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This book offers a fresh reading of Aristotle's Politics by employing a definition of nature many commentators have rejected: the internal source of movement. It uses... Læs mere
In this succinct history of ancient Persia under the Achaemenid dynasty rulers, Matt Waters examines how the empire retained its vitality for more than two hundred years (c.550–330 BCE) and left a massive imprint on subsequent Near Eastern and European history.
This study proposes a new dialogue between the fields of Classics and aesthetics. It uses ancient narratives and pictures, comparing them with modern material, in order to explore the specific nature of aesthetic experience.
Published in two volumes in 1845 and 1850, Fasti Romani, Henry Fynes... Læs mere
This 1923 book is intended to provide a historical context for those visiting Egyptian museum collections. Quibell advises that it should be... Læs mere
This new approach to the temporal dynamic of historiography will appeal to classicists, ancient historians and... Læs mere
English speakers find it hard to explain why they say something happens at a particular time, but on a certain day, and in a given year; however this book does just... Læs mere
This edition of Annals 11, the first scholarly edition in English in over a hundred years, contains a full and detailed introduction, a newly established Latin text with... Læs mere
Pollution is a striking and ubiquitous feature of Greek tragedy. This book undertakes the first detailed analysis of its important role in the plays and will appeal to scholars and students of Greek tragedy at all levels and anyone interested in the concept of ritual pollution.
The first study of the literary representation of Roman republican magistracy. Applying current literary critical methods to... Læs mere
Innovative treatment of Greek comedy, showing that an essential characteristic at the heart of its identity is its voracious and multifarious dialogue with a... Læs mere
Written for scholars and advanced students working in both classics and political theory, this book provides a new interpretation of... Læs mere