"Celsus penned the earliest known detailed attack upon Christianity. While his identity is disputed and his anti-Christian treatise, entitled the True Word, has been exclusively transmitted through the hands of the great Christian scholar Origen, he remains an intriguing figure.…
"A Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars on the study of women in the ancient world."--
Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic TitleAwarded a 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention as a Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social SciencesA Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned…
"A Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars on the study of women in the ancient world."--
La 4e de couverture porte : : "Jewish anthropological beliefs during the Hellenistic-Roman period are an important but previously neglected area of biblical exegesis and Jewish studies. In an effort to address this deficiency, this volume brings together 20 essays related to the…
"Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of 'spolia' in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As hi…
"Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of 'spolia' in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As hi…
