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Festivals of Attica: An Archaeological Commentary
Simon, Erika
Paperback. Price GB £11.95

Greek Athletics in the Roman World: Victory and Virtue
Newby, Zahra
The enduring importance of Greek athletic training and competition during the period of the Roman Empire has been a neglected subject in past scholarship on the ancient world. This book examines the impact that Greek athletics had on the Roman world, ...
Hardback. Price GB £80.00

Greek House: The Rise of Noble Houses in Late Classical...
Walter-Karydi, Elena
In the 4th century BC the status of the rich and noble of Greek society was reflected in their patronage of the arts and the building of monuments. A process beginning at the end of the 5th century saw significant changes in domestic architecture and the ...
Paperback. Price GB £7.50

Greek and Roman Actors: Aspects of an Ancient Profession
Easterling, Pat
Twenty specially commissioned essays which throw as much light as possible on the role of actors and acting in Greco-Roman literature and society and, in particular, the special relationship between the actor and his audience. Drawing on literary, ...
Hardback. Price GB £80.00

Magic and Magicians in Greco-Roman World
Dickie, Matthew W
The existence of sorcerers, sorceresses and magicians is well known in the Ancient World although the sources relating to them are often sparse and difficult to interpret. However, Dickie admirably tackles the subject, assessing evidence for the origins ...
Paperback. Price GB £25.99
Hardback. Price GB £65.00

Neaera: Writing a Prostitute's Life
Henry, Madeleine
Paperback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £18.99
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £60.00

Orator in Action and Theory in Greence
Wooten, Cecil W
Nine essays, delivered at a colloquium held in honour of George Kennedy in North Carolina in 1998, examine the role and art of the orator in Greece and Rome. Written from literary, philological and historical perspectives, the papers consider the Greek ...
Price GB £49.00

Parchments of Gender
Wyke, Maria
This study builds up a source of interdisciplinary information for the study of gender and the body in ancient history. The central and unifying theme is the body's relation to gender. With essays covering the ancient communities of Greece, Rome and ...
Hardback. Price GB £54.00

Pity Transformed
Konstan, David
This, the only study of pity in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, explores how pity was understood and expressed in various different contexts: in law, war, in religion, in relation to emotion, self-pity and love. The introduction wrestles with defining ...
Paperback. Price GB £12.99

Prality, Literacy, Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman World
Mackay, E Anne
These essays deal with memory and its role in the production of literature, all but one looking at Greece. Classical authors frequently quote from memory, poets write about personal experiences, and orators and historians attempt to reconstruct the past ...
Hardback. Price GB £104.00