Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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A Companion to Roman Religion
by Various Authors
Part 78 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion.
• An innovative introduction to Roman religion
• Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods
• Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD
• Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils
• Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts
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A Companion to Ancient Macedonia
by Various Authors
Part 84 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike.
• Features new, specially commissioned essays by leading and up-and-coming scholars in the field
• Examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman period and beyond
• Discusses the importance of art, archaeology and architecture
• All ancient sources are translated in English
• Each chapter includes bibliographical essays for further reading.
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A Companion to the Roman Army
by Various Authors
Part 128 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force.
• An extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire
• Examines the army as a military machine — its recruitment, training, organization, tactics and weaponry
• Explores the relationship of the army to Roman politics, economics and society more broadly
• Considers the geography and climate of the lands in which the Romans fought
• Each chapter is written by a leading expert in a particular subfield and takes account of the latest scholarly and archaeological research in that area
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A Companion to the Latin Language
by Various Authors
Part 132 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to the Latin Language” presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage.
• Brings together contributions from internationally renowned classicists, linguists and Latin language specialists
• Offers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the Latin language
• Explores the social and political contexts of Latin
• Includes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modern linguistic theory
• Supplemented with illustrations covering the development of the Latin alphabet
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A Companion to the Roman Republic
by Various Authors
Part 135 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced.
• Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study
• Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall
• Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts
• Looks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy
• Offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar
• Discusses current controversies in the field.
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A Companion to Tacitus
by Various Authors
Part 147 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author.
• Tacitus is one of the most important Roman historians of his time, as well as a great literary stylist, whose work is characterized by his philosophy of human nature
• Encourages interdisciplinary discussion intended to engage scholars beyond Classics including philosophy, cultural studies, political science, and literature
• Showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author
• Clarifies and explains the notoriously difficult language of Tacitus
• Written and designed to prepare a new generation of scholars to examine for themselves the richness of Tacitean thought
• Includes contributions from a broad range of established international scholars and rising stars in the field
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A Companion to Livy
by Various Authors
Part 155 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Livy” features a collection of essays representing the most up-to-date international scholarship on the life and works of the Roman historian Livy.
• Features contributions from top Livian scholars from around the world
• Presents for the first time a new interpretation of Livy's historical philosophy, which represents a key to an overall interpretation of Livy's body of work
• Includes studies of Livy's work from an Indo-European comparative aspect
• Provides the most modern studies on literary archetypes for Livy's narrative of the history of early Rome
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A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World
by Various Authors
Part 158 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An innovative, up-to-date treatment of ancient Greek mobility and migration from 1000 BCE to 30 BCE
“A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World” explores the mobility and migration of Greeks who left their homelands in the ten centuries between the Early Iron Age and the Hellenistic period. While most academic literature centers on the Greeks of the Aegean basin area, this unique volume provides a systematic examination of the history of the other half of the ancient Greek world. Contributions from leading scholars and historians discuss where migrants settled, their new communities, and their connections and interactions with both Aegean Greeks and non-Greeks.
Divided into three parts, the book first covers ancient and modern approaches and the study of the ancient Greeks outside their homelands, including various intellectual, national, and linguistic traditions. Regional case studies form the core of the text, taking a microhistory approach to examine Greeks in the Near Eastern Empires, Greek-Celtic interactions in Central Europe, Greek-established states in Central Asia, and many others throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. The closing section of the text discusses wider themes such as the relations between the Greek homeland and the edges of Greek civilization. Reflecting contemporary research and fresh perspectives on ancient Greek culture contact, this volume:
• Discusses the development and intersection of mobility, migration, and diaspora studies
• Examines the various forms of ancient Greek mobility and their outcomes
• Highlights contributions to cultural development in the Greek and non-Greek world
• Examines wider themes and the various forms of ancient Greek mobility and their outcomes
• Includes an overview of ancient terminology and concepts, modern translations, numerous maps, and full references
“A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World” is a valuable resource for students, instructors, and researchers of Classical antiquity, as well as non-specialists with interest in ancient Greek mobilities, migrations, and diasporas.
