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Popular Culture in the Ancient WorldEdited by Lucy GrigTraditionally neglected by classical scholars, popular culture provides a new window through which we can view the ancient world. An international group of scholars tackles a fascinating range of subjects and objects – from dice oracles to dressing up, from toys to theological speculation. Diverse comparative and theoretical approaches are used alongside many different ancient sources to provide a wide-ranging and rigorous approach to ancient popular culture. 320p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107074897 Hb £75.00

Taste and the Ancient SensesBy Kelli RudolphOlives, bread, meat and wine: it is deceptively easy to evoke ancient Greece and Rome through a few items of food and drink. But how were their tastes different from ours? How did they understand the sense of taste itself, in relation to their own bodies and to other modes of sensory experience? This volume, the first of its kind to explore the ancient sense of taste, draws on the literature, philosophy, history and archaeology of Greco-Roman antiquity to provide answers to these central questions. 290p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781844658688 Hb £110.00, 9781844658695 Pb £23.99

Women in AntiquityReal Women across the Ancient WorldEdited by Stephanie Lynn Budin & Jean MacIntosh TurfaThis volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives of women in antiquity. The book is divided into ten sections covering Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, the Levant, the Aegean, Italy, and Western Europe. Women’s experiences are explored, from ordinary daily life to religious ritual and practice, to motherhood, childbirth, sex, and building a career. Forensic evidence is also treated for the actual bodies of ancient women. 1074p (Routledge 2016) 9781138808362 Hb £175.00

The AmazonsThe Real Warrior Women of the Ancient WorldBy John ManSince the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of ruthless, hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Drawing on recent archaeological discoveries, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia, from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China, to discover the truth about the warrior women mythologized as Amazons. In this deeply researched, sweeping historical epic, Man redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, and examines the significance of their legend today. 328p (Transworld Publishers 2017) 9780593077597 Hb £20.00

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PicenumA Landscape of Ritual and MythBy Eleanor BettsThis book explores the sacred landscape of the region and interprets the evidence for Picene (ca. 900-268 BCE) religion for the first time. The book explores the relationship between the material evidence (votive deposits of figurines and pottery, monumentalised inscriptions), the topographical landscape and the people who used them. It considers how the Picenes may have experienced their environment and given it meaning, with a particular emphasis on sacred sites which have a mountain peak, water feature or cave as their cult focus. 256p (Routledge 2017) 9781472429575 Hb £105.00

Landscape and Land Use in First Millennium BC Southeast ItalyPlanting the Seeds of ChangeBy Daphne LentjesThis book offers a comprehensive overview of landscape and land use in southeast Italy in the first millennium BCE. Using the most up-to-date techniques, it combines archaeobotanical and archaeozoological data with information from excavations, field surveys, and ancient written texts to place the relationship between people and landscapes in a broad geographical and chronological framework. It also confronts questions of food habits, the scale and organisation of agricultural production, the influx of Greek and Roman colonists, and the effects of globalisation on local and regional land use. 306p, col illus (Amsterdam UP 2016) 9789089647948 Hb £70.00

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The Frame in Classical ArtEdited by Verity J. Platt & Michael SquireThis book argues for the integral role of framing within Graeco-Roman art. Contributors combine close formal analysis with more theoretical approaches: chapters examine framing devices across multiple media (including vase and fresco painting, relief and free-standing sculpture, mosaics, manuscripts and inscriptions), structuring analysis around the themes of framing pictorial space, framing bodies, framing the sacred and framing texts. 734p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107162365 Hb £105.00

The Beverley Collection of Gems at Alnwick CastleBy Diana Scarisbrick, Claudia Wagner & John BoardmanThe range of objects in the Beverley Collection – cameos, intaglios and finger rings of the highest quality – is considerable: Greek, Roman and Etruscan, as well as a notable assemblage of neoclassical signed gems by British artists. This book brings the collection to the attention of a wider audience. 320p, col illus (Philip Wilson Publishers 2016) 9781781300442 Hb £40.00

Excavating PilgrimageArchaeological Approaches to Sacred Travel and Movement in the Ancient WorldEdited by Wiebke Friese & Troels Myrup KristensenThis volume sheds new light on the significance and meaning of material culture for the study of pilgrimage in the ancient world. The essays explore some of the rich archaeological evidence for sacred travel and movement, such as the material footprint of different activities undertaken by pilgrims, the spatial organization of sanctuaries and the wider catchment of pilgrimage sites, as well as the relationship between architecture, art and ritual. 306p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472453907 Hb £115.00

Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman ReligionBy Jessica HughesThis book examines votive offerings in the shape of parts of the human body. It collects examples from four principal areas and time periods: Classical Greece, pre-Roman Italy, Roman Gaul and Roman Asia Minor, highlighting differences between these sets of votives, and exploring the implications for our understandings of how beliefs about the body changed across classical antiquity. Central themes include illness and healing, bodily fragmentation, human-animal hybridity, transmission and reception of traditions, and the mechanics of personal transformation in religious rituals. 234p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107157835 Hb £75.00

Cityscapes and Monuments of Remembrance in Asia MinorEdited by Eva Mortensen & Birte PoulsonThe present volume publishes 25 contributions written by scholars specializing in the history and archaeology of western Asia Minor. New and well-known material – literary, epigraphical, numismatic, and archaeological – is presented and analyzed through the twin lenses of memory and identity. The contributions cover more than 1000 years of cultural diversity during changing political systems, from the Lydian and Persian hegemony in the Archaic period through Athenian supremacy and Persian satrapal rule in the Classical period, then autocratic kingship in Hellenistic times until, finally, more than half a millennium of Roman rule. Identities are voiced through several media and visible at many levels of the ancient societies. The studies provide new insights into how human beings chose, deliberately or subconsciously, to commemorate their past and their ancestors, and how identity was displayed and expressed under shifting political rule. 400p, b/w and colour (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785708367 Hb £60.00

Textiles and Cult in the Ancient MediterraneanEdited by Cecilie Brøns & Marie-Louise NoschRecent scholarship has illustrated how textiles played a large and very important role in the ancient Mediterranean sanctuaries. In Greece, the so-called temple inventories te s t i f y to t h e u s e o f textiles as votive offerings, in particular to female divinities. Furthermore, in several cults, textiles were used to dress the images of different deities, as well as in the dress of priests and priestesses, and in the furnishings of the temples. Textiles and Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean examines the topics of textile production in sanctuaries, the use of textiles as votive offerings and ritual dress using epigraphy, literary sources, iconography and the archaeological material itself. 320p (Oxb ow B ooks 2017) 9781785706721 Hb £48.00

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Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical WorldEdited by E. P. Moloney & Michael Stuart WilliamsThese essays stress the importance of ‘peace’ as a positive concept in the ancient world (and not just the absence of, or necessarily even related to, war), and consider examples of conflict resolution, conciliation, and concession from Homer to Augustine. Comparing and contrasting theories and practice across different periods and regions, this collection highlights, first, the open and dynamic nature of peace, and then seeks to review a wide variety of initiatives from across the Classical world. 358p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472466358 Hb £110.00

The Archaeology of Greece and RomeStudies in Honour of Anthony SnodgrassEdited by John Bintliff & Keith RutterIn acknowledgement of Anthony Snodgrass’s immense academic achievement, this collection of essays by a range of international scholars reflects his wide-ranging research interests: Greek prehistory, the Greek Iron Age and Archaic era, Greek texts and Archaeology, Classical Art History, societies on the fringes of the Greek and Roman world, and Regional Field Survey. 392p b/w illus (Edinburgh UP 2016) 9781474417099 Hb £95.00

Science Writing in Greco-Roman AntiquityBy Liba TaubLiba Taub explores the rich variety of formats used to discuss scientific, mathematical and technical subjects, from c.700 BCE to the sixth century CE. Each chapter concentrates on a particular genre – poetry, letter, encyclopaedia, commentary and biography – offering an introduction to Greek and Roman scientific ideas, while using a selection of ancient writings to focus on the ways in which we encounter them. 108p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9780521113700 Hb £59.99, 9780521130639 Hb £18.99

Knowledge, Text and Practice in Ancient Technical WritingEdited by Marco Formisano & Philip J. Van der EijkThese essays provide a complex and nuanced discussion of the relationship between theory and practice as it emerges in ancient Greek and Roman culture in a number of fields, such as agriculture, architecture, the art of love, astronomy, ethics, mechanics, medicine, and pharmacology. The main focus is on the textuality of processes of the transmission of knowledge and its application in various fields. 294p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107169432 Hb £75.00

Where Dreams May ComeIncubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman WorldBy Gil RenbergIn this book, Gil H. Renberg examines the ancient religious phenomenon of incubation, the ritual of sleeping at a divinity’s sanctuary in order to obtain a prophetic or therapeutic dream. Most prominently associated with the Panhellenic healing god Asklepios, incubation was also practiced at the cult sites of numerous other divinities throughout the Greek world, but it is first known from ancient Near Eastern sources and was established in Pharaonic Egypt by the time of the Macedonian conquest; later, Christian worship came to include similar practices. 900p ,2 vols (Brill 2017) 9789004299764 Hb £226.00

