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Greece
Voices at Work Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor
Andromache Karanika
Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete
“Voices at Work is ambitious and original in its subject matter and scope and will complement the steady stream of scholarship on gender,
“Essential for anyone interested in ancient
women’s performances, and female speech in
warfare and/or experimental archaeology,
ancient Greece.”—Laura Kathleen McClure,
from academic to layman, and is a defining and
University of Wisconsin
valuable contribution to our understanding of
2014 320 pp., 6 b&w photos 978-1-4214-1255-9 $59.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Review
the ancient world.”—Bryn Mawr Classical
2013 304 pp. 21 b&w illus., 16 line drawings, 8 color plates 978-1-4214-0819-4 $29.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Homeric Speech and the Origins of Rhetoric
The Poetics of Consent
Rachel Ahern Knudsen
Collective Decision Making and the Iliad
Knudsen believes that the academic distinction between poetry and rhetoric should be challenged. Based on a close analysis of persuasive
David F. Elmer “Elmer achieves what is harder and harder to do—he makes totally new points about our
speeches in the Iliad, Knudsen argues that
oldest Greek compositions, as he convincingly
Homeric poetry displays a systematic and
tracks the theme of consent throughout the
technical concept of rhetoric and that many
Iliad and demonstrates how it structures the
Iliadic speakers in fact employ the rhetorical
entire poem. This is one of the most important
techniques put forward by Aristotle.
books on Homer in decades.”—Richard Martin,
2014 248 pp., 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-1226-9 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Stanford University 2012 336 pp. 978-1-4214-0826-2 $55.00 hc
Pythagorean Women
Reading Herodotus
Their History and Writings
A Guided Tour through the Wild Boars, Dancing Suitors, and Crazy Tyrants of The History
Sarah B. Pomeroy “A book about Pythagorean women is sorely needed and long overdue. Pomeroy rectifies that situation and could fill large gaps not only in the
Also available as an e-book
Debra Hamel “Hamel presents Herodotus and his material in
social history of Pythagoreanism but more generally in the history of the lives of these women, including their intellectual lives.”—Pamela Gordon, University of Kansas 2013 200 pp., 9 halftones, 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-0956-6 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book
an original, illuminating, and entertaining way. By leading the reader through Herodotus’s text from beginning to end, the book provides an accessible introduction both to Herodotus and to an exciting period of Greek history, which culminates in the Persian Wars.”—Timothy E. Duff,
University of Reading 2012 360 pp., 5 halftones, 9 line drawings 978-1-4214-0656-5 $29.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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The Lives of the Greek Poets
Plato’s Political Philosophy
second edition
Mark Blitz “Blitz’s book. . . clearly contains the fruits of
Mary R. Lefkowitz Lefkowitz has extensively revised and rewritten her 1981 classic to introduce a new generation of students to the lives of the Greek poets. Thoroughly updated with references to the most recent scholarship, this second edition includes new material and fresh analysis of the ancient
many years of thoughtful reflection on Plato’s philosophy, and there is much that a discerning reader might learn from it.”—International
Journal of the Classical Tradition 2010 336 pp. 978-0-8018-9765-8 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
biographies of Greece’s most famous poets.
The Birth of Comedy
2012 240 pp. 978-1-4214-0464-6 $25.00 pb
Texts, Documents, and Art from Athenian Comic Competitions, 486–280
Financing the Athenian Fleet
edited by Jeffrey Rusten
Public Taxation and Social Relations
translated by Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Ralph Rosen, Jeffrey Rusten, and Niall W. Slater
Vincent Gabrielsen
“The Birth of Comedy is a singularly ambitious
“All will appreciate the significance of Gabrielsen’s book, for he has demonstrated,
and very welcome work.”—Times Literary
more clearly than his predecessors in the study
Supplement
of the trierarchy, the delicate balance between
2011 816 pp., 42 halftones, 1 line drawing 978-0-8018-9448-0 $110.00 hc
the state and the ‘private sector’ in this supreme military installation.”—American Historical
Review 2010 328 pp. 978-0-8018-9815-0 $35.00 pb Also available as an e-book
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Rome
The Annals of Quintus Ennius and the Italic Tradition
From Plautus to Macrobius
Roman Literary Culture
Jay Fisher
second edition
Fisher argues that Ennius does not simply
Elaine Fantham
translate Homeric models into Latin, but
In this expanded edition, Fantham broadens
blends Greek poetic models with Italic
the scope of her study to include the work
diction to produce a poetic hybrid. His
of Cicero and Varro as well as Pagan and
investigation uncovers a poem that blends
Christian literature in the fourth and fifth
foreign and familiar cultural elements in
centuries.
order to generate layers of meaning for his Roman audience.
2013 368 pp., 1 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-0836-1 $30.00 pb Also available as an e-book
2014 224 pp. 978-1-4214-1129-3 $69.95 hc Also available as an e-book
The Empire of the Self
Maternal Megalomania
Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius
Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood
Christopher Star
Julie Langford
“This [review] can hardly do justice to the
“Langford successfully uses an extremely
scope and richness of Star’s argument in each chapter, to the thoroughness with
important methodology to illuminate facts
which he discusses his chosen texts, and
about not only what happened but also how
to the creativity with which he exploits
events and policies were advertised to the
his simultaneous treatments of Seneca
subjects of the Empire. She does an excel-
and Petronius. This book makes a major
lent job of presenting Julia Domna as a case
contribution to the modern bibliography of
study of how this communication worked
selfhood and self-formation in the early
during a tumultuous time—just as the new
empire, and it will doubtless generate
Severan dynasty was being founded.”
—Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University 2013 232 pp., 30 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-0847-7 $55.00 hc Also available as an e-book
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further debate in so vibrant an area of study.”—Classical Journal 2012 312 pp. 978-1-4214-0674-9 $65.00 hc Also available as an e-book
Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire
The Latin Inscriptions of Rome
Fik Meijer
Tyler Lansford
A Walking Guide
translated by Liz Waters
“If this book is not slipped into many a Rome-bound suitcase, there is no justice
Following close on the heels of his successful book on gladiators, Meijer reveals
in the world. I can think of few more enjoy-
all there is to know about chariot racing in
able companions on a prowl through the
the Roman Empire. From the length of the
city.”—Times Literary Supplement
track and the need to ride small horses, to the risks, techniques, and training methods involved in racing, Meijer recreates ancient
2009 600 pp., 15 b&w illus., 1 line drawing, 16 maps 978-0-8018-9150-2 $29.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Rome’s favorite pastime in impressive
Rome and the Barbarians, 100 B.C.–A.D. 400
detail. 2010 208 pp., 19 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 maps 978-0-8018-9697-2 $29.95 hc
Thomas S. Burns “Anyone who has struggled to convey to a class the manifold ways in which the
Rome
establishment of a legionary fortress
A Living Portrait of an Ancient City
revolutionized the life of a region will envy
Stephen L. Dyson
Burns’ pedagogical fluency.”—Bryn Mawr
“This book successfully manages to link
Classical Review
the tangible remains to the wider themes
2009 480 pp., 12 halftones, 6 maps 978-0-8018-9270-7 $31.00 pb Also available as an e-book
of Roman history.”—Journal of Roman
Studies 2010 488 pp., 28 halftones, 16 line drawings 978-0-8018-9254-7 $35.00 pb Also available as an e-book
Examination copies
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Translations from Antiquity
The Iliad
The Other Four Plays of Sophocles
Homer
Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes
translated by Edward McCrorie with an introduction and notes by Erwin F. Cook
Sophocles translated by David R. Slavitt
“The energetic and rhythmic translation is quite faithful to the original.”—Choice
Famed translator David Slavitt lends his distinctly contemporary voice to four lesser-known plays of Sophocles.
2012 552 pp., 1 line drawing 978-1-4214-0642-8 $25.00 pb Also available as an e-book
2013 272 pp. 978-1-4214-1137-8 $19.95 pb Also available as an e-book
The Odyssey Homer
translated by Edward McCrorie with an introduction and notes by Richard P. Martin
Cut These Words into My Stone Ancient Greek Epitaphs translated by Michael Wolfe foreword by Richard P. Martin
“Refreshing, accurate, and direct.”
—Bloomsbury Review
“This pleasing volume should introduce a
2005 472 pp. 978-0-8018-8267-8 $22.00 pb Also available as an e-book
new generation of general readers to the important poetic tradition of the ancient Greek grave epigram.”—Choice
The Theban Plays
2012 208 pp. 978-1-4214-0804-0 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
The Orphic Hymns
translated, with notes and an introduction, by Ruth Fainlight and Robert J. Littman
Sophocles translation, introduction, and notes by Apostolos N. Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow
“These graceful translations are quite
The only English translation of the mysterious and cosmic Greek poetry known as the Orphic Hymns. 2013 280 pp. 978-1-4214-0882-8 $22.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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appealing.”—Mouseion: Journal of
Classical Association of Canada 2009
284 pp., 1 line drawing, 1 map, 1 chart
978-0-8018-9134-2 $18.95 pb Also available as an e-book
The Ancient World
Lure of the Arcane
Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans
The Literature of Cult and Conspiracy
Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean
Theodore Ziolkowski Fascination with the arcane is a driving
second edition
force in this comprehensive survey of
J. Donald Hughes Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the
conspiracy fiction. Ziolkowski traces the evolution of cults, orders, lodges, secret societies, and conspiracies through various
decline of ancient civilizations resulted in
literary manifestations from Euripides’s
part from their exploitation of the natural
Bacchae to the thrillers of the twenty-first
world.
century.
2014 320 pp., 44 halftones 978-1-4214-1211-5 $27.95 pb Also available as an e-book
2013 248 pp. 978-1-4214-0958-0 $39.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Origins of Mathematical Words
Disciples of the Desert
A Comprehensive Dictionary of Latin, Greek, and Arabic Roots
Monks, Laity, and Spiritual Authority in Sixth-Century Gaza
Anthony Lo Bello
Jennifer L. Hevelone-Harper
The most comprehensive math root diction-
“An important contribution and a wel-
ary ever published explains the origins of
come addition to the burgeoning study of
mathematical terms such as ergodic, biholo-
Palestinian monasticism in general and
morphic, and strophoid.
of Gaza in particular.”—Religious
2013 368 pp. 978-1-4214-1098-2 $49.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Studies Review 2005 224 pp., 3 halftones 978-1-4214-1386-0 $34.95 pb
Ordained Women in the Early Church A Documentary History edited and translated by Kevin Madigan and Carolyn Osiek “An invaluable resource for all who are interested in the historical evidence relating to the ordination of women as deacons and presbyters in the early centuries up to roughly the sixth century.”—Review of
Biblical Literature 2005 240 pp., 14 halftones, 2 maps 978-1-4214-0037-2 $30.00 pb Also available as an e-book
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