Women and Society in the Roman World: A Sourcebook of Inscriptions from the Roman West, Hardcover - Emily A. Hemelrijk

By their social and material context as markers of graves, dedications and public signs of honour, inscriptions offer a distinct perspective on the...

Bathing in the Roman World - Fikret Yegul

DescriptionIn Bathing in the Roman World, Fikret Yegul examines the social and cultural aspects of one of the key Roman institutions. Guiding the r...

Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

Trade, Commerce, and the State in the Roman World - Andrew Wilson, Alan Bowman

Examines the Roman games focusing on the practicalities of entertainment and architectural venues. This book offers an introduction to the main for...

Presents a survey of the perception and reality of the use of cosmetics and perfumes under the Roman Empire. This work, a companion to "Roman Cloth...

Reducere. A fully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the Roman World - its history, government, army, religion and everyday life. The comprehensive factfind...

Peoples of the Roman World - Mary T. Boatwright

Offering a wide and expansive new treatment of the role water played in the lives of people across the Roman world, papers consider ports and their...

Reducere. What did Roman children do first when they arrived at school in the morning? What excuse for missing school could be counted on to stave off a whip...

This beautifully designed, full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament by immersing students in the life and culture o...

Almost fifteen per cent of the world's population today experiences some form of mental or physical disability and society tries to accommodate the...

The first book to present an analysis of images of working people in Roman society and to interpret the meaning and significance of these images. W...

The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the 1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the individuals and groups th...

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the r...

Sister of Caligula. Wife of Claudius. Mother of Nero. The story of Agrippina, at the center of imperial power for three generations, is the story o...

Reducere. The Roman Empire lasted for more than a millennia. From a small city it grew to encompass almost 1.7 million miles. It's innovations in warfare, po...

A new history of Roman art and archaeology, from its very beginnings in Etruscan art to the adoption of Christianity.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Martin (University of Oxford, UK) GoodmanIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 45 Halftones...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Greg (University of California Santa Barbara, USA (greg.d.fisher@gmail.com)) FisherIllustration(s): 20 Ha...

Reducere. The Revised Edition of A Source Book of Ancient Chinese Bronze Inscriptions offers English translations and commentary on over eighty-two important...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): J. E. LendonIllustration(s): 5 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 168 ...

Reducere. Associations in the Greco-Roman World provides students and scholars with a clear and readable resource for greater understanding of the social, cu...

This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sourc...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): H. H. ScullardIllustration(s): 6 Line drawings, black and whiteNumber of pages: 498Collection: Routledge ...

Reducere. This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Inscriptions from the World of the Bible guides readers through the most significant Northwest Semitic inscriptions from the early first millennium...

Publisher: Five Leaves PublicationsAuthor(s): Janna EliotNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 196 x 132 x 11Cover type: Paperback ...

This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography, and numerous new passages with original t...

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

Reducere. A fascinating examination of how restricting speech has continuously shaped our culture, and how censorship is used as a tool to prop up authoritie...

The Bible includes many stories about women: some well-known, others lesser known; some named, others whose names are not given. In some of these s...

Reducere. Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West. Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new...