Mass and Elite in the Greek and Roman WorldsFrom Sparta to Late AntiquityEdited by Richard EvansThis volume examines mass and elite interaction in ancient Mediterranean. They suggest that once the concept of mass and elite was established in the minds of Greeks and later Romans it became a universal component of political life and from there was easily transferred to economic activity or religion. The contributors cast the net beyond the confines of Athens (although the city is also represented here) to – amongst others – Syracuse, the cities of Asia Minor, Pompeii and Rome, and to literary and philosophical discourse. 228p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472462077 Hb £115.00

Popular Medicine in Graeco-Roman AntiquityExplorationsEdited by William V. HarrisThe history of healthcare in the classical world suffers from notable neglect in one crucial area. While scholars have intensively studied both the rationalistic medicine that is conveyed in the canonical texts and also the ‘temple medicine’ of Asclepius and other gods, they have largely neglected to study popular medicine in a systematic fashion. This volume, which for the most part is the fruit of a conference held at Columbia University in 2014, aims to help correct this imbalance. Using the full range of available evidence – archaeological, epigraphical and papyrological, as well as the literary texts – the international cast of contributors hopes to show what real people in Antiquity actually did when they tried to avert illness or cure it. 330p, (Brill 2016) 9789004325586 Hb £117.00

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ElisInternal Politics and External Policy in Ancient GreeceBy Graeme BourkeElis examines the city of Elis from its earliest history, through the Archaic period and the Classical period where it reached its zenith, to its decline in the Hellenistic, Roman and later periods. Through examining this prominent city-state, its role in contemporary politics and the place of Olympia in its territory, Graeme Bourke also explores broader issues, such as the relationship between the Spartans and their allies, the connection between political structures and Panhellenic sanctuaries, and the network of relationships between ancient sanctuaries throughout the Greek-speaking world. 304p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9780415749572 Hb £105.00

The Hellenistic PeloponneseInterstate Relations: A Narrative and Analytic History, 371-146 BCBy Ioanna KralliThis book offers a comprehensive narrative of the political history of the entire Peloponnese from 371 to 146 BC. In the Hellenistic Peloponnese a long shadow was cast by the geo-political changes of the 4th century. After Sparta’s long-invincible army was defeated at the battle of Leuktra, there was much in Sparta’s influence which was far from crushed. Not only did Sparta’s confidence persist, as she agitated for centuries to renew her power; other states of the Peloponnese conducted their own foreign policies in reaction either to Sparta’s decline or, especially, to her resurgence. 556p (Classical Press of Wales 2017) 9781910589601 Hb £75.00

Cultural Contact and Appropriation in the Axial-Age Mediterranean WorldEdited by Baruch Halpern & Kenneth SacksThis volume explores adaptation, resistance and reciprocity in Axial-Age Mediterranean exchange (ca. 800-300 BCE). Some essays expand on an international discussion about myth, to which even the Church Fathers contributed. Others explore questions of how vocabulary is reapplied, or how the alphabet is reapplied, in a new environment. 316p (Brill 2017) 9789004194540 Hb £118.00

Athens BurningThe Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of AtticaBy Robert GarlandBetween June 480 and August 479 BC, tens of thousands of Athenians evacuated, following King Xerxes’ victory at the Battle of Thermopylae. Robert Garland explores the reasons behind the d e c i s i o n t o a b a n d o n Attica, while analysing the consequences, both material and psychological, of the resulting invasion. He addresses questions that are largely ignored in other accounts of the conflict, including how the evacuation was organized and what kind of facilities were available to the refugees along the way. 184p, b/w illus (Johns Hopkins UP 2017) 9781421421964 Pb £15.00

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EDITOR’S CHOICEClassical Greek OligarchyA Political HistoryBy Matthew SimontonClassical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government. Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time immemorial, but instead emerged alongside, and in reaction to, democracy. He establishes for the first time how oligarchies maintained power in the face of potential citizen resistance. The book argues that oligarchs designed distinctive political institutions--such as intra-oligarchic power sharing, targeted repression,

and rewards for informants--to prevent collective action among the majority population while sustaining cooperation within

their own ranks. The book investigates topics such as control of public space, the manipulation of information, and the establishment of patron-client relations, frequently citing parallels with contemporary nondemocratic regimes.

