Examines whether today's environmental concerns can help illuminate our study of the ancient world. The contributors consider how the Greeks and Romans perceived their natural world and how their perceptions affected society...
Human Landscapes in Classical Antiquity shows how today's environmental and ecological concerns can help illuminate our study of the ancient world. The contributors consider how the Greeks and Romans perceived their natural world, and how their perceptions affected society...
In this unique book, Richard Bauman investigates the concept of human rights in the Roman world and offers enlightening comparisons between the Roman and the 20th century understanding of human rights...
Contained in what has come down to us of Greek literary tradition are texts that identify the Hyperboreans with the Celts, or Hyperborean lands with Celtic ones. This groundbreaking book studies the texts that make or imply this identification...
This book brings together a collection of essays each of which fundamentally questions the meaning of the word iconoclasm as a descriptive category. Each contribution examines the impact of iconoclastic acts on different representational forms, and assesses the development and historical implication..
This book brings together a collection of essays each of which fundamentally questions the meaning of the word iconoclasm as a descriptive category. Each contribution examines the impact of iconoclastic acts on different representational forms, and assesses the development and historical implication..
The phenomenon of iconoclasm, expressed through hostile actions towards images, has occurred in many different cultures throughout history. The destruction and mutilation of images is often motivated by a blend of political and religious ideas and beliefs, and the distinction between various kinds o..
Fully illustrated in colour and black and white, this volume complements the successful exhibition catalogue of the 'Mother of God' exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens. It brings together the work of leading international authorities and younger scholars from many disciplines to provide a wide..
Explores the diverse roles and attitudes to women in ancient societies: women as witches, as courtesans, as mothers, as priestesses, as nuns, as heiresses, and typically as deranged...
Explores the diverse roles and attitudes to women in ancient societies: women as witches, as courtesans, as mothers, as priestesses, as nuns, as heiresses, and typically as deranged...