This 2004 collection of papers includes some of the most innovative history written about Greece and Rome. The volume offers a convenient and enthralling guide to important issues and topics in Greek and Roman history, maps the changing interests of ancient historians and raises stimulating questions about historical method. The contributors to the volume represent many of the most exciting and influential ancient historians who have been active in the last quarter century. An introduction by the editor, which places the papers in the wider context of changing interests in Greek and Roman history, sets the scene for papers on Greek warfare, the regulation and representation of women and the nature and study of homosexual relationships in Athens, the relationship between Rome and its empire, whether Rome was democratic, the ideology of Augustan Rome, games and gaming at Rome, the lives of slaves, the ancient interpretation of dreams, the nature of religious pilgrimage, early Christian martyr stories, and bandits in the Roman empire.

A collection of innovative essays on major topics in ancient Greece and Rome, first published in 2004.

About the Author
Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge.


Book Information
ISBN 9780521837699
Author Robin Osborne
Format Hardback
Page Count 402
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 787g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm