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The Greek and Roman Stage
by David Taylor
A good concise introduction to Greek and Roman theatre, plays and performance. The text discusses the general context of the stage, the different types of evidence that inform us about actors, costumes, props and scenery, and the plays themselves. ...
Paperback. Price GB £8.99

Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity
by Wendy Cotter
Miracle stories were relatively common in the Greek and Roman worlds. Here, Wendy Cotter discusses a range of ideas and writings on sickness, healing, demons, and so forth. Her thematic chapters deal with 'Gods and heroes who heal', Exorcists and ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.99
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Nourriture et repas dans les milieux Juifs et Chretiens de l'Antiquite
edited by Michel Quesnel, Yves-Marie Blanchard and Claude Tassin
A selection of essays in honour of Charles Perrot, divided into five sections: the role of the meal in ancient Judaism, the Last Supper and its interpretation in the Eucharist, the symbolism of the Last Supper and its christological implications, the ...
Paperback. Price GB £29.50

Jews in a Greco-Roman World
edited by Martin Goodman
A collection of papers representing a unique integration of the classics and Jewish history, tackling from different angles the extent to which Jews in the Greco-Roman period differed from other people in the Mediterranean. Sixteen paper, including: Jews, ...
Paperback. Price GB £21.00
Hardback. Price GB £56.50

Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece
by Victor Davis Hanson
Crop devastation was a strategy of warfare used by the ancient Greeks and by most early societies: agriculture, being fundamental to economies - indeed, human life - would have been the ideal target. For centuries, Greece was involved in this struggle to ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.95
Hardback. Price GB £27.50

Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt and Greece
by Veronique Dasen
A thorough examination of the mythology surrounding dwarfs and our fascination with their peculiarly exaggerated physical forms, often regarded as precious because of their rarity. This volume brings together for the first time a whole range of mostly ...
Hardback. Print on Demand. Price GB £159.00

Greek and Roman Education
by Robin Barrow
Aimed at secondary-school students, this book points to similarities and differences between the educational practices of Greece and Rome. At the same time, the author makes comparisons between present day and ancient concepts of education. Brief and with ...
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The Treasuries of the Greeks and Romans
by Herbert Newell Couch
(1929)
Paperback. Price GB £15.99

Barbarian's Beverage: History of Beer in Ancient
Nelson, Max
It was the Greeks who promoted the notion that beer was a second rate beverage and that wine was the superior drink; an idea that had a lasting effect on beer drinkers in Europe, although it did not persuade them to abandon their favoured tipple. Based on the author's thesis, this study traces the history of beer in Europe as independent from beer-making traditions in the Near East. Using primary sources, Max Nelson argues that by AD 1000 beer ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.00
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi
Dixon, Suzanne
Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other. Studying her life during a period of political turmoil, Dixon examines Cornelia's attributes: daughter of Scipio Africanus, wife of an aristocrat, and mother of the Gracchi; and how these enabled her to move in high ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.99
Hardback. Price GB £65.00