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A Companion to Late Antiquity
by Various Authors
Part 163 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as late antiquity.
• Provides an essential overview of current scholarship on late antiquity—from between the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 and the end of Roman rule in the Mediterranean
• Comprises 39 essays from some of the world's foremost scholars of the era
• Presents this once-neglected period as an age of powerful transformation that shaped the modern world
• Emphasizes the central importance of religion and its connection with economic, social, and political life
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A Companion to Women in the Ancient World
by Various Authors
Part 165 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“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.
• The first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world
• Explores a broad range of topics relating to women in antiquity, including: Mother-Goddess Theory; Women in Homer, Pre-Roman Italy, the Near East; Women and the Family, the State, and Religion; Dress and Adornment; Female Patronage; Hellenistic Queens; Imperial Women; Women in Late Antiquity; Early Women Saints; and many more
• Thematically arranged to emphasize the importance of historical themes of continuity, development, and innovation
• Reconsiders much of the well-known evidence and preconceived notions relating to women in antiquity
• Includes contributions from many of the most prominent scholars associated with the study of women in antiquity
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A Companion to Sophocles
by Various Authors
Part 171 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.
• First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies
• Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles
• Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens
• Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context
• Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality, significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles, and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights
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A Companion to Marcus Aurelius
by Various Authors
Part 185 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Marcus Aurelius”. Considered the last of the "Five Good Emperors," Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from ad 161 until his death in 180—yet his influence on philosophy continues to resonate in the modern age through his Meditations. “A Companion to Marcus Aurelius” presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus Aurelius studies. Featuring contributions from top international scholars in relevant fields, initial readings provide an overview of source material by addressing such topics as manuscript transmission, historical written sources, archaeological evidence, artifacts, and coins. Readings continue with state-of-the-art discussions of various aspects of Marcus Aurelius—his personal biography; political, cultural, and intellectual background; and aspects of his role as emperor, reformer of administration, military leader, and lawgiver. His Meditations are analyzed in detail, including the form of the book, his way of writing, and the various aspects of his philosophy. The final series of readings addresses evolving aspects of his reception. “A Companion to Marcus Aurelius” offers important new insights on a figure of late antiquity whose unique voice has withstood the centuries to influence contemporary life.
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A Companion to Roman Love Elegy
by Various Authors
Part 187 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Roman Love Elegy” is the first comprehensive work dedicated solely to the study of love elegy. The genre is explored through 33 original essays that offer new and innovative approaches to specific elegists and the discipline as a whole.
• Contributors represent a range of established names and younger scholars, all of whom are respected experts in their fields
• Contains original, never before published essays, which are both accessible to a wide audience and offer a new approach to the love elegists and their work
• Includes 33 essays on the Roman elegists Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, Sulpicia, and Ovid, as well as their Greek and Roman predecessors and later writers who were influenced by their work
• Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in Roman elegy from scholars who have used a variety of critical approaches to open up new avenues of understanding
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A Companion to Greek Art
by Various Authors
Part 188 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the development Greek Art through the 1st millennium BC.
• An invaluable resource for scholars dealing with the art, material culture and history of the post-classical world
• Includes voices from such diverse fields as art history, classical studies, and archaeology and offers a diversity of views to the topic
• Features an innovative group of chapters dealing with the reception of Greek art from the Middle Ages to the present
• Includes chapters on Chronology and Topography, as well as Workshops and Technology
• Includes four major sections: Forms, Times and Places; Contacts and Colonies; Images and Meanings; Greek Art: Ancient to Antique
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A Companion to Augustine
by Various Authors
Part 192 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
‘A Companion to Augustine’ presents a fresh collection of scholarship by leading academics with a new approach to contextualizing Augustine and his works within the multi-disciplinary field of Late Antiquity, showing Augustine as both a product of the cultural forces of his times and a cultural force in his own right.
