Classical Studies

The Etruscan World

Edited by Jean MacIntosh Turfa

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Etruscans can be shown to have made significant, in some cases perhaps the first, technical advances in the central and northern Mediterranean, with such developments as the tie-beam truss in large wooden structures, surveying and engineering drainage and water tunnels, the development of the...

To Be Published June 30th 2013 by Routledge

The Sumerian World

Edited by Harriet Crawford

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and...

Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge

The Byzantine World

Edited by Paul Stephenson

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Byzantine World presents the latest insights of the leading scholars in the fields of Byzantine studies, history, art and architectural history, literature, and theology. Those who know little of Byzantine history, culture and civilization between AD 700 and 1453 will find overviews and...

Published January 16th 2012 by Routledge

The Ottoman World

Edited by Christine Woodhead

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Ottoman empire as a political entity comprised most of the present Middle East (with the principal exception of Iran), north Africa and south-eastern Europe. For over 500 years, until its disintegration during World War I, it encompassed a diverse range of ethnic, religious and linguistic...

Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge

The Viking World

Edited by Stefan Brink, Neil Price

Series: Routledge Worlds

Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field. Bringing together today’s leading scholars, both established seniors and younger, cutting-edge academics,...

Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge

The Egyptian World

Edited by Toby Wilkinson

Series: Routledge Worlds

Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries. Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by...

Published August 10th 2009 by Routledge

The Babylonian World

Edited by Gwendolyn Leick

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon. Historicized by the New Testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, Babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and...

Published December 31st 2008 by Routledge

The World of Pompeii

Edited by Pedar Foss, John J. Dobbins

This all embracing survey of Pompeii provides the most comprehensive survey of the region available. With contributions by well-known experts in the field, this book studies not only Pompeii, but also – for the first time – the buried surrounding cities of Campania. The World of Pompeii includes...

Published June 16th 2008 by Routledge

The Early Christian World

Edited by Philip F. Esler

Series: Routledge Worlds

Early Christian World presents an exhaustive, erudite and lavishly illustrated treatment of how the small movement which formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent religion of the ancient world. The work begins by firmly situating early Christianity within its Mediterranean social,...

Published July 28th 2004 by Routledge

The Roman World

Edited by John Wacher

Series: Routledge Worlds

When originally published in 1987, this book was hailed as a landmark in the study of the Roman World. Now back in print with a new preface by the author, it is still the most comprehensive survey of the Roman World available. Ranging from the founding of Rome in the eighth century BC, and...

Published September 26th 2001 by Routledge

The Greek World

Edited by Anton Powell

Series: Routledge Worlds

Studying from the Mycenean to the late Hellenistic period, this work includes new articles by twenty-seven specialists of ancient Greece, and presents an examination of the Greek cultures of mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Italy. With the chapters sharing the theme of social history, this...

Published September 3rd 1997 by Routledge

The Celtic World

Edited by Miranda Green

Series: Routledge Worlds

The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the early post-Roman period. The strength of this volume lies in its breadth - it looks at archaeology, language, literature, towns, warfare, rural life...

Published April 10th 1996 by Routledge