In this detailed treatment of the myth of Adonis in post-Classical times, Carlo Caruso provides an overview of the main texts, both literary and scholarly, in Latin and in the vernacular, which secure
This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural
The Roman Poetry of Love explores the formation of a key literary genre in a troubled historical and political setting. The short-lived genre of Latin love elegy produced spectacular, multi-faceted an
The recent crisis in the world of antiquities collecting has prompted scholars and the general public to pay more attention than ever before to the questions of archaeological findspots and collecting
By providing a platform for scholars working in a variety of fields, this volume presents cutting-edge research dealing with various aspects of ancient ethnographic thought: its formation and devlopme
This book deals with the concepts of geometrical and physical optics and covers lasers, holography, and fiber optics. It contains numerous diagrams, worked-out examples, and related questions-answers
The great helmsman, the watchdog of the people, the medicine the state needs: all these images originated in ancient Greece, yet retain the capacity to influence an audience today. This is the first s
Gerard Nicolaas Heerkens was a cosmopolitan Dutch physician and Latin poet of the eighteenth century. A Catholic, he was in many ways an outsider on his own turf, the peat country of Protestant Gronin
This book is the first to examine the complex and contradictory history of Classics in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria. It investigates how Classical Studies, as an integral part of colonial education
In this commentary on Aristotle Physics book eight, chapters one to five, the sixth-century philosopher Simplicius quotes and explains important fragments of the Presocratic philosophers, provides the
Late Antiquity witnessed a major transformation in the authority and power of the Episcopate within the Church, with the result that bishops came to embody the essence of Christianity and increasingly
The development of key methodologies for the study of battlefields in the USA in the 1980s inspired a generation of British and European archaeologists to turn their attention to sites in their own co
50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked riv
This book examines the poetry of Statius (c. 40-96 AD), in relation to significant social and cultural issues of his day, in particular shifting attitudes to Hellenism, gender and Roman imperialism. I
Philoponus has been identified as the founder in dynamics of the theory of impetus, an inner force impressed from without, which, in its later recurrence, has been hailed as a scientific revolution. H
The 15,000 pages of the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle, written mainly between 200 and 600 AD, constitute the largest corpus of extant Greek philosophical writings not translated into English
British classicists explore the deliberate removal from classical texts of passages deemed offensive by later editors. The practice was unknown but to its perpetrators until the Renaissance, when anci
A curator of classical antiquities at National Museums Liverpool, Muskett introduces Greek sculpture from the eighth to the second century BC, focusing on the use of sculpture by those who commissione
Allan (classics, U. College, Oxford) introduces the ancient Greek epic poem to undergraduate students of Greek or classical civilization, to other students of literature and history, and to general re
British and Irish scholars of classical and English literature explore Latin poetry written in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland long after the Romans had gone home. Their topics include Thomas Ca
In light of new high quality editions of Greek texts and English translations of ancient Greek comedy, essays were commissioned from scholars identified only by name to discuss the works of Aristophan
Departing from other recent studies of the British queen and the revolt against Rome in AD 60-61, Johnson (classics, U. of Newcastle, Australia) focuses narrowly on the accounts by Tacitus in Annals B
Lefkowitz (emerita, humanities, Wellesley College) studies how biographers across history have attempted to reconstruct the lives of the ancient Greek poets. The author argues that in spite of the fac
In addressing both technology and innovation in ancient Egypt, Shaw (Egyptian archaeology, U. of Liverpool, England) provides an anthropological account not only of how Egyptians created materials and
Du Plessis (U. of Edinburgh School of Law, Scotland) provides a non-specialist audience with a basic overview of Roman private law during the first three centuries of the Common Era. After describing
Wright (classics, U. of Exeter and Vassar College) tries to make sense of the many jokes about contemporary poets and poetry in fifth-century BC Athenian comedy, and asks what the plays can reveal abo
This interesting monograph on European castles examines the archaeological and cultural significance of the rise of castle structures and attendant ideas of martial and political authority in the peri
Wrenhaven (classics, Cleveland State U.) reconstructs the image of the slave in ancient Greece by examining linguistic and cultural artifacts. Sections examine in-depth how slaves were addressed and r
Brubaker (Byzantine art, U. of Birmingham, the UK), who has published extensively on Byzantine art, has written an engaging introductory text that gives a full account of the complex phenomenon of Byz
Themistius' paraphrase of Books 1-3 of Aristotle's Physics shows this fourth-century AD commentator offering a characteristically focused recreation of Aristotle's treatment of a variety of topics ran
In this part of the Posterior Analytics Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. But he introduces
Noting parallels in slave-holding societies in the New World and ancient Rome, Bell (art history, Northern Illinois U.) and Ramsby (classics, U. of Massachusetts Amherst) pay homage to freed slaves' c
Cinema loves Greece and Rome. Hollywood epics, animated movies, avant-garde features all have turned to classical antiquity for inspiration. On the silver screen, we see a world of virtuous Christians
Fluid Pasts outlines an innovative archaeological approach to the study of rivers and flowing water, challenging the view that rivers are somehow more natural, less cultural than other kinds of materi
From Plato to Postmodernism presents the cultural history of the West in one concise volume. Nearly four thousand years of Western history are woven together into an unfolding story in which we see ho
Aristotle's Meteorology influenced generations of speculation about the earth sciences, ranging from atmospheric phenomena to earthquakes. The commentary of John Philoponus on the opening three chapte
Discusses subjects such as the nature of fiery and light phenomena in the sky, the formation of comets, the Milky Way, the properties of moist exhalation, and the formation of hail.
An introduction to the major issues surrounding Greek tragic costume in its original and subsequent contexts, covering its appearance, its operation and significance in the plays, and the challenges o
A fascinating exploration of the relation of the Modern Olympic Games to the Classical tradition, examining claims of continuity between ancient and modern.
