Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

New and Published Books

21-28 of 28 results in Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

21. Ancient Greek Laws

    A Sourcebook

    By Ilias Arnaoutoglou

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    In this comprehensive and accessible sourcebook, Ilias Arnaoutoglou presents a collection of ancient Greek laws, which are situated in their legal and historical contexts and are elucidated with relevant selections from Greek literature and epigraphical testimonies. A wide area of legislative...

    Published April 8th 1998 by Routledge
22. Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook

    Annotated Translations of Greek and Latin Texts and Documents

    By John W. Humphrey, John P. Oleson, Andrew N. Sherwood

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    In this volume the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient authors to provide a history and an analysis of the origins and development of technology. Among the topics covered are:* energy* basic mechanical devices* agriculture* food processing and diet* mining and metallurgy*...

    Published November 26th 1997 by Routledge
23. Warfare in Ancient Greece

    A Sourcebook

    By Michael Sage

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    Warfare in Ancient Greece assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the Greek experience of war. The author has carefully selected key texts, many of them not previously available in English, and provided them with comprehensive commentaries.For the Greek...

    Published July 3rd 1996 by Routledge
24. Roman Italy, 338 BC - AD 200

    A Sourcebook

    Edited by Kathryn Lomas

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This work gives students of all levels access to a comprehensive collection of primary sources on the early history of Italy, from the early expansion of Roman power to the first emmergence of Italy as a unified and cultural political unit. The sources, presented in translation, cover the Roman...

    Published January 28th 1996 by Routledge
25. The Roman Army, 31 BC - AD 337

    A Sourcebook

    By Brian Campbell

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    The Roman army is remarkable for its detailed organisation and professional structure. It not only extended and protected Rome's territorial empire which was the basis of Western civilisation, but also maintained the politcal power of the emperors. The army was an integral part of the society and...

    Published April 20th 1994 by Routledge
26. The Roman Household

    A Sourcebook

    By Jane F. Gardner, Thomas Wiedemann

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    With the help of a wide variety of source material, particularly legal documents and inscriptions, some of it made available for the first time in English, this book illustrates the activities associated with the household, demonstrating the different and frequently conflicting roles and moral...

    Published March 13th 1991 by Routledge
27. Athenian Politics c800-500 BC

    A Sourcebook

    By G. R. Stanton

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    A critical approach to the sources of information on ancient Athenian politics presenting contemporary sources, later historical and biographical writings, archaeological evidence, inscriptions on stone, and papyri from Egypt....

    Published October 11th 1990 by Routledge
28. Greek and Roman Slavery

    By Thomas Wiedemann

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization....

    Published March 31st 1980 by Routledge