• Discusses the life and works of Augustine within their full historical context, rather than privileging the theological context
• Presents Augustine's life, works and leading ideas in the cultural context of the late Roman world, providing a vibrant and engaging sense of Augustine in action in his own time and place
• Opens up a new phase of study on Augustine, sensitive to the many and varied perspectives of scholarship on late Roman culture
• State-of-the-art essays by leading academics in this field
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A Companion to Archaic Greece
by Various Authors
Part 194 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period.
• The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic Greece
• Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical context
• Gives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity
• Combines accounts of historical developments with regional surveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments of selected themes
• Explores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures in the development of Greece
• Uses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broad patterns of social and cultural development
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A Companion to Ancient History
by Various Authors
Part 199 of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.
• Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history
• Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars
• Moves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean
• Draws on the latest research in the field
• Provides an essential resource for any student of ancient history.
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A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient urban landscape, as well as less-frequently explored themes such as ecology, war, and representations of cities in literature, art, and political philosophy.
Detailed chapters present critical discussions of research on Greco-Roman urban societies, city economies, key political events, significant cultural developments, and more. Throughout the Companion, the authors provide insights into major developments, debates, and approaches in the field. An unrivalled reference work on the subject, the volume focusses on both the archaeological (spatial, architectural) as well as the historical (institutions, social structures) aspects of ancient cities, and makes Greco-Roman urbanism accessible to scholars and students of urbanism in other historical periods, up to the present day.
Part of the authoritative Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and lecturers in Classics, Ancient History, and Classical/Mediterranean Archaeology, as well as historians and archaeologists looking to update their knowledge of Greek or Roman urbanism.
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A Companion to the Etruscans
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This new collection presents a rich selection of innovative scholarship on the Etruscans, a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean, European, and Classical worlds.
• Includes contributions from an international cast of both established and emerging scholars
• Offers fresh perspectives on Etruscan art and culture, including analysis of the most up-to-date research and archaeological discoveries
• Reassesses and evaluates traditional topics like architecture, wall painting, ceramics, and sculpture as well as new ones such as textile archaeology, while also addressing themes that have yet to be thoroughly investigated in the scholarship, such as the obesus etruscus, the function and use of jewelry at different life stages, Greek and Roman topoi about the Etruscans, the Etruscans' reception of ponderation, and more
• Counters the claim that the Etruscans were culturally inferior to the Greeks and Romans by emphasizing fields where the Etruscans were either technological or artistic pioneers and by reframing similarities in style and iconography as examples of Etruscan agency and reception rather than as a deficit of local creativity
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A Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A COMPANION TO ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN MUSIC
A comprehensive guide to music in Classical Antiquity and beyond
Drawing on the latest research on the topic, A Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music provides a detailed overview of the most important issues raised by the study of ancient Greek and Roman music. An international panel of contributors, including leading experts as well as emerging voices in the field, examine the ancient 'Art of the Muses' from a wide range of methodological, theoretical, and practical perspectives.
Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book explores the pervasive presence of the performing arts in ancient Greek and Roman culture-ranging from musical mythology to music theory and education, as well as archaeology and the practicalities of performances in private and public contexts. But this Companion also explores the broader roles played by music in the Graeco-Roman world, examining philosophical, psychological, medical and political uses of music in antiquity, and aspects of its cultural heritage in Mediaeval and Modern times.
This book debunks common myths about Greek and Roman music, casting light on yet unanswered questions thanks to newly discovered evidence. Each chapter includes a discussion of the tools or methodologies that are most appropriate to address different topics, as well as detailed case studies illustrating their effectiveness. This book
• Offers new research insights that will contribute to the future developments of the field, outlining new interdisciplinary approaches to investigate the importance of performing arts in the ancient world and its reception in modern culture
• Traces the history and development of ancient Greek and Roman music, including their Near Eastern roots, following a thematic approach
• Showcases contributions from a wide range of disciplines and international scholarly traditions
• Examines the political, social and cultural implications of music in antiquity, including ethnicity, regional identity, gender and ideology
• Presents original diagrams and transcriptions of ancient scales, rhythms, and extant scores that facilitate access to these vital aspects of ancient music for scholars as well as practicing musicians
Written for a broad range of readers including classicists, musicologists, art historians, and philosophers, A Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music provides a rich, informative and thought-provoking picture of ancient music in Classical Antiquity and beyond.
