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Myth, Ritual, and the Warrior in Roman and Indo-European Antiquity
This book examines the figure of the returning warrior as depicted in the myths of several ancient and medieval Indo-European cultures. In these cultures, the returning warrior was …
Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia
The sanctuary dedicated to Diana at Aricia flourished from the Bronze age to the second century CE. From its archaic beginnings in the wooded crater beside the lake known as the …
Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Italy
This collection explores the multifaceted nature of the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Italy. It examines Italic, Etruscan, and Latin deities in context and in the …
Indo-European Sacred Space
In Indo-European Sacred Space, Roger D. Woodard provides a careful examination of the sacred spaces of ancient Rome, finding them remarkably consistent with older Indo-European …
Time in Roman Religion
Religion is a major subfield of ancient history and classical studies, and Roman religion in particular is usually studied today by experts in two rather distinct halves: the …
A Military Life of Constantine the Great
Much of Constantine I's claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent conversion was a real …
The Scorpion God
'Visionary.' Bettany Hughes'Tremendous.' Ben Okri'Luminous.' Rose TremainEven when he leapt from the parapet he talked.Ancient Egypt. The Prince is set to marry Pretty Flower, his …
Ancient Warfare: The Basics
Ancient Warfare: The Basics offers an engaging introduction to warfare in the ancient Mediterranean World from the mythical Trojan War, through the rise of hoplites and conquests …
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter’s History, including additional fragments which are now more often …
The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome
In this revisionist study of Roman imperialism in the Greek world, Gruen considers the Hellenistic context within which Roman expansion took place. The evidence discloses a …
Why I Am A Stoic
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksPlagued by ill-health, violently sick at sea, irritated by renovation costs: Seneca is never less than sympathetically human. …
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus
Volume I of a two-volume scholarly edition of the Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus by A.S.L. Farquharson. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with a …