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A Companion to Ancient History
Andrew Erskine (Edited by), A Erskine (Author)
9781118451366, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 7 December 2012
736 pages
24.7 x 17.3 x 3.4 cm, 1.102 kg
“Yet, however unsatisfactory the definition of Ancient History may be (seen from the angle of an Assyriologist, an Egyptologist, or an Iranologist), the appearance of this well-edited, wide ranging and most interesting volume is a felicitous event, proving that under the reign of Wikipedia there is still need to replace the dethroned Pauly-Wissowa with general studies of the highest quality. Assyriologists, Egyptologists, and Iranologists will certainly find much useful material here for them as well.” (Scripta Classica Israelica, 2012) "The quality of the presentation is high; maps, a timeline, and indices are provided and will be of help to new students of the discipline. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, April 2010)
This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.
List of Figures xi List of Maps xii Notes on Contributors xiii Preface xix Abbreviations, Reference Works xx Abbreviations and Glossary, Ancient Authors xxiii Timeline xxx 1 Personal Perspectives 1 Part I: Evidence 11 2 Historiography 13 3 Epigraphical Cultures of the Classical Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Beyond 23 4 Papyrology 37 5 Numismatics 48 6 Archaeology and Ancient History 59 7 Oratory 67 8 Ancient History Through Ancient Literature 77 Part II: Problems and Approaches 87 9 Ancient History Today 89 10 Political History 99 11 Economic and Social History 112 12 Ethnicity and Culture 123 13 Population and Demography 134 14 Writing Women into History 146 15 Interpreting Myth 154 16 Environmental History 164 Part III: People and Places 175 17 The Near East 177 18 Egypt under the Pharaohs 189 19 The Jews 201 20 The Greeks 213 21 Asia Minor 222 22 Rome 236 23 Italy beyond Rome 248 24 North Africa 260 25 The Iberian Peninsula in the Roman Period 273 26 The “Celts” 284 Part IV: Encountering the Divine 299 27 Religion 301 28 The Emergence of Christianity 312 Part V: Living and Dying 327 29 The Family 329 30 Food 342 31 Eros: Love and Sexuality 352 32 Housing 368 33 Entertainment 381 34 Education 392 35 Medicine 403 36 Death 414 Part VI: Economy 427 37 The Mediterranean and the History of Antiquity 429 38 Ancient Economies 436 39 Labor: Free and Unfree 447 40 The Countryside 462 41 Finance and Resources: Public, Private, and Personal 474 42 Ancient Technology 486 Part VII: Politics and Power 497 43 Structures 499 44 Citizenship 510 45 Law 520 46 Warfare 531 Part VIII: Repercussions 543 47 The Impact of Antiquity 545 48 Ancient History and National Identity 555 49 Hollywood’s Ancient World 564 Bibliography 580 Index 654
Josiah Ober, Peter Derow, Andrea Giardina, Neil McLynn, Kathryn Welch
John Marincola
Gregory Rowe
Alan K. Bowman
A. R. Meadows
Stephen L. Dyson
Catherine Steel
Tim Whitmarsh
J. A. North
Robert Morstein-Marx
Neville Morley
Edward Herring
Walter Scheidel
Amy Richlin
Carol Dougherty
Robert Sallares
Maria Brosius
John Ray
Gideon Bohak
Thomas Harrison
Peter Thonemann
Christer Bruun
Kathryn Lomas
Josephine Crawley Quinn
A. T. Fear
Constanze Witt
Mark Humphries
John Curran
Mary Harlow and Tim Parkin
John Wilkins
James Davidson
Lisa C. Nevett
David Potter
Jason König
Helen King
David Noy
R. Bruce Hitchner
John Davies
Peter Fibiger Bang
Robert Witcher
Paul Millett
Tracey Rihll
Hans Beck
Andrew Lintott
Elizabeth A. Meyer
Louis Rawlings
Rosamond McKitterick
Andrew Erskine
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Subject Areas: History [HB]