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A Companion to Ancient Epigram
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram.
From Nestor's inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages.
“A Companion to Ancient Epigram” offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, Hellenistic Greece, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times.
• Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram
• The first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre
• Scholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years
• Looks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition
“A Companion to Ancient Epigram” will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.
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A Companion to the Neronian Age
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An authoritative overview and helpful resource for students and scholars of Roman history and Latin literature during the reign of Nero.
• The first book of its kind to treat this era, which has gained in popularity in recent years
• Makes much important research available in English for the first time
• Features a balance of new research with established critical lines
• Offers an unusual breadth and range of material, including substantial treatments of politics, administration, the imperial court, art, archaeology, literature and reception studies
• Includes a mix of established scholars and groundbreaking new voices
• Includes detailed maps and illustrations
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A Companion to the Ancient Novel
by Edmund P. Cueva
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This companion addresses a topic of continuing contemporary relevance, both cultural and literary.
• Offers both a wide-ranging exploration of the classical novel of antiquity and a wealth of close literary analysis
• Brings together the most up-to-date international scholarship on the ancient novel, including fresh new academic voices
• Includes focused chapters on individual classical authors, such as Petronius, Xenophon and Apuleius, as well as a wide-ranging thematic analysis
• Addresses perplexing questions concerning authorial expression and readership of the ancient novel form
• Provides an accomplished introduction to a genre with a rising profile
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A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families.
• Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic history
• Includes contributions from established and rising international scholars
• Features illustrations of families, children, slaves, and ritual life, along with maps and diagrams of sites and dwellings
• Honorable Mention for 2011 Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers.
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A Companion to Ancient Greek Government
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
This comprehensive volume details the variety of constitutions and types of governing bodies in the ancient Greek world.
• A collection of original scholarship on ancient Greek governing structures and institutions
• Explores the multiple manifestations of state action throughout the Greek world
• Discusses the evolution of government from the Archaic Age to the Hellenistic period, ancient typologies of government, its various branches, principles and procedures and realms of governance
• Creates a unique synthesis on the spatial and memorial connotations of government by combining the latest institutional research with more recent trends in cultural scholarship
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A Companion to Plautus
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An important addition to contemporary scholarship on Plautus and Plautine comedy, provides new essays and fresh insights from leading scholars.
“A Companion to Plautus” is a collection of original essays on the celebrated Old Latin period playwright. A brilliant comic poet, Plautus moved beyond writing Latin versions of Greek plays to create a uniquely Roman cultural experience worthy of contemporary scholarship. Contributions by a team of international scholars explore the theatrical background of Roman comedy, the theory and practice of Plautus' dramatic composition, the relation of Plautus' works to Roman social history, and his influence on later dramatists through the centuries.
Responding to renewed modern interest in Plautine studies, the Companion reassesses Plautus' works-plays that are meant to be viewed and experienced-to reveal new meaning and contemporary relevance. Chapters organized thematically offer multiple perspectives on individual plays and enable readers to gain a deeper understanding of Plautus' reflection of, and influence on Roman society. Topics include metatheater and improvisation in Plautus, the textual tradition of Plautus, trends in Plautus Translation, and modern reception in theater and movies. Exploring the place of Plautus and Plautine comedy in the Western comic tradition, the Companion:
• Addresses the most recent trends in the study of Roman comedy
• Features discussions on religion, imperialism, slavery, war, class, gender, and sexuality in Plautus' work
• Highlights recent scholarship on representation of socially vulnerable characters
• Discusses Plautus' work in relation to Roman stages, actors, audience, and culture
• Examines the plot construction, characterization, and comic techniques in Plautus' scripts
Part of the acclaimed “Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World” series, “A Companion to Plautus” is an important resource for scholars, instructors, and students of both ancient and modern drama, comparative literature, classics, and history, particularly Roman history.
