Graham Shipley, John Vanderspoel, David Mattingly

The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization

Ed. by Graham Shipley, John Vanderspoel, David Mattingly et al.

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Produktbeschreibung

This key work, containing almost 1700 entries and 500 illustrations, surveys all the traditionally-studied areas of the classical world, as well as exploring new themes such as dress, housing, minority groups and social relations. An essential reference tool for students and all those with an interest in ancient civilisation.

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The Cambridge Guide to Classical Civilization provides an authoritative survey of the classical world, combining the traditional strengths of classical subjects with new approaches examining the social and cultural features of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Ranging in time from post-Bronze Age Greece to the later Roman Empire, it looks not only at ancient Greece and Rome, but discusses those cultures with which Greeks and Romans exchanged information and culture (e.g. Phoenicians, Celts and Jews) and those remote peoples with whom they were in contact (e.g. Persia, China and India). It paints a vivid new picture of ancient life, exploring material realities such as dress and technology. It emphasises the transmission of classical learning and explores our debts to Greece and Rome. Highly-illustrated, with hundreds of entries by leading scholars, this Guide is a superb reference work and definitive companion for anyone with an interest in the ancient world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1026
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 54mm
• Gewicht: 1992g
• ISBN-13: 9780521731508
• ISBN-10: 052173150X
• Artikelnr.: 24700924

Autorenporträt

Graham Shipley is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include A History of Samos, 800-188 BC (Clarendon, 1987) and The Greek World after Alexander, 323-30 BC (Routledge, 2000). He is the author of numerous articles on the ancient city and has made major contributions to the Laconia Survey volumes at the British School at Athens. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; How to use this book; Classified list of headwords; Entries A-Z; Appendix: Timeline of Classical Civilization.

Rezensionen

'Like the OCD, The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization has literally dozens of marvellous entries, many of which are written by prominent experts in the field. No one will fail to encounter a new idea or new item of information in the work. Students, especially, will appreciate the efforts taken by the editors and contributors to make the analyses accessible and lively.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review