Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Society
Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Society
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Originally published in Past and Present, this collection of papers includes some of the most innovative history written about Greece and Rome over twenty years. It offers a convenient guide to current issues and topics in Greek and Roman history. The volume's contributors are among the most influential ancient historians active over the last twenty-five years. An introduction by the editor prefaces papers ranging from Greek warfare to early Christian martyr stories.
- Covers both Greek and Roman history
- Includes papers which are required reading, written by many leading scholars in the field
- Addresses the hottest issues in Greek and Roman history - representation of women, homosexuality, slavery, democracy, imperialism, martyrdom of women, gambling, dreams
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August 2004Hardback
9780521837699
402 pages
229 × 152 × 22 mm
0.787kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Robin Osborne
- 1. Early Greek warfare as symbolic expression W. R. Connor
- 2. Law, the democratic citizen and the representation of women in classical Athens Robin Osborne
- 3. Law, society and homosexuality in classical Athens David Cohen
- 4. Translating Greek homosexuality: reticence and the truth of sex James Davidson
- 5. The Mediterranean and the Roman revolution: politics, war and the economy Fergus Millar
- 6. Democratic politics in Republican Rome John North
- 7. The golden age and sin in Augustan ideology Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
- 8. Literate games: Roman urban society and the game of alea Nicholas Purcell
- 9. Novel evidence for Roman slavery Keith Hopkins
- 10. The future of dreams: from Freud to Artemidorus S. R. F. Price
- 11. Pausanias: a Greek pilgrim in the Roman world Jas Elsner
- 12. The passion of Perpetua Brent D. Shaw
- 13. Bandits in the Roman empire Brent D. Shaw.
