events contains thematic coverage of the politics religion economy and society of the late roman state discusses the uphe
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ancient near east new in paperback new edition a companion to the ancient near east edited by daniel c snell university of oklahoma a history of the ancient near east ca 3000-323 bc second edition marc van de mieroop columbia university and university of oxford a choice outstanding academic title of the year many will find specific chapters of interest both for insights into their own specialities and for challenging overviews of related fields students will find stimulating introductions to a wide range of subjects not treated in encyclopaedias or dryer standard works on which to hone their own critical faculties bryn mawr classical review series blackwell companions to the ancient world 528 pages 0-631-23293-1 [isbn13 978-0-631-23293-3 hb 2004 1-4051-6001-2 [isbn13 978-1-4051-6001-8 pb december 2006 marc van de mieroop s introduction to the history of iraq and the asiatic near east is suited to first-year undergraduates in ancient history the archaeology of western asia and anc
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ancient egypt archaeology 8 new key textbook in 2007 new key textbook in 2007 an introduction to the archaeology of ancient egypt kathryn a bard boston university classical archaeology edited by susan e alcock robin osborne brown university university of cambridge an introduction to the archaeology of ancient egypt is skillfully organized to guide the reader from egypt s prehistoric past through the pharaonic dynasties and the greco-roman period this comprehensive overview provides an unprecedented introduction to the archaeology of ancient egypt and its culture monuments and civilization is beautifully illustrated with over 120 color and black and white illustrations including artifacts maps and site and building plans includes special sections on such topics of perennial interest as building the pyramids at giza mummification and deciphering hieroglyphs discusses new excavations in egypt connecting recent work with the results of projects spanning the late nineteenth and twenti
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ancient religion my thology new in 2007 religion in the roman empire james b rives university of north carolina chapel hill magic in the ancient greek world derek collins university of michigan magic in the ancient greek world is an innovative introduction to the practice of magic during the classical period this book develops a framework for understanding the role of magic in greek life thematically organized around detailed case studies of individual types of magic this volume examines the use of spells drugs binding curses figurines and the specialists who offered them collins reveals how each of these magical practices worked and the cultural structures that allowed them to occur series blackwell ancient religions 272 pages june 2007 1-4051-3238-8 [isbn13 978-1-4051-3238-1 hb 1-4051-3239-6 [isbn13 978-1-4051-3239-8 pb rives deftly engages the reader with the roman world and succeeds magnificently in making sense of its seemingly baffling variety of religious life simon price
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ancient culture 10 key textbook new sport and spectacle in the ancient world donald g kyle university of texas arlington war and peace in the ancient world edited by kurt a raaflaub brown university food in the ancient world john m wilkins shaun hill university of exeter the merchant house restaurant and university of exeter donald kyle has given us both a broad overview and a richly detailed examination of ancient sport it is a mature work the result of a lifetime of research into the subject and an extremely important addition to it this book brings us the current status of our knowledge and will have lasting importance stephen g miller university of california berkeley an outstanding collection of essays by an extraordinary group of scholars from around the world the depth and variety of expertise represented here is formidable required reading for students of war and diplomacy in antiquity barry strauss cornell university a fascinating tour through greek and roman eating habi
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latin literature 12 new in 2007 new in 2007 new virgil s aeneid a reader s guide the blackwell history of the latin language james clackson geoffrey horrocks both university of cambridge a companion to roman rhetoric edited by william dominik jon hall both university of otago new zealand david o ross university of michigan this book is well-conceived and extremely wellwritten it approaches the big issues in nuanced ways and brings out the complexities of the aeneid in ways that will make the poem accessible to undergraduates and to anyone interested in virgil richard f thomas harvard university the blackwell history of the latin language charts the development of latin written by eminent scholar david o ross this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry thought and background of virgil s great epic suggesting both the depth and the beauty of virgil s poetic images and the mental images with which the romans lived the book discusses in detail important illustrative passages in
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classical literature reception of the ancient world also of interest a companion to rhetoric and rhetorical criticism edited by walter jost wendy olmsted 522 pages 1-4051-0112-1 [isbn13 978-1-4051-0112-7 hb 2003 1-4051-4957-4 [isbn13 978-1-4051-4957-0 pb june 2006 new classics and the uses of reception edited by charles martindale richard f thomas university of bristol harvard university indo-european language and culture benjamin w fortson iv 488 pages 2004 1-4051-0315-9 [isbn13 978-1-4051-0315-2 hb 1-4051-0316-7 [isbn13 978-1-4051-0316-9 pb a first rate collection with some of the most exciting and most rigorous of modern studies in classical reception mary beard university of cambridge writing systems henry rogers 344 pages 2004 0-631-23463-2 [isbn13 978-0-631-23463-0 hb 0-631-23464-0 [isbn13 978-0-631-23464-7 pb this landmark collection looks at the role reception plays or could play within the modern discipline of classics and presents a wide variety of viewpoints on its va
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reception of the ancient world 14 new in 2007 troy from homer s iliad to hollywood epic antiquity and modernity neville morley university of bristol edited by martin m winkler george mason university under the auspices of the bristol institute of greece rome and the classical tradition blackwell publishing is proud to sponsor a prestigious series of annual lectures which we will subsequently publish in book form we are honoured to have ian morris delivering the first lecture which will take place at the institute on 30 april 2007 this will be followed by three further lectures by morris in early may we have the following events lined up for this and subsequent years 2007 ian morris stanford university 1 did the athenian empire change greek history 2 cleopatra s nose and the athenian empire 3 why did the athenian empire fail 4 how much did the athenian empire matter 2008 danielle allen university of chicago politics and change athenian politics and athenian philosophers 2009 greg woolf
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ancient philosophy new key textbook in 2007 new ancient philosophy essential readings with commentary a companion to plato edited by hugh h benson university of oklahoma edited by nicholas smith with fritz allhoff anand jayprakash vaidya lewis clark college western michigan university san jose state university the progression of philosophy in ancient greece spans an extensive and complex period in history between 600 bce and 600 ce the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid establishing the central areas of philosophical concern and creating an agenda for future study and debate this thorough introduction to ancient greek philosophy focuses on the key philosophers and their texts from pre-socratic thinkers through to the neo-platonists brings together the canonical writings of thales xenophanes parmenides anaxagoras gorgias plato aristotle epicurus lucretius seneca sextus empiricus plotinus and many others is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy compre
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index 16 age of augustus the ahbel-rappe sara alcock susan e alexander the great in his world alexander the great a new history allan arlene allhoff fritz anagnostopoulos georgios ancient greek civilization ancient greek democracy ancient greek religion ancient history ancient near east the ancient philosophy antiquity and modernity ashton sally-ann aune david e bagnall roger s balot ryan k bard kathryn a barrett anthony beck roger benson hugh h big screen rome bintliff john blackwell companion to the new testament the blackwell guide to aristotle s nicomachean ethics the blackwell guide to plato s republic the blackwell history of the latin language the booth wayne c brief history of ancient astrology a brief history of happiness a brown peter brown robert d bushnell rebecca byzantines the cameron averil campbell jonathan g carruthers jo champion craig b chaniotis angelos chavalas mark w cherry david christianson eric s clackson james classical archaeology classical literature and its
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