The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome: Seven-volume set - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195170725 ISBN 13: 9780195170726

Publisher: OUP USA, 2010

Synopsis

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome is an accessible guide and a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world―Greek,or Hellenistic, and Roman―from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequentical world centuries.
Each article, written by leading scholars in the field, seeks to convey the significance of the people, places, and historical events of classical antiquity, together with its intellectual and material culture.
Content includes:
BL Greek and Latin Literature
BL Authors and Their Works
BL Historical Figures and Events
BL Religion and Mythology
BL Art, Artists, Artistic Themes, and Materials
BL Archaeology, Philosophers, and Philosophical Schools
BL Science and Technology
BL Politics, Economics, and Society
BL Material Culture and Everyday Life

About this title

Review:

Certainly there are considerable gains in the Oxford Encyclopedia's charming presentation of contemporary scholarship as a united, mostly good-humoured and unremittingly reasonable activity.

It would be a curmudgeonly reader indeed who was not impressed by the sheer achievement of this expansive version of the ancient world. (TLS 17.09.10)

About the Author:

Michael Gagarin is James R. Dougherty, Jr., Centennial Professor of Classics, University of Texas at Austin. He was president of the American Philological Association, 2002-2003.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0195170725
• ISBN 13: 9780195170726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 3408
• Editor: Gagarin Michael