The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman“When we think of ancient Rome, it’s impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports—but what if it hadn’t been? This is the...

Based upon a series of detailed case studies of associations such as early synagogues and churches, philosophical schools and pagan mystery cults, this collection addresses the question of what can legitimately be termed a 'voluntary association'...

A complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman RepublicIn his lifetime, Mark Antony was a famous man. Ally and avenger of Julius Caesar, rhetorical target of Cicero, lover of Cleopatra, and...

As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long and violent history.The decline of Rome has been a constant source of discussion for more than 2200 years...

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453.In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, has been revolutionized by new approaches and more sophisticated models for how its society and...

The 25,000 perfectly preserved papyri unearthed from the dry sands of Egypt in the past 100 years yield insights into the life of ancient Egypt that are unequalled for any other ancient civilization. Piecing together the stories and historical...

A Times of London Book of the YearLonglisted for the Runciman Award“The most compelling fusion yet of narrative history with the recent findings of environmental research and scientific data. It will change the way we understand key events and...

A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history―from the Neolithic period to the late Roman Empire―that offers a fresh perspective on the roots of urban life.The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor, and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world...

This volume offers an edition with translation and commentary of Daniel Heinsius's Auriacus, sive Libertas saucia of 1602.

From the leading scholars behind The Greek Plays, a collection of the best translations of the foremost Greek historians, presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its first chroniclers“Just the thing to remind us that human history,...

A striking, nuanced biography of Nero—the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars—and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome“Exciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read.”—Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire:...

Das Corpus der Inschriften von Samos wird mit dem 2. Teil des Bandes IG XII 6 abgeschlossen. Er enthält die Weihinschriften (Nr. 537–614), Grabinschriften (Nr. 615–927), christlichen, byzantinischen und jüdischen Inschriften (Nr. 928–960), Varia (Nr...

Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volumeJames Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this...

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The Roman emperor Nero is remembered by history as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned. Edward Champlin reinterprets Nero's enormities on their own terms, as the self-conscious performances of an imperial actor with a formidable...