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Greek Gods AbroadNames, Natures, and TransformationsBy Robert ParkerGreek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted, providing bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. 261p (University of California Press 2017) 9780520293946 Hb £37.95

Omens and OraclesDivination in Ancient GreeceBy Matthew DillonAddressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose. Chapters bring together key types of divining, such as from birds, celestial phenomena, the entrails of sacrificed animals and dreams, as well as written collections of oracles. Divination was utilised not only to foretell the future but also to ensure that the individual or state employing divination acted in accordance with that divinely prescribed future. 472p b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472424082 Hb £135.00

Myths on the MapThe Storied Landscapes of Ancient GreeceEdited by Greta HawesThis volume brings together contributions from leading scholars of Greek myth, literature, history, and archaeology to examine the myriad intricate ways in which ancient Greek myth interacted with the physical and conceptual landscapes of antiquity. Specific landscape features acted as repositories of myth and spurred their retelling; myths, in turn, shaped and gave sense to natural and built environments, and were crucial to the conceptual resonances of places both unknown and known. 368p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198744771 Hb £75.00

New Aspects of Religion in Ancient AthensBy Jon D. MikalsonJon D. Mikalson offers for classical and Hellenistic Athens a study of the terminology and contexts of praises of religious actions and artefacts and an investigation of the various authorities in religious activities. The authorities include oracles, traditional customs, laws, and decrees, and their hierarchy and interaction are described. The authority of the Ekklesia, Boule, administrative and military officials, priests, priestesses, and others is also delineated, and a new view of polis “control” of religion is put forward. 500p (Brill 2016) 9789004319189 Hb £178.00

The Legend of SeleucusKingship, Narrative and Mythmaking in the Ancient WorldBy Daniel OgdenBy the time of his death, Seleucus had reconstructed the bulk of Alexander’s empire, built Antioch, and become a king. It is his legendary afterlife, however, on which this new study focuses. This legend told of Seleucus’ divine siring by Apollo, his escape from Babylon with an enchanted talisman, his foundations of cities along a dragon-river with the help of Zeus’ eagles, his surrender of his new wife to his besotted son, and his revenge, as a ghost, upon his assassin. 400p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107164789 Hb £90.00

Benefactors, Kings, RulersStudies on the Seleukid Empire Between East and WestBy D. EngelsThe present volume contains a series of critical studies devoted to the political, institutional and ideological construction of the Seleukid empire, with particular focus on the complex interplay between the Seleukids’ Graeco-Macedonian background and their Achaemenid heritage. In order to explore to what extend the Seleukids can be considered heirs to the Achaimenids and precursors of the Parthians, and to what extent they simply ‘imported’ cultural and political behavioural patterns developed in Greece and Macedonia, the studies collected here adopt a decidedly interdisciplinary and diachronic approach. 617p, (Peeters Publishers 2017) 9789042933279 Pb £120.00

Greek Federal TerminologyBy Jacek RzepkaIn pursuit of specifically federalist language Rzepka examines the inscriptions testifying to the working of Greek leagues and the life of federal Greeks, as well as a vast range of Classical authors. He argues that the deliberate choice of technical terms, and especially the emergence of federalist jargon in the Hellenistic period, reflect the development of the federalist path in Greek political thought. 110p, (Akanthina 2017) 9788375312379 Pb £20.00, NYP

Citizenship in Classical AthensBy Josine BlokWhat did citizenship really mean in classical Athens? It is conventionally understood as characterised by holding political office, open only to men. Religion, however, was central to the polis and in this domain, women played prominent public roles. Josine Blok argues that for the Athenians, their polis was founded on an enduring bond with the gods. Laws anchored the polis’ commitments to humans and gods in this bond, transmitted over time to male and female Athenians as equal heirs. 345p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9780521191456 Hb £75.00

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Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek WorldLaw and Economics PerspectivesBy Morris SilverT h e a u t h o r p ro p o s e s and tests radically new interpretations of three important status groups in Greek his tory: the pallakē, the hetaira, and the nothos. In this highly original and challenging new book economist Morris Silver proposes and tests the hypothesis that the likelihood of bride sale rises with increases in the distance between the ancestral residence of the groom and the father’s household. The ‘bastard’ (nothoi) children of pallakai lacked the legal right to inherit from their fathers but were routinely eligible for Athenian citizenship. It is argued that the basic social meaning of hetaira (‘companion’) is not ‘prostitute’/’courtesan’ but ‘single woman’ – that is, a woman legally recognized as being under her own authority (kuria). 224p, b/w (Oxbow Books 2018) 9781785708633 Pb £38.00

Revisiting DelphiReligion and Storytelling in Ancient GreeceBy Julia KindtRevisiting Delphi speaks to all admirers of Delphi and its famous prophecies, be they experts on ancient Greek religion, students of the ancient world, or just lovers of a good story. It invites readers to revisit the famous Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, along with Herodotus, E u r i p i d e s , S o c r a t e s , Pausanias and Athenaeus, offering the first comparative and extended enquiry into the way these and other authors force us to move the link between religion and narrative centre stage. Their accounts of Delphi and its prophecies reflect a world in which the gods frequently remain baffling and elusive despite every human effort to make sense of the signs they give.215p (Cambridge UP 2016) 9781107151574 Hb £64.99

