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Controlling Laughter
Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill maintains that political abuse …
Rome in Crisis
Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's Parallel Lives series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an …
They Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Although, according to the Christian Gospels, three men were crucified ca. 30 CE outside Jerusalem under the prefect Pontius Pilate, both popular wisdom and mainstream scholarship …
The Last Legionary
In AD 400 Roman rule in Britain was collapsing as the thinly stretched empire was besieged on all sides. In The Last Legionary, Paul Elliot explores all aspects of Late Roman …
Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman
Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila’s bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD.The Huns burst on to the page of …
Early Rome
The scholarly community has become increasingly aware of the differences between Roman myths and the more familiar myths of Greece. Early Rome: Myth and Society steps in to provide …
Analysing the Boundaries of the Ancient Roman Garden
This book demonstrates how the Romans constructed garden boundaries specifically in order to open up or undermine the division between a number of oppositions, such as …
Virgil's Eclogues and the Art of Fiction
Many scholars have seen ancient bucolic poetry as a venue for thinking about texts and textuality. This book reassesses Virgil's Eclogues and their genre, arguing that they are …
The History of Modern Serbia
"Serbia is, in her own way, a Constitutional State, and the only one in the East thathas progressed steadily, unceasingly, evidently."--Elodie Lawton Mijatovic, Preface 1872After …
Consuls and Res Publica
The consulate was the focal point of Roman politics. Both the ruling class and the ordinary citizens fixed their gaze on the republic's highest office - to be sure, from different …
Poverty in Ancient Greece and Rome
This volume presents an innovative picture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Approaching poverty as a multifaceted condition, it examines how different groups were affected by …