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A Companion to Ancient Thrace
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Ancient Thrace” presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world.
• Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity
• Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace
• Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources
• Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe/Eurasia
• Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross-cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace
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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
Provides a broad view of the history and current state of scholarship on the art of the ancient Near East
This book covers the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant, from Neolithic times to the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 BCE. It describes and examines the field from a variety of critical perspectives: across approaches and interpretive frameworks, key explanatory concepts, materials and selected media and formats, and zones of interaction. This important work also addresses both traditional and emerging categories of material, intellectual perspectives, and research priorities. The book covers geography and chronology, context and setting, medium and scale, while acknowledging the diversity of regional and cultural traditions and the uneven survival of evidence.
Part One of the book considers the methodologies and approaches that the field has drawn on and refined. Part Two addresses terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the Near Eastern material record, including the intellectual frameworks within which monuments have been approached and interpreted. Part Three surveys the field's most distinctive and characteristic genres, with special reference to Mesopotamian art and architecture. Part Four considers involvement with artistic traditions across a broader reach, examining connections with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. And finally, Part Five addresses intersections with the closely allied discipline of archaeology and the institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the modern Middle East.
Told from multiple perspectives, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art is an enlightening, must-have book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of ancient Near East art and Near East history as well as those interested in history and art history.
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A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art” presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art.
• Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art
• Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works
• Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation,
• Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to 'X-ray fluorescence' and 'image-based interpretations systems'
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A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome” brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.
• Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives
• Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance
• Investigates key disciplines, concepts, and movements in ancient science, technology, and medicine within the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Greek and Roman society
• Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications and interdisciplinary themes
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A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome” provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69—96 CE).
• Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars organized into six thematic sections
• Illustrates how economic, social, and cultural forces interacted to create a variety of social worlds within a composite Roman empire
• Concludes with a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information and an extensive glossary of terms
• Examines the Flavian Age more broadly and inclusively than ever before incorporating coverage of often neglected groups, such as women and non-Romans within the Empire
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A Companion to Ancient Education
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Ancient Education” presents a series of essays from leading specialists in the field that represent the most up-to-date scholarship relating to the rise and spread of educational practices and theories in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
• Reflects the latest research findings and presents new historical syntheses of the rise, spread, and purposes of ancient education in ancient Greece and Rome
• Offers comprehensive coverage of the main periods, crises, and developments of ancient education along with historical sketches of various educational methods and the diffusion of education throughout the ancient world
• Covers both liberal and illiberal (non-elite) education during antiquity
• Addresses the material practice and material realities of education, and the primary thinkers during antiquity through to late antiquity
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A Companion to Roman Art
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Roman Art” encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art.
• Offers comprehensive and original essays on the study of Roman art
• Contributions from distinguished scholars with unrivalled expertise covering a broad range of international approaches
• Focuses on the socio-historical aspects of Roman art, covering several topics that have not been presented in any detail in English
• Includes both close readings of individual art works and general discussions
• Provides an overview of main aspects of the subject and an introduction to current debates in the field
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A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
Discover a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary handbook exploring several sub-regions and key themes perfect for a new generation of students.
“A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East” delivers the first complete handbook in the area of Hellenistic and Roman Near Eastern history. The book is divided into sections dealing with interdisciplinary source material, each with a great deal of regional variety and engaging with several key themes. It integrates discussions of the classical Near East with the typical undergraduate teaching syllabus in the Anglo-Saxon world.
All contributors in this edited volume are leading scholars in their field, with a combination of established researchers and academics, and emerging voices. Contributors hail from countries across several continents, and work in various disciplines, including Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies.