Divine Honors for Mortal Men in Greek CitiesThe Early CasesBy Christian HabichtThis book presents Christian Habicht’s argument for the handling of ruler cults in mainland Greece and the islands, relying upon contemporary testimony, down to 240 BCE. John Noel Dillon’s translation of the 1970 German edition also presents the author’s updated case studies based on inscriptional discoveries since that time. 256p (Michigan Classical Press 2017) 9780979971396 Hb £55.00

The Politics of Sacrifice in Early Greek Myth and PoetryBy Charles Heiko StockingThis book offers a new interpretation of ancient Greek sacrifice from a cultural poetic perspective. Through close readings of the Theogony, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, a n d t h e O d y s s e y i n conjunction with evidence from material culture, it argues that the ritual of sacrifice operates as a cultural mechanism for the perpetuation of patriarchal ideology not just in early Greek hexameter, but throughout Greek cultural history. 208p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107164260 Hb £64.99

A History of the Mind and Mental Health in Classical Greek Medical ThoughtBy Chiara ThumigerThe Hippocratic texts and other contemporary medical sources have often been overlooked in discussions of ancient psychology. This book does justice to these early medical accounts by demonstrating their richness and sophistication, their many connections with other contemporary cultural products and the indebtedness of later medicine to their observations. 506p, (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107176010 Hb £105.00

Greek Laughter and TearsAntiquity and AfterEdited by Margaret Alexiou & Douglas CairnsBringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears, with consideration given to visual, performative and musical arts, as well as to written records. 512p, b/w illus (Edinburgh UP 2017) 9781474403795 Hb £95.00

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The Art of ContactComparative Approaches to Greek and Phoenician ArtBy S. Rebecca MartinBecky Martin reconsiders works of art produced by, or thought to be produced by, Greeks and Phoenicians during the first millennium B.C., when they were in prolonged contact with one another. She questions what constituted “Greek” and “Phoenician” art and, by extension, Greek and Phoenician identity. Explicating the relationship between theory, method, and interpretation, The Art of Contact destabilizes categories such as orientalism and Hellenism and offers fresh perspectives on Greek and Phoenician art history. 320p b/w and col illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2017) 9780812249088 Hb £50.00

Greek Art in ContextArchaeological and Art Historical PerspectivesEdited by Diana Rodriguez PerezWhat do we mean by ‘context’? In which ways and under what circumstances does context become relevant for the interpretation of Greek material culture? Which contexts should we look at – viewing context, political, social and religious discourse, artistic tradition? What happens when there is no context? These are some of the questions that this volume aims to answer. The chapters included cover current approaches to the study of Greek sculpture and pottery in which the notion of ‘context’ plays a prominent role, offering new ways of looking at familiar issues. 306p b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472457455 Hb £105.00

In Celebration of Greek CoinageBy Robin EaglenIn Celebration of Greek Coinage is a readable but scholarly tribute to ancient Greek coins. Two initial chapters relate the author’s devotion to numismatics and his thoughts on Greek coins as art; fifty further essays seek to identify the formative geographical, historical, ethnic, political, religious, cultural, artistic, social, economic and commercial influences behind the coins. 240p, col illus (Spink Books 2017) 9781907427770 Hb £40.00

Greek Coins and Their ValuesWestern Europe and North Africa: Coins of Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and North AfricaBy Italo VecchiThe scope of the fourth edition of GCV is to summarise the whole range of Greek coinage from West to East with the latest up-to-date references and current valuations in three volumes, beginning in 2018 with volume I, covering Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, the Island off Italy and Sicily and North Africa. 480p b/w illus (Spink Books 2018) 9781907427787 Hb £50.00, NYP

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Greek Taktika: Ancient Military Writing and its HeritageProceedings of the International Conference on Greek Taktika held at the University of Torun, 7-11 April 2005Edited by Philip Rance & Nicholas Victor SekundaFollowing an extensive introduction by Philip Rance, which surveys the historical development of ancient Greek military writing and the evolution of modern scholarship on this literary tradition, this book presents 15 papers devoted to Greek taktika, a broad genre of handbooks concerning tactics, generalship and the conduct of war. Collectively the contributors address the practical utility of these texts in ancient warfare, their literary, military and cultural contexts in Antiquity, and their diverse uses as historical sources within the wider sphere of ancient military history. 300p, b/w illus (Akanthina 2017) 9788375312423 Pb £40.00, NYP

Armes, Armement et Contexte Funéraire dans la Macédoine HellénistiqueAvec un appendice sur les trouvailles d’armes relatives à l’archaïsme et aux débuts de l’époque classique en Macédoine & sur ses confinsBy Pierre O. Juhel, Dorota Sakowicz & Paul MorillonThis work (in French) constitutes an exhaustive catalogue raisonné of weapons, in tabular form, found in funerary contexts throughout the territory of Ancient Macedonia in the Hellenistic period. Juhel contrasts the situation in the Archaic and Classical periods, where arms are more plentiful in an extensive appendix, divided into three parts. 105p, b/w and col illus illustrations (Akanthina 2017) 9788375311822 Hb £25.00, NYP

