{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-history-paperback-softback-9781118451366","title":"A Companion to Ancient History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118451366","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Ancient History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Erskine (Edited by), A Erskine (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118451366, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e736 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 17.3 x 3.4 cm, 1.102 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eScripta Classica Israelica\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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. (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the latest research in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an essential resource for any student of ancient history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations, Reference Works xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Glossary, Ancient Authors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xxx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Personal Perspectives 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosiah Ober, Peter Derow, Andrea Giardina, Neil McLynn, Kathryn Welch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Evidence 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Historiography 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Marincola\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epigraphical Cultures of the Classical Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Beyond 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Rowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Papyrology 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan K. Bowman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Numismatics 48\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. R. Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Archaeology and Ancient History 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen L. Dyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Oratory 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Steel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ancient History Through Ancient Literature 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim Whitmarsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Problems and Approaches 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ancient History Today 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. A. North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Political History 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Morstein-Marx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Economic and Social History 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeville Morley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ethnicity and Culture 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward Herring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Population and Demography 134\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalter Scheidel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Writing Women into History 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Richlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Interpreting Myth 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol Dougherty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Environmental History 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Sallares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: People and Places 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Near East 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Brosius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Egypt under the Pharaohs 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Jews 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGideon Bohak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Greeks 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Asia Minor 222\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Thonemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Rome 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChrister Bruun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Italy beyond Rome 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathryn Lomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 North Africa 260\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosephine Crawley Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Iberian Peninsula in the Roman Period 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. T. Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The “Celts” 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eConstanze Witt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Encountering the Divine 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Religion 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Humphries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Emergence of Christianity 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Curran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Living and Dying 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Family 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Harlow and Tim Parkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Food 342\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Eros: Love and Sexuality 352\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Housing 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa C. Nevett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Entertainment 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Potter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Education 392\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason König\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Medicine 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Death 414\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Noy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Economy 427\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 The Mediterranean and the History of Antiquity 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Bruce Hitchner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Ancient Economies 436\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Labor: Free and Unfree 447\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Fibiger Bang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 The Countryside 462\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Witcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Finance and Resources: Public, Private, and Personal 474\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Millett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Ancient Technology 486\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTracey Rihll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Politics and Power 497\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Structures 499\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Citizenship 510\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Lintott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Law 520\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth A. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Warfare 531\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouis Rawlings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Repercussions 543\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 The Impact of Antiquity 545\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosamond McKitterick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Ancient History and National Identity 555\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Erskine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Hollywood’s Ancient World 564\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLloyd Llewellyn-Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 580\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 654\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165125701912,"sku":"9781118451366","price":34.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118451366.jpg?v=1781088782","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-history-paperback-softback-9781118451366","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}