In addition to furthering the integration of the Levantine lands in the classical periods into the teaching canon, the book offers readers:
• The first comprehensively structured Companion and edited handbook on the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
• Extensive regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material
• A way to compensate for the recent destruction of monuments in the region and the new generation of researchers' inability to examine these historical stages in person
• An integration of the study of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East with traditional undergraduate teaching syllabi in the Anglo-Saxon world
Perfect for undergraduate history and classics students studying the Near East, “A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East” will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students and scholars working within Near Eastern studies, as well as interested members of the public with a passion for history.
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A Companion to the Ancient Near East
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
The new edition of the popular survey of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the era of Alexander the Great
A Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architecture, and heritage of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, this acclaimed single-volume reference combines lively writing with engaging and relatable topics to immerse readers in this fascinating period of Near East history.
The new second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new developments in relevant fields, particularly archaeology, and expand on themes of interest to contemporary students. Clear, accessible chapters offer fresh discussions on the history of the family and gender roles, the literature, languages, and religions of the region, pastoralism, medicine and philosophy, and borders, states, and warfare. New essays highlight recent discoveries in cuneiform texts, investigate how modern Egyptians came to understand their ancient history, and examine the place of archaeology among the historical disciplines. This volume:
• Provides substantial new and revised content covering topics such as social conflict, kingship, cosmology, work, trade, and law
• Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Israelites, and Persians, emphasizing social and cultural history
• Examines the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds
• Offers a uniquely broad geographical, chronological, and topical range
• Includes a comprehensive bibliographical guide to Ancient Near East studies as well as new and updated references and reading suggestions
Suitable for use as both a primary reference or as a supplement to a chronologically arranged textbook, A Companion to the Ancient Near East, 2nd Edition is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, instructors in the field, and scholars from other disciplines.
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A Companion to the Translation of Classical Epic
by Richard H. Armstrong
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
The first volume of its kind to integrate trends in Translation Studies with Classical Reception Studies
A Companion to the Translation of Classical Epic provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging account of key debates and case studies centered the translation of Greek and Latin epics. Rather than situating translation studies as a complementary field or an aspect of classical reception, the Companion offers a systematic framework for adapting and incorporating translation studies fully into classical studies. Its many chapters elaborate how translation is a central element in the epic's reception trajectories across the globe and addresses theoretical and methodological concerns arising from this conjunction.
The Companion does not just provide a comprehensive overview of the translation theories it covers, but also offers fresh insights into theoretical and methodological issues currently at the top of the interdisciplinary agenda of scholars studying the global routes of ancient epic. In its sections, leading classicists, translation theorists, classical reception scholars, and cultural historians from Europe and North and South America reconfigure questions this research faces today, highlighting methods for an integrated approach. It explores how this integrated perspective responds to key challenges in the study of the epic's reception, emphasizing topics of temporality, gender, agency, community, target-language politics, and material production. A special section also features detailed dialogues with active translators such as Emily Wilson, Stanley Lombardo, and Susanna Braund, who speak extensively and frankly about their work.
This is a key volume for all students and scholars who want to engage with research reflecting the contemporary agenda in classical reception, translation studies, and the study of epic in its global literary and cultural routes.
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A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic” offers a comparative approach to examining ancient Greek and Roman participatory communities.
• Explores various aspects of participatory communities through pairs of chapters-one Greek, one Roman-to highlight comparisons between cultures
• Examines the types of relationships that sustained participatory communities, the challenges they faced, and how they responded
• Sheds new light on participatory contexts using diverse methodological approaches
• Brings an international array of scholars into dialogue with each other
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A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An insightful and original exploration of Roman Republic politics
In A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic, editors Valentina Arena and Jonathan Prag deliver an incisive and original collection of forty contributions from leading academics representing various intellectual and academic traditions. The collected works represent some of the best scholarship in recent decades and adopt a variety of approaches, each of which confronts major problems in the field and contributes to ongoing research.
The book represents a new, updated, and comprehensive view of the political world of Republican Rome and some of the included essays are available in English for the first time.
