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Julian the Apostate
This new study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. The figure of Julian demands the attention of historians. As the last pagan …
Ancient Tyranny
Tyrants and tyranny are more than the antithesis of democracy and the mark of political failure: they are a dynamic response to social and political pressures. This book examines …
Slavery and Rebellion in Second Century Bc Sicily
This is the first book dedicated to the events known as the two Sicilian Slave Wars. These second-century BC revolts are commonly included among the largest slave revolts in world …
King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE
This book explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society. The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire …
Believing Ancient Women
This volume deploys recent feminist epistemological frameworks to analyze how concepts like knowledge, authority, rationality, objectivity and testimony were constructed in Greece …
The Athenian Empire
In the fifth century BC, the Athenian Empire dominated the politics and culture of the Mediterranean world. Historians, then and now, have been fascinated by that domination, and …
The Politics of Association in Hellenistic Rhodes
Christian Thomsen offers a study of political institutions on the island state of Rhodes an important power in the eastern Mediterranean and the first city of the Hellenistic …
Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World
Offers the first study of toxic masculinity in the context of ancient Greece and Rome Covers both Greek and Roman societies, and a broad range of sources, such as curse tablets, …
Ancient Greece on British Television
Explores the cultural politics of televisual engagements with the history, literature and archaeology of Ancient GreeceAncient Greece has inspired television producers and …