Citizenship in Classical Athens
By Josine Blok Abstract: What did citizenship really mean in classical Athens? It is conventionally understood as characterised by holding political office. Since only men could do so, only they were considered to be…
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Solon and Early Greek Poetry: The Politics of Exhortation
By Elizabeth Irwin Abstract: The poetry of archaic Greece gives voice to the history and politics of the culture of that age. This 2005 book explores the types of history that have been, and can be, written from…
Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity
By Margaret C. Miller Book Description: It is a commonplace of modern scholarship that the Athenians hated and despised the Persians, but the claims of contempt are disproved by the evidence of archaeology, epigraphy,…
Ennius’ Annals: Poetry and History
By Cynthia Damon and Joseph Farrell Abstract: In the context of recent challenges to long-standing assumptions about the nature of Ennius’ Annals and the editorial methods appropriate to the poem’s fragmentary remains,…
Reading the Letters of Pliny the Younger: An Introduction
By Roy K. Gibson and Ruth Morello Abstract: This is the first general introduction to Pliny’s Letters published in any language, combining close readings with broader context and adopting a fresh and innovative…
The Urban Image of Augustan Rome
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…
Veni Vidi Vici and Caesar’s Triumph
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…
Cornelius Nepos and the Biographical Tradition
By Frances Titchener Abstract: Scholarly interest in Cornelius Nepos has typically been in direct proportion to what light Nepos could shed on other, more significant, figures of the day: Catullus and Cicero,…
Rome, Empire of Plunder: The Dynamics of Cultural Appropriation
Edited by Matthew P. Loar, Carolyn MacDonald, and Dan-el Padilla Peralta Abstract: Bringing together philologists, historians, and archaeologists, Rome, Empire of Plunder bridges disciplinary divides in pursuit of an…
Festivals, Feasts, and Gender Relations in Ancient China and Greece
by Yiqun Zhou Abstract: Ancient China and Greece are two classical civilisations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West…