Divided into six parts, the discussions consider the institutionalized loci, political actors, and values, rituals, and discourse that characterized Republican Rome. The Companion also offers several case studies and sections on the history of the interpretation of political life in the Roman Republic. Key features include:
• A thorough introduction to the Roman political world as seen through the wider lenses of Roman political culture
• Comprehensive explorations of the fundamental components of Roman political culture, including ideas and values, civic and religious rituals, myths, and communicative strategies
• Practical discussions of Roman Republic institutions, both with reference to their formal rules and prescriptions, and as patterns of social organization
• In depth examinations of the 'afterlife' of the Roman Republic, both in ancient authors and in early modern and modern times
Perfect for students of all levels of the ancient world, A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars and students of politics, political history, and the history of ideas.
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A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic offers a diversity of perspectives to explore how differing approaches and methodologies can contribute to a greater understanding of the formation of the Roman Republic.
• Brings together the experiences and ideas of archaeologists from around the world, with multiple backgrounds and areas of interest
• Offers a vibrant exploration of the ways in which archaeological methods can be used to explore different elements of the Roman Republican period
• Demonstrates that the Republic was not formed in a vacuum, but was influenced by non-Latin-speaking cultures from throughout the Mediterranean region
• Enables archaeological thinking in this area to be made accessible both to a more general audience and as a valuable addition to existing discourse
• Investigates the archaeology of the Roman Republican period with reference to material culture, landscape, technology, identity and empire.
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A Companion to Late Antique Literature
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature.
With contributions from leading scholars in the field, “A Companion to Late Antique Literature” presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. “The Companion” covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field.
The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text:
• Provides an inclusive overview of late antique literature
• Offers the widest survey to date of the literary traditions and forms of the period, including those in several languages other than Greek and Latin
• Presents the most current research and new methodologies in the field
• Contains contributions from an international group of contributors
Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era.
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A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, 2 Volume Set
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A one-of-a-kind exploration of archaeological evidence from the Roman Empire between 44 BCE and 337 CE
In A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, distinguished scholar and archaeologist Professor Barbara Burrell delivers an illuminating and wide-ranging discussion of peoples, institutions, and their material remains across the Roman Empire.
Divided into two parts, the book begins by focusing on the "unifying factors," institutions and processes that affected the entire empire. This ends with a chapter by Professor Greg Woolf, Ronald J. Mellor Professor of Ancient History at UCLA, which summarizes and enlarges upon the themes and contributions of the volume. Meanwhile, the second part brings out local patterns and peculiarities within the archaeological remains of the City of Rome as well as almost every province of its empire.
Each chapter is written by a noted scholar whose career has focused on the subject. Chronological coverage for each chapter is formally 44 BCE to 337 CE, but since material remains are not always so closely datable, most chapters center on the first three centuries of the Common Era, plus or minus 50 years. In addition, the book is amply illustrated and includes new and little-known finds from oft-ignored provinces.
Readers will also find:
• A thorough introduction to the peoples and operations of the Roman Empire, including not just how the center affected the periphery ("Romanization") but how peripheral provinces operated on their own and among their neighbors
• Comprehensive explorations of local patterns within individual provinces
• Contributions from a diverse panel of leading scholars in the field
• A unique form of organization that brings out systems across the empire, such as transport across sea, rivers and roads; monetary systems; pottery and foodways; the military; construction and technology
Perfect for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of archaeology and the history of the Roman Empire, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire will also earn a place in the libraries of professional archaeologists in other fields, including Mayanists, medievalists, and Far Eastern scholars seeking comparanda and bibliography on other imperial structures.
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A Companion to Greek Literature
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.
• Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature
• Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks-including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature
• Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more
• Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways.
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A Companion to the City of Rome
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to the City of Rome” presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its origins until circa AD 600.
• Offers a unique interdisciplinary, closely focused thematic approach and wide chronological scope making it an indispensible reference work on ancient Rome
• Includes several new developments on areas of research that are available in English for the first time
• Newly commissioned essays written by experts in a variety of related fields
• Original and up-to-date readings pertaining to the city of Rome on a wide variety of topics including Rome's urban landscape, population, economy, civic life, and key events
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A Companion to Classical Receptions
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies.
• Provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of classical reception - the interpretation of classical art, culture, and thought in later centuries, and the fastest growing area in classics
• Brings together 34 essays by an international group of contributors focused on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices
• Combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion
• Explores the impact of Greek and Roman culture worldwide, including crucial new areas in Arabic literature, South African drama, the history of photography, and contemporary ethics.
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A Companion to Food in the Ancient World
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to Food in the Ancient World” presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity.
• Provides an up-to-date overview of the study of food in the ancient world
• Addresses all aspects of food production, distribution, preparation, and consumption during antiquity
• Features original scholarship from some of the most influential North American and European specialists in Classical history, ancient history, and archaeology
• Covers a wide geographical range from Britain to ancient Asia, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, regions surrounding the Black Sea, and China
• Considers the relationships of food in relation to ancient diet, nutrition, philosophy, gender, class, religion, and more
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A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
“A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East” is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity. This expansive two-volume work includes 58 new essays from an international community of ancient Near East scholars.
With coverage extending from Asia Minor, the eastern Mediterranean, and Egypt to the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indo-Iranian borderlands, the book highlights the enormous variation in cultural developments across roughly 11,000 years of human endeavor. In addition to chapters devoted to specific regions and particular periods, many contributors concentrate on individual industries and major themes in ancient Near Eastern archaeology, ranging from metallurgy and agriculture to irrigation and fishing. Controversial issues, including the nature and significance of the antiquities market, ethical considerations in archaeological praxis, the history of the foundation of departments of antiquities, and ancient attitudes towards the past, make this a unique collection of studies that will be of interest to scholars, students, and interested readers alike.
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A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism
3rd Century BCE - 7th Century CE
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
An innovative approach to the study of ten centuries of Jewish culture and history
“A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism” explores the Jewish people, their communities, and various manifestations of their religious and cultural expressions from the third century BCE to the seventh century CE. Presenting a collection of 30 original essays written by noted scholars in the field, this companion provides an expansive examination of ancient Jewish life, identity, gender, sacred and domestic spaces, literature, language, and theological questions throughout late ancient Jewish history and historiography.
Editors Gwynn Kessler and Naomi Koltun-Fromm situate the volume within Late Antiquity, enabling readers to rethink traditional chronological, geographic, and political boundaries. “The Companion” incorporates a broad methodology, drawing from social history, material history and culture, and literary studies to consider the diverse forms and facets of Jews and Judaism within multiple contexts of place, culture, and history. Divided into five parts, thematically-organized essays discuss topics including the spaces where Jews lived, worked, and worshiped, Jewish languages and literatures, ethnicities and identities, and questions about gender and the body central to Jewish culture and Judaism. Offering original scholarship and fresh insights on late ancient Jewish history and culture, this unique volume:
• Offers a one-volume exploration of "second temple," "Greco-Roman," and "rabbinic" periods and sources
• Explores Jewish life across most of the geographic places where Jews or Judaeans were known to have lived
• Features original maps of areas cited in every essay, including maps of Jewish settlement throughout Late Antiquity
• Includes an outline of major historical events, further readings, and full references
“A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism: 3rd Century BCE-7th Century CE” is a valuable resource for students, instructors, and scholars of Jewish studies, religion, literature, and ethnic identity, as well as general readers with interest in Jewish history, world religions, Classics, and Late Antiquity.
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A Companion to Sparta
by Various Authors
Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series
The two-volume “A Companion to Sparta” presents the first comprehensive, multi-authored series of essays to address all aspects of Spartan history and society from its origins in the Greek Dark Ages to the late Roman Empire.
• Offers a lucid, comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Sparta, a community recognised by contemporary cities as the greatest power in classical Greece
• Features in-depth coverage of Sparta history and culture contributed by an international cast including almost every noted specialist and scholar in the field
• Provides over a dozen images of Spartan art that reveal the evolution of everyday life in Sparta
• Sheds new light on a modern controversy relating to changes in Spartan society from the Archaic to Classical periods