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Boeotia Project, Volume II: The City of ThespiaiSurvey at a Complex Urban SiteBy John Bintliff, Emeri Farinetti, Božidar Slapšak & Anthony SnodgrassFe w m a j o r C l a s s i c a l cities have disappeared so completely from view, over the centuries, as Thespiai in Central Greece. Only the technique of intensive field survey, carefully adapted to a large urban site and reinforced by historical investigation, has made it possible to recover from oblivion much of its life of seven millennia. 414p (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research 2017) 9781902937816 Hb £70.00

Theoretical Approaches to the Archaeology of Ancient GreeceManipulating Material CultureBy Lisa NevettThis volume offers a series of case studies exploring how a theoretical approach to the archaeology of the Greek world provides insight into aspects of ancient society. The authors examine a range of practices, from the creation of individual items such as ceramic vessels and figurines, through to the construction of civic buildings, monuments, and cemeteries. At the same time they interrogate a range of spheres, from craft production, through civic and religious practices, to funerary ritual. 368p, b/w illus (University of Michigan Press 2017) 9780472130238 Hb £88.50

Kratos & KraterReconstructing an Athenian ProtohistoryBy Barbara BohenAthenian governance and culture are reconstructed from the Bronze Age into the historical era based on traditions, archaeological contexts and artefacts, in particular the formal commensal and libation krater. The demise of both the constitution and the standard, ancestral krater in Athens following a mid-eighth century watershed is testimony to an interval of political change, before the systematised establishment of annual archonship in the following century. The support this research has given to the validity of the King List has resulted in a proposed new chronology. 2 7 0 p ( A r c h a e o p r e s s 2 0 1 7 ) 9781784916220 Pb £40.00

The Canino ConnectionsEdited by Ruurd Binnert HalbertsmaStarting in the year 1828, Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, unearthed more than 2000 Greek vases on his estate near the ancient Etruscan town of Vulci. This volume publishes 10 papers by scholars of international repute dealing with these ceramics, the person of Lucien Bonaparte, his excavation practices, the history of restorations and the selling and buying of Greek ceramics in the 19th century. 150p, b/w and col illus (Sidestone Press 2017) 9789088905001 Hb £120.00, 9789088904998 Pb £40.00 NYP

Early Greek PortraitureMonuments and HistoriesBy Catherine M. KeeslingSurveying the subjects, motives and display contexts of Archaic and Classical portrait sculpture, this book demonstrates that the phenomenon of portrait representation in Greek culture is complex and without a single, unifying history. Bringing a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic, Keesling grounds her study in contemporary texts such as Herodotus’ Histories and situates portrait representation within the context of contemporary debates about the nature of arete (excellence), the value of historical commemoration and the relationship between the human individual and the gods and heroes. 344p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107162235 Hb £75.00

Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient GreeceEdited by Peter Schultz & Kristin SeamanGreek artists and architects were important social agents who played significant roles in the social, cultural, and economic life of the ancient Greek world. In this book, art historians, archaeologists, and historians explore the roles and impacts of artists and craftsmen in ancient Greek society. The contributing authors draw upon artistic, architectural, literary, epigraphical, and historical evidence to discuss a range of artists, architects, artistic media, and regions. 278p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107074460 Hb £64.99

Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern CemeteryBy Kathleen Warner SlaneRescue excavations were carried outin 1961/2 along the terrace north of Ancient Corinth by Henry Robinson and the ASCSA. They revealed 70 tile graves, limestone sarcophagi, and cremation burials, and seven chamber tombs. This volume publishes the results of these excavations and examines the evidence for changing burial practices in the Greek city, Roman colony, and Christian town. 416p, b/w illus (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2017) 9780876610220 Hb £95.00

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Votive ReliefsBy Carol L. LawtonThis volume includes all of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman votive reliefs found to date in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In addition to providing a catalogue of the reliefs arranged according to their subjects, the author treats the history of their discovery, their production and workmanship, iconography, and function, as well as their original contexts. 248p, b/w and col illus (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2017) 9780876612385 Hb £95.00

The Historical Greek VillageBy Brice L. EricksonThis volume presents the Protogeometric through Hellenistic material (ca. 970–175 B.C.) from ASCSA excavations conducted in the 1950s at Lerna in the Argolid. The material derives from two main sources: burials from a Geometric cemetery near the settlement and Late Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic wells from the mound proper. Although the material consists primarily of pottery and other ceramic finds, it also includes human remains, animal bones and shells, coins, inscriptions, and bronze and stone objects. 544p, b/w and col illus (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2018) 9780876613085 Hb £95.00, NYP

