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31. Early Christian Literature

    Christ and Culture in the Second and Third Centuries

    By Helen Rhee

    Series: Routledge Early Church Monographs

    Helen Rhee’s outstanding work is the first book to bring together The Apologies and the semi-fictional Apocryphal Acts and Martyr Acts in a single study. Filling a significant gap in the scholarship, she looks at Christian self definition and self representation in the context of pagan-Christian...

    Published April 7th 2005 by Routledge
32. The Archaeology of Time

    By Gavin Lucas

    Series: Themes in Archaeology Series

    It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time affects the way we do archaeology.This book is an...

    Published December 1st 2004 by Routledge
33. The Roman Book of Gardening

    By John Henderson

    The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries. In vivid new translations by John Henderson,...

    Published January 7th 2004 by Routledge
34. Fashioning the Feminine in the Greek Novel

    By Katharine Haynes

    The Greek novel occupies a special place in the debate on gender in antiquity, forcing us to ask why the female protagonists are such strong and positive characters. This book rejects the hypothesis of a largely female readership, and also sees a problem in ascribing this pattern to the reflection...

    Published November 13th 2002 by Routledge
35. Greek Tragedy in Action

    2nd Edition

    By Oliver Taplin

    Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances.Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles' Oedipus...

    Published September 11th 2002 by Routledge
36. Greek Tragedy

    2nd Edition

    By H. D. F. Kitto

    This classic work not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these changes. It provides illuminating answers to questions that have confronted generations of students, such as:* why did Aeschylus introduce the second actor?* why did...

    Published May 15th 2002 by Routledge
37. Greek Drama and Dramatists

    By Alan H. Sommerstein

    Published January 9th 2002 by Routledge
38. Who's Who in Classical Mythology

    3rd Edition

    By Michael Grant, John Hazel

    Who's Who in Classical Mythology is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. It offers scholarly, yet accessible accounts of those mythological tales surrounding such gods as Apollo, Zeus, Athena and Dionysus, and mortals such as Achilles, Odysseus, Jason, Aeneas, Romulus and...

    Published October 3rd 2001 by Routledge
39. Literary Texts and the Greek Historian

    By Christopher Pelling

    Series: Approaching the Ancient World

    Literary Texts and the Greek Historian provides a comprehensive and well documented survey of the ways in which non-historical texts, as well as historical ones, can be used to construct Greek history....

    Published November 24th 1999 by Routledge
40. Essential Latin

    By G.D.A. Sharpley

    This is the ideal introduction, or re-introduction, to the world of ancient Rome for students and armchair enthusiasts alike. With a modern, user-friendly approach, the author presents a comprehensive survey of the language, life, history and customs of a culture that continues to influence our...

    Published October 27th 1999 by Routledge