Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The art, culture, and mythology of ancient Greece still exert powerful influences on modern civilization. This attractive and authoritative books opens up the fascinating world of the Greeks to young readers. Details...

In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Th... Details...

Individual and Community: The Rise of the Polis, 800-500 B.C.: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: During the three centuries from 800 to 500 B.C., the Greek world evolved from a primitive society--both culturally and economically--to one whose artistic products dominated all Mediterranean markets, supported by a wide overseas trade. In the following two... Details...

Intratextuality Greek and Roman Textual Relations: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book seeks to examine the various ways in which ancient authors and modern readers negotiate the interrelations of whole and part, and construct and respond to perceived designs in the world of text. The contributors develop the well-established readin... Details...

Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring original texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from Greek and Roma... Details...

Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring original texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from Greek and Roma... Details...

Justice and Generosity Studies in Hellenistic Social and Political Philosophy - Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium Hellenisticum: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Justice and Generosity presents a collection of original essays by leading scholars on the social and political philosophies of the Hellenistic period, covering the work of both Greek and Roman thinkers such as Cicero, Seneca, Epicurus, and the Cynics. It c... Details...

Language- Series: Companions to Ancient Thought (No. 3): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume is devoted to ancient theories of language. The chapters range over more than eight hundred years of philosophical enquiry, and provide critical analyses of all the principal accounts of how it is that language can have meaning and how we can co... Details...

Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is a new and thought-provoking look at law and marriage in late antiquity, dealing particularly with the legislation on marriage enacted by the Roman emperor Constantine. Though Constantine is usually accepted as being the first Christian emperor, Judi... Details...

Law, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments:The sixteen papers in this volume investigate the links between law and society during Late Antiquity (260-640 CE). On the one hand, they consider how social changes such as the barbarian settlement and the rise of the Christian church resulted in the creatio... Details...