The Minnesota Pylos Project1990-98Edited by Frederick A. Cooper & Diane FortenberryIn 1990 the University of Minnesota carried out an architectural survey of the standing remains of the Bronze Age Palace of Nestor, discovered by Carl Blegen in 1939 and excavated from 1952 to 1966. The Blegen-period backfill covering the site was systematically removed so that a complete architectural plan could be prepared. Although only backfill was removed, numerous unexpected finds were recovered, ranging from discarded Linear B tablets and wall painting fragments to roof tiles and pottery. 426p b/w and col illus (BAR 2856, 2017) 9781407315348 Pb £66.00

Panhellenes at MethoneGraphe in Late Geometric and Protoarchaic Methone, Macedonia (ca 700 BCE)Edited by Jenny Strauss Clay, Irad Malkin & Yannis Z. TzifopoulosThe papers in this volume discuss the unique, and so far unprecedented for Macedonia, 191 sherds from Methone in Pieria, dated to ca 700 BCE, which bear inscriptions, graffiti, and (trade)marks inscribed, incised, scratched and rarely painted. 377p, b/w and col illus (Walter de Gruyter 2017) 9783110501278 Hb £120.00

The Fortifications of Arkadian City-States in the Classical and Hellenistic PeriodsBy Matthew P. MaherThis i l lustrated study comprises a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of Greek military architecture and defensive planning, specifically in Arkadia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods. The fortification circuit of each Arkadian polis is explored: the book provides an accurate chronology for the walls in question; an understanding of the relationship between the fortifications and the local topography; a detailed inventory of all the fortified poleis of Arkadia; a regional synthesis based on this inventory; and the probable historical reasons behind the patterns observed through the regional synthesis. 400p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198786597 Hb £90.00

Pistiros VIThe Pistiros HoardEdited by Jan Bouzek, Jiri Militky, Valentina Taneva & Ewa DomaradzkaPistiros VI details a hoard consisting of 549 silver and three gold coins that probably belonged to a mercenary serving in Lysimachus’s army. The hoard is unique both in being uncovered during regular archaeological excavation, which enabled the team to record precisely the situation of its deposition, as well as in the types of coins it contained, imitated by the first coinage of Central European Celts just after the return of part of their army to an area in modern Bohemia. 246p, 57 col pls (Karolinum Press 2017) 9788024633015 Pb £26.50

Terracotta Lamps II1967-2004By Birgitta Lindros WohlThis volume catalogues more than 400 lamps and lamp fragments dating from the Late Archaic to the Byzantine periods found over several decades at the Isthmian Sanctuary of Poseidon. As well as the detailed descriptions of the lamps in the catalogue, the volume presents a commentary on the types of lamps used at the Sanctuary that enriches our knowledge of their manufacture, use, and artistic evolution over time. 256p, b/w illus (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2017) 9780876619308 Hb £95.00

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Greek Tragedy on the MoveThe Birth of a Panhellenic Art Form c. 500-300 BCBy Edmund StewartThis volume argues that the story of tragedy’s development and dissemination is inherently one of travel and that tragedy grew out of, and became part of, a common Greek culture, rather than being explicitly Athenian. The movement of professional poets, actors, and audience members along the network of festivals from Sicily to Asia Minor and from North Africa to the Black Sea allowed for the exchange of poetry in general and tragedy in particular. 288p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198747260 Hb £65.00

The Birth of ComedyTexts, Documents and Art from Athenian Comic Competitions, 486-280Edited by Jeffrey RustenThis volume offers English translations of all of the surviving fragments of Athenian comedy, leaving out only those which are only of linguistic interest or impossible to reconstruct with any certainty. Additional chapters contain translations of texts and relevant artsitic depictions, relating to comedy at dramatic festivals, staging, audience, and ancient writers on comedy. 792p (Johns Hopkins UP 2011, Pb 2016) 9781421421186 Pb £37.00

The Routledge Companion to StraboEdited by Daniela DueckThis volume explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE – c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime of Roman expansion and political empowerment. It examines several aspects of Strabo’s personality, the political and scholarly environment in which he was active, his choices as an author, and his ideas of history and geography. 422p, b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781138904330 Hb £165.00

