The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies is a unique collection oi fifty-five articles which together explore the ways in which ancient Rome has been, is, ami might be studied. It is intended less as an encyclopaedia of the well-established, and more a research tool to aid the development ol the subject: a guide that does not just inform but also inspires. The emphasis is on the different ways in which evidence can be used, on the breadth and potential of Roman Studies, and on informing dialogue between its subdisciplines, with the aim of widening the perspective of readers as well as meeting their particular needs for informations. The volume includes guidance on primary sources (especially useful in areas where this is complex, such as epigraphy and numismatics), and bibliographies of suggested reading.

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading international figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences

Alessandro Barchiesi is Professor of Latin at the Universities of Siena and Stanford.
Walter Scheidel is Professor of Classics at Stanford University