Society & Culture
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Gladiators: Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome [Paperback]
M. C. Bishop
£7.99ISBN: 9781612005133
Published by : Casemate UK
Series: Casemate Short History
The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious duals in large arenas filled with baying crowds. The survivor could be either executed (the famous ‘thumbs down' signal) or spar... .... Learn More -
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Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome [Hardback]
Rebecca Langlands (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9781107040601
Published by : Cambridge University Press
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This ground-breaking study conveys the thrill and moral power of the ancient Roman story-world and its ancestral tales of bloody heroism. Its account of 'exemplary ethics' explores how and what Romans learnt from these moral exempla, arguing that ... .... Learn More -
Travel in the Roman Mind [Hardback]
Richard J. A. Talbert (Editor)
£90.00ISBN: 9780415504706
Published by : Routledge
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Travel in the Roman Mind presents a broad spectrum of travel experiences in the Roman world from the Republic to the Late Empire. The sources reveal both the nature of travellers’ real-world interactions with humans and landscapes and the challeng... .... Learn More -
Travel in the Roman Mind [Paperback]
Richard J. A. Talbert (Editor)
£27.99ISBN: 9780415504713
Published by : Routledge
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Travel in the Roman Mind presents a broad spectrum of travel experiences in the Roman world from the Republic to the Late Empire. The sources reveal both the nature of travellers’ real-world interactions with humans and landscapes and the challeng... .... Learn More -
Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome [Hardback]
Guy de la Bedoyere (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780300230307
Published by : Yale University Press
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Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar of ... .... Learn More -
Transformations in Mapping the Classical World [Hardback]
Richard J. A. Talbert (Author)
£115.00ISBN: 9781472457820
Published by : Routledge
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Richard Talbert's historical interests have focused primarily in recent years on Greek and Roman spatial perceptions, and on mapping the classical world. The items collected in this volume, both previously published and unpublished, cohere around ... .... Learn More -
Embracing the Provinces: Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions [Hardback]
Tatiana Ivleva (Editor); Mark Driessen (Editor); Jasper de Bruin (Editor)
Regular Price: £48.00
Special Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9781789250152
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Embracing the Provinces is a collection of essays focused on people and their daily lives living in the Roman provinces, c. 27 BC-AD 476. The main aim is to showcase the vibrancy of Roman provincial studies and suggest new directions, or new empha... .... Learn More -
Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World [Hardback]
Paul Keyser (Editor); John Scarborough (Editor)
£115.00ISBN: 9780199734146
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medici... .... Learn More -
Sound and the Ancient Senses [Hardback]
Shane Butler (Editor); Sarah Nooter (Editor)
£90.00ISBN: 9781138120389
Published by : Routledge
Series: The Senses in Antiquity
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Sound and the Ancient Senses makes a significant contribution to the burgeoning field of Sense Studies and, in particular, its application to the ancient world. Sound has important relevance to scholars of ancient literature and of its well-known ... .... Learn More
