Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading internatio…
An account of the Celts through their ideas of kingdoms and kingship.
Self-presentation and identity in the Roman world
Self-presentation and identity in the Roman world
Questions on identity have been often the main focus of classical studies. The starting point of this book is that identity is not a monolithic idea. Instead of exploring what exactly 'identity' is, the contributors here examine how the concept of 'self-presentation' can facilit…
Self-presentation and identity in the Roman world
Questions on identity have been often the main focus of Classical Studies. The starting point of this book is that identity is not a monolithic idea. Instead of exploring what exactly 'identity' is, the contributors here examine how the concept of 'self-presentation' can facilit…
"L'Italie centrale et septentrionale, à la veille de la romanisation, apparaît comme une mosaïque de peuples et cet ouvrage cherche à comprendre ce qu'est un peuple dans l'Italie préromaine, à la fois dans sa réalité et dans son image. Les peuples se manifestent avant tout comme…
"Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of activity as he repopulates Roman streets with their full range of sensations, pa…
"Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of activity as he repopulates Roman streets with their full range of sensations, pa…