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Economy of Prostitution in the Roman World
In recent years, a number of classical scholars have turned their attention to prostitution in the ancient world. Close examination of the social and legal position of Roman …
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Imagery and Iconography
Imagery and iconography served specific functions in public, private, and ritual spheres in the Roman world. State-sanctioned imagery communicated politically charged ideas through …
Lucretius and the End of Masculinity
From beginning to end, the De rerum natura upsets expectations. This book's premise is that Lucretius intentionally provokes his imagined male audience, playfully and forcefully …
de Romanis Book 2
This OCR-endorsed Latin course for students aged 11+ is breathing new life into Latin teaching.An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it …
Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Texts written in Latin, Greek and other languages provide ancient historians with their primary evidence, but the role of language as a source for understanding the ancient world …
Written Space in the Latin West, 200 BC to AD 300
This volume explores the creation of 'written spaces' through the accretion of monumental inscriptions and non-official graffiti in the Latin-speaking West between c.200 BC and AD …
Worlds of Byzantium
Worlds of Byzantium offers a new understanding of what it means to study the history and visual culture of the Byzantine empire during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Arguing …
Making a Living in Ottoman Anatolia
Centred on the socio-economic life of Ottoman Anatolia, this volume examines aspects of production, local and international trade, consumption and the role of the state, both at a …
Red Thread
'Charlotte Higgins's Red Thread is a masterwork' Ali SmithA thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir. The tale of …
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. ... of 6; Volume 1
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria
Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria: The Last Pharaoh of Alexandria and Ecclesiastical Politics in the Later Roman Empire offers a thorough revision of the historical role of …
Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE-20 CE
In the century following 150 BCE, the Romans developed a coherent vision of empire and a more systematic provincial administration. The city of Rome itself became a cultural and …