Companion Ancient History

Herausgegeben von Erskine, Andrew

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1118g
• ISBN-13: 9781118451366
• ISBN-10: 1118451368
• Artikelnr.: 36875263

Autorenporträt

Andrew Erskine is head of Classics at University of Edinburgh. He has held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the University of Munich. His publications include A Companion to the Hellenistic World (Blackwell, 2003), Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001), and The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures xi List of Maps xii Notes on Contributors xiii Preface xix
Abbreviations, Reference Works xx Abbreviations and Glossary, Ancient
Authors xxiii Timeline xxx 1 Personal Perspectives 1 Josiah Ober, Peter
Derow, Andrea Giardina, Neil McLynn, Kathryn Welch Part I: Evidence 11 2
Historiography 13 John Marincola 3 Epigraphical Cultures of the Classical
Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Beyond 23 Gregory Rowe 4 Papyrology 37
Alan K. Bowman 5 Numismatics 48 A. R. Meadows 6 Archaeology and Ancient
History 59 Stephen L. Dyson 7 Oratory 67 Catherine Steel 8 Ancient History
Through Ancient Literature 77 Tim Whitmarsh Part II: Problems and
Approaches 87 9 Ancient History Today 89 J. A. North 10 Political History
99 Robert Morstein-Marx 11 Economic and Social History 112 Neville Morley
12 Ethnicity and Culture 123 Edward Herring 13 Population and Demography
134 Walter Scheidel 14 Writing Women into History 146 Amy Richlin 15
Interpreting Myth 154 Carol Dougherty 16 Environmental History 164 Robert
Sallares Part III: People and Places 175 17 The Near East 177 Maria Brosius
18 Egypt under the Pharaohs 189 John Ray 19 The Jews 201 Gideon Bohak 20
The Greeks 213 Thomas Harrison 21 Asia Minor 222 Peter Thonemann 22 Rome
236 Christer Bruun 23 Italy beyond Rome 248 Kathryn Lomas 24 North Africa
260 Josephine Crawley Quinn 25 The Iberian Peninsula in the Roman Period
273 A. T. Fear 26 The "Celts" 284 Constanze Witt Part IV: Encountering the
Divine 299 27 Religion 301 Mark Humphries 28 The Emergence of Christianity
312 John Curran Part V: Living and Dying 327 29 The Family 329 Mary Harlow
and Tim Parkin 30 Food 342 John Wilkins 31 Eros: Love and Sexuality 352
James Davidson 32 Housing 368 Lisa C. Nevett 33 Entertainment 381 David
Potter 34 Education 392 Jason König 35 Medicine 403 Helen King 36 Death 414
David Noy Part VI: Economy 427 37 The Mediterranean and the History of
Antiquity 429 R. Bruce Hitchner 38 Ancient Economies 436 John Davies 39
Labor: Free and Unfree 447 Peter Fibiger Bang 40 The Countryside 462 Robert
Witcher 41 Finance and Resources: Public, Private, and Personal 474 Paul
Millett 42 Ancient Technology 486 Tracey Rihll Part VII: Politics and Power
497 43 Structures 499 Hans Beck 44 Citizenship 510 Andrew Lintott 45 Law
520 Elizabeth A. Meyer 46 Warfare 531 Louis Rawlings Part VIII:
Repercussions 543 47 The Impact of Antiquity 545 Rosamond McKitterick 48
Ancient History and National Identity 555 Andrew Erskine 49 Hollywood's
Ancient World 564 Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Bibliography 580 Index 654

Rezensionen

"Yet, however unsatisfactory the definition of Ancient History may be (seen from the angle of an Assyriologist, an Egyptologist, or an Iranologist), the appearance of this well-edited, wide ranging and most interesting volume is a felicitous event, proving that under the reign of Wikipedia there is still need to replace the dethroned Pauly-Wissowa with general studies of the highest quality. Assyriologists, Egyptologists, and Iranologists will certainly find much useful material here for them as well." (Scripta Classica Israelica, 2012)

"The quality of the presentation is high; maps, a timeline, and indices are provided and will be of help to new students of the discipline. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, April 2010)