Popular Culture in the Ancient World is the first book to provide an interdisciplinary study of the subject. Traditionally neglected by classical scholars, popular culture provides a new window through which we can view the ancient world. An international group of scholars tackles a fascinating range of subjects and objects - from dice oracles to dressing up, from toys to theological speculation. Diverse comparative and theoretical approaches are used alongside many different ancient sources to provide a wide-ranging and rigorous approach to ancient popular culture. After a substantive introduction, the book moves from classical Greece through the Roman Empire to end in the late antique world. It enriches our understanding of the ancient world as well as our conception of the legacy of the ancient world in our own.

This book adopts a new approach to the classical world by focusing on ancient popular culture.

About the Author
Lucy Grig is Senior Lecturer in Roman History in the Department of Classics at the University of Edinburgh where she also directs the MSc in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies. She is the author of Making Martyrs in Late Antiquity (2004) and co-editor, with Gavin Kelly, of Two Romes: Rome and Constantinople in Late Antiquity (2012). She has also written a number of articles and book chapters on the cultural and religious history of late antiquity.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107427532
Author Lucy Grig
Format Paperback
Page Count 379
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 660g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 169mm * 18mm