An edition of a collection of Latin epigrams by the poet Martial to celebrate games held in the Colosseum. An introduction sets the epigrams in their literary and social context. Each epigram is followed by an English translation and a detailed commentary discussing matters of l…
Selfhood and the Soul' is a collection of new and original essays in honour of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. All of the essays in the volume contribute to a shared project - the exploration of ancient concepts of self and so…
Features numerous entries covering the literary works, writers, and concepts of the ancient world, from the beginnings to approximately 500 CE. Ranging from ancient Greece and Rome to China, Egypt, Japan, India, Persia, Babylonia, the Hebrew world, and more, provides students wi…
"Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature contains more than 500 entries on literary topics, works, and writers of the ancient world, from the beginnings to approximately 500 C.E. With coverage that ranges from ancient Greece and Rome to China, Egypt, Japan, India, Persia, Babylonia, …
"Long before the invention of the phonograph, the written word was unrivaled as a medium of the human voice. In The Ancient Phonograph, Shane Butler takes us back to an age, long before Edison, when writing itself was still relatively new"--Jacket.
Studien zur alten Geschichte
by Zoepffel, Renate, Strasburger, Hermann, Schmitthenner, Walter
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