Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, Mythology, Religion, Literature and Art

From Abacus to Zosimus, this 1894 dictionary provides extensive coverage of Greek and Roman antiquities, mythology and literature.

Oskar Seyffert (Author), Henry Nettleship (Edited by), J. E. Sandys (Edited by)

9781108011259, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 February 2011

726 pages
24.4 x 17 x 3.7 cm, 1.2 kg

Published in 1891, this revised edition of Oskar Seyffert's Dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of Greek and Roman antiquities, and extends its range to incorporate the areas of mythology and literature. From Abacus to Zosimus, over 2,500 articles cover topics including the lives and work of Greek and Roman philosophers, historians, orators, poets and artists, and related subjects including Greek and Roman religion, philosophy, rhetoric, literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, music and drama. A landmark publication in its time, it is still regarded as factually reliable, and although there have been considerable advances in the interpretation of the data it is valuable as a benchmark for the state of classical scholarship in the late nineteenth century. Enhanced by over 450 illustrations, the volume gives the Latin equivalent for every Greek word, and contains a thorough index.

Preface
Preface to the second edition
Dictionary
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]