By Diane G. Favro Abstract: Since antiquity, Roman architecture and planning have inspired architects and designers. In this volume, Diane Favro and Fikret Yegül offer a comprehensive history and analysis of the Roman…
By Amanda Claridge, with contributions by Judith Toms and Tony Cubberley Abstract: The ultimate guide to all the important archaeological sites in the city of Rome from the period 800 BC to AD 600, with over 200 site…
By Ida Östenberg Abstract: The significance of veni vidi vici was discussed in its context. Article in The Classical Quarterly New Series, Vol. 63, No. 2, p813-827. Cambridge University Press on behalf of The…
By Amélie Kuhrt Abstract: The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area, from the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the east to the Levant and Anatolia, and from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the…
By Maria Brosius Abstract: A History of the Achaemenid Empire considers archaeological and written sources to provide an expansive, source-based introduction to the diverse and culturally rich world of ancient…
By Fiona Radford and Peta Greenfield Abstract: A podcast series that covers Roman history from the republic to the empire. Topics range from society, politics, and warfare. Podcast. 2013 – . View on…
By Emily Greenwood Abstract: Thucydides’ work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century BC and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of…
By Barbara Goff Abstract: Set at the end of the Trojan war, “Euripides’ Trojan Women” depicts the women of Troy as they wait to be taken into slavery. While choral songs recall the death-throes of the great city, the…
by Jennifer Larson Abstract: The similarities between the myths of Hermes (especially as presented in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes) and certain elements of the Heracles myths are substantial enough to indicate a…
By Ruth Scodel Abstract: The Homeric poems were not intended for readers, but for a listening audience. Traditional in their basic elements, the stories were learned by oral poets from earlier poets and recreated at…