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This work demonstrates the continued importance and relevance of the myth of Demeter and Persephone to today's society. It summarizes the Homeric story and... Læs mere
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries.
This volume collects and introduces some of the best writing on sexual behaviour and gender differences in ancient Greece and Rome including four chapters newly translated from German and French.
This book charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the ice age in an empty land 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9,000 years later.
This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks.
Guy Bradley examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours.
Jean Bottéro and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia.
From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author... Læs mere
Power, government, the age-old struggle between rulers and ruled - these are the topics of the... Læs mere
This book examines the language and the institutions of the Romans during the period in which they... Læs mere
Investigates the ideals, practices and performance of gender in the ancient classical world, exploring archaeological, visual and written sources. Essential reading... Læs mere