Reviews
- 'Review from previous edition magnificent' -Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- 'scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour' -Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- 'offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks' -Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary
Description
- Over 2,500 accessible, user-friendly A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world
- Fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans towards key elements of everyday life, including science, the arts, politics, religion and mythology, philosophy, and social and family life
- Comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Apollo, Hadrian, and Herodotus, to Caesar, Ovid, and Zeus
- Invaluable chronology charting the developments of Greece and the East alongside Rome and the West, spanning 776 BC - AD 180
- Useful maps, a quick-reference two-way gazetteer, and a comprehensive essay on money and its value in the classical world
- An approachable and affordable abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary
Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC to AD 180. A user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, philosophy, literature, and art, to history, myth and religion, and family life, with biographical entries on important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period.
Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and Rome; maps; and a quick-reference two-way gazetteer.
Affordable and quick and easy to use, this is an invaluable source for students and teachers of classical civilization, and a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.
Contents
- Preface
- Note to the Reader
- Abbreviations
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
- Purchasing Power
- Chronology
- Maps
- Two-way gazetteer of classical and modern names
- 'Review from previous edition magnificent' -Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- 'scrupulously sourced intellectual meat of a texture that Socrates himself would savour' -Sunday Times, reviewing The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- 'offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks' -Washington Times, reviewing the Oxford Classical Dictionary
Description
- Over 2,500 accessible, user-friendly A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world
- Fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans towards key elements of everyday life, including science, the arts, politics, religion and mythology, philosophy, and social and family life
- Comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Apollo, Hadrian, and Herodotus, to Caesar, Ovid, and Zeus
- Invaluable chronology charting the developments of Greece and the East alongside Rome and the West, spanning 776 BC - AD 180
- Useful maps, a quick-reference two-way gazetteer, and a comprehensive essay on money and its value in the classical world
- An approachable and affordable abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary
Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC to AD 180. A user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, philosophy, literature, and art, to history, myth and religion, and family life, with biographical entries on important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period.
Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and Rome; maps; and a quick-reference two-way gazetteer.
Affordable and quick and easy to use, this is an invaluable source for students and teachers of classical civilization, and a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.
Contents
- Preface
- Note to the Reader
- Abbreviations
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
- Purchasing Power
- Chronology
- Maps
- Two-way gazetteer of classical and modern names