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Aratus,

The Sky Is Our Song

"An ancient Greek guide to the heavens, translated in a new accessible modern English edition. A poetic guide to the heavens, the Phaenomena of Aratus--dating from around 270 BCE--was widely known ac…

David W F Stifler

Lucian and the Atticists

**This book focuses on Lucian of Samosata, a Syrian writer of the Greek language in the second century CE, and his engagement with contemporary debates regarding the form and register of language best sui…

The 'Satyrica' of Petronius

This book presents a formal critical edition and English translation of the Satyrica of Petronius.

Matthew Wright,

Euripides and Quotation Culture

"Presenting a new approach to Euripides' plays, this book explores the playwright's ancient tragedies in relation to quotation culture. Treating extant works and lost works side-by-side, Matthew Wrig…

Jeremy Swist

Julian Augustus

This book argues that Julian's self-construction, in his writings, embraces the identities of a statesman and soldier more than of a philosopher, of a Roman more than a Greek, and of a mere human rather t…

Richard Jenkyns

The Path from Aulis

The first book to re-assess the Oresteia for a new generation of Classicists. Bridging between the disciplines of Classics, literary studies, gender studies, moral philosophy, and theories of imagery, Jen…

Ancient Epigraphic Culture on the Aegean and Ionian Islands

Through a series of case-studies of nine Aegean and Ionian islands, the contributors examine the ancient epigraphic culture of each island's political, social and religious history from the archaic age un…

Joseph Lalibela Meets Vibronics & The Mafia & Fluxy Band

Ancient Breeze

Carol Atack

Plato

Now in paperback, a new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens.Plato is a key figure from the beginnings of Western philosophy, yet the impact of his l…

Maria Nasioula

By Heart or from the Scroll

Grammatika vases, one of the most distinctive varieties of Hellenistic relief pottery, present modern scholars with compelling research opportunities, as they document the reception of ancient Greek liter…

Masculinities in the New Testament and Beyond

The study of gender in early Christianity has been one of the catalysts for new historical insight into the early Jesus movement and beyond. By focusing on the construction of various kinds of masculiniti…

The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World

The ancient Greek world consisted of approximately 1,000 autonomous polities scattered across the Mediterranean basin, and each one developed its own, unique set of socio-political institutions and social…

Galen

Galen: An Anthology brings together the most comprehensive range of English translations of the works of physician-philosopher Galen of Pergamum, the most influential medical figure of the Graeco-Roman wo…

Robert L O'Connell

Band on the Run

For fans of 300 ,a riveting retelling of The March of the Ten Thousand, when Greek mercenary Xenophon led a stranded band of soldiers on a treacherous escape from the Persians.400 BC. The Persian prince C…

Joe Whitchurch

Revenge, Punishment and Anger in Ancient Greek Justice

"Anger was the engine of justice in the ancient Greek world. It drove quests for vengeance which resulted in a variety of consequences, often harmful not only for the relevant actors but also for the…

David Stuttard

Hubris

A new perspective on ancient Athens at the height of its powers, reinterpreting the city's supposed "Golden Age" as a period of ruinous culture wars.The age of Pericles, in the fifth century BC,…

Arrian,

The Landmark Arrian

Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander, widely considered the most authoritative history of the brilliant leader's great conquests, is the latest addition to the acclaimed Landmark series.After twelve years of h…

Afroditi Angelopoulou

The Body and the Senses in Greek Tragedy

The Body and the Senses in Greek Tragedy is the first book to approach the corporeality of Greek drama in terms of its capacity to involve audiences in the construction of meaning, not only on an affectiv…

Kristian Sheeley

The Virtue of Sōphrosunē In Plato's Gorgias and Phaedrus

A unique interpretation of Plato's account of moderation and the contemporary relevance of Plato's ethical thought.Sōphrosunē is one of the four moral virtues--along with wisdom, courage, and justice--tha…