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Explores divination in antiquity from a range of perspectives, looking both at practices and theories and how and why these changed over time. Important for students and academics working in classics, history of philosophy, and history of religion.
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Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and... Læs mere
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The first major study of politeness in Ancient Greece and Rome, introducing the linguistic framework and showcasing a range of methods, topics, and genres. The... Læs mere
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Explores the deep connection between music and memory in Graeco-Roman culture, and how this connection was understood and experienced by ancient... Læs mere
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Sidonius Apollinaris was an inhabitant of southern Roman Gaul in the mid fifth centuryAD, when it was threatened by invasions from beyond the boundaries of the RomanEmpire and by competing warlords.
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The Council of Constantinople of 869-70 was highly dramatic, with its trial and condemnation of Patriarch Photius, a towering figure in the Byzantium of his day, and the tussle of wills at the council between the papal legates, the imperial representatives and the bishops.
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This work breaks new ground by considering the ancient and medieval reception of Alexander the Great from a gender studies perspective.