La République et l'Empire de Rome virent de nombreux spectacles aquatiques dans les amphithéâtres et les théâtres : naumachies ou combats navals, exhibitions d'animaux marins ou chasses aquatiques, spectacles mythologiques et chorégraphiques. Cette étude présente les sources écr…
"Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Yet their prominence in ancient society is often ignored. In the Roman world statues were ubiquitous. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, vene…
... A work of considerable utility and as such represents a fitting memorial to an under-rated scholar. - A. Keaveney, Les --Eacute--;tudes Classiques, 75,3.
"A vibrant account that puts flesh on the bare bones of early Roman history."--Celia Schultz, University of Michigan The ancient Romans' story down to 264 B.C. can be made credible by stripping away their later myths and inventions to show how their national character shaped the…
What is poverty? What is to be done about it? These are difficult questions in any period. This book looks at how Romans thought about the poor and about the appropriate ways to relieve poverty. It considers their political importance and how far the rise of Christianity affecte…
Cette synthèse des relations sexuelles entre femmes dans le monde antique est fondée sur l'analyse précise de documents iconographiques et littéraires. L'auteur esquisse la cartographie d'un système antique de genre, révélant une organisation sociale fortement codifiée.
"Through a series of critical readings this book builds a picture of the Roman reaction to, and adoption of, the Greek poetry of the last three pre-Christian centuries. Although the greatest figure of Greek poetry after Alexander, Callimachus of Cyrene, and his contemporaries, s…
