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In the Eye of the Animal
Early Christian theology posited a strict division between animals and humans. Nevertheless, animal figures abound in early Christian literature and artfrom Augustine's renowned …
Cato the Younger
Marcus Porcius Cato ("the Younger") is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil …
Local History of Greek Polytheism
This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed study of the deities and cults of the important Greek island-state of Aigina from the Geometric to Classical periods …
The Christians as the Romans Saw Them
This book, which includes a new preface by the author, offers an engrossing portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans. "A …
Well-Connected Domains
Well-Connected Domains offers a fresh perspective on the history of the Ottoman Empire as deeply connected to the world beyond its borders by way of trade, warfare and diplomacy, …
Junian Latinity in the Roman Empire Volume 1
The first comprehensive multi-disciplinary study of Junian Latinity Sets a new agenda for the study of Junian Latinity, slavery, manumission and citizenship at Rome Discusses the …
Art, Power, and Patronage in the Principality of Epirus, 1204–1318
The Principality of Epirus was a medieval Greek state established in the western part of the Balkans after the fall of Constantinople to the forces of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. …
Making the Holy Roman Empire Holy
Controlling the State
This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a …
Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn
The Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography, has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a …
Omnium Annalium Monumenta: Historical Writing and Historical Evidence in Republican Rome
This edited volume brings a variety of approaches to the problem of how the Romans conceived of their history, what were the mechanisms for their preservation of the past, and how …
Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi
This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of …