Word and Context in Latin PoetryStudies in Memory of David WestEdited by A. J. Woodman & J. WisseThe contributors – Francis Cairns, Ian Du Quesnay, Bruce Gibson, Alex Hardie, Stephen Harrison, John Moles and Tony Woodman – have aimed to produce close readings of classical texts, paying due attention to historical context and literary tradition in the manner adopted by David West himself. The authors covered are Empedocles, Antisthenes, Callimachus, Lutatius Catulus, Catullus, Horace (Epodes and Odes), Propertius, Virgil (Aeneid), Dio Chrysostom and Hildebert of Lavardin. 166p (Cambridge Philological Society 2017) 9780956838155 Hb £45.00, NYP

Plato’s Atlantis StoryText, Translation and CommentaryBy Christopher GillThis book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato’s Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato’s Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language and content, and a full vocabulary of Greek words. This essential work also offers a new translation of these texts and a full introduction, focused on the philosophical meaning of the story and the significance of Plato’s presentation, and responding to recent scholarly discussion of these questions. 216p (Liverpool UP 2017) 9781786940155 Pb £19.95

Moral History from Herodotus to Diodorus SiculusBy Lisa HauLisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across. 224p, b/w illus (Edinburgh UP 2016, Pb 2017) 9781474411073 Hb £80.00, 9781474427135 Pb £24.99

Redeeming Thucydides’ Book VIIINarrative Artistry in the Account of the Ionian WarBy Vasileios LiotsakisSince antiquity, Book 8 of Thucydides’ History has been considered an unpolished draft which lacks revision. Vasileios Liotsakis offers a thorough description of the compositional plan, which, in his opinion, Thucydides put into effect in the last 109 chapters of his work. His study elaborates on the structural parts of the book, their details, and the various techniques through which Thucydides composed his narration in order to reach the internal cohesion of these chapters as well as their close connection to the rest of the History. 201p, b/w illus (Walter de Gruyter 2017) 9783110532074 Hb £110.00

Homer the PreclassicBy Gregory NagyHomer the Preclassic considers the development of the Homeric poems – in particular the Iliad and Odyssey – during the time when they were still part of the oral tradition. Gregory Nagy traces the evolution of rival “Homers” and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. 432p, b/w illus (University of California Press 2017) 9780520294875 Pb £27.95

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Caesar’s FootprintsJourneys to Roman GaulBy Bijan OmraniEach chapter of Caesar’s Footprints is dedicated to a specific journey of e x p l o r a t i o n t h r o u g h Roman Gaul. From the amphitheatres of Arles and Nimes to the battlefield of Chalons, where Flavius Aetius defeated Attila the Hun, Bijan Omrani explores a rc h a e o l o g i c a l s i t e s , artefacts and landscapes to reveal how the imprint of Rome shaped France – and thereby helped to create modern Europe. 416p, b/w illus (Head of Zeus 2017) 9781784970659 Hb £25.00

The Age of Tarquinius SuperbusEdited by C. J. Smith & P. S. LolofTarquinius Superbus is one of the most vivid figures of archaic Rome, and the dramatic accounts of his rise to power, and his expulsion, have shaped our perception of the late sixth century in central Italy. This volume asks how reliable is this narrative? What is the archaeological evidence for the late sixth century and is it compatible with a model of a strong individual leader? And what can we say about the broader social and economic transformations in this exciting period of central Italian history? 365p (Peeters 2017) 9789042934696 Pb £115.00

Early RomeMyth and SocietyBy Jaclyn NeelEarly Rome: Myth and Society aims to provide much-needed modern and accessible translations and commentaries on Italian legends. It examines the tales of Roman pre-and legendary history, discusses relevant cultural and contextual information, and presents author biographies. Jaclyn Neel debunks the idea that Romans were unimaginative copyists by spotlighting the vitality and flexibility of Italian myth particularly those parts that are less closely connected to Greek tales. 336p (Wiley-Blackwell 2017) 9781119083801 Pb £27.00

Livy: History of Rome, Volume IXBooks 31-34Edited by J. C. YardleyBooks 31-34 narrate the Second Macedonian War (200-196) and its aftermath. This edition replaces the original Loeb edition by Evan T. Sage. 710p (Loeb 2017) 9780674997059 Hb £15.95

Politics in the Roman RepublicBy Henrik MouritsenAn original synthesis of Rome’s political institutions and practices. It begins by explaining the development of the Roman constitution over time before turning to the practical functioning of the Republic, focusing particularly on the role of the populus Romanus and the way its powers were expressed in the popular assemblies. Henrik Mouritsen concludes by exploring continuity and change in Roman politics as well as the process by which the republican system was eventually replaced by monarchy. 214p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107031883 Hb £49.99, 9781107651333 Pb £18.99

RomeNEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSEmpire StateHow the Roman Military Built an EmpireBy Simon ElliottThe armed forces of Rome, particularly those of the later Republic and Principate, are rightly regarded as some of the finest military formations ever to engage in warfare. Less well known however is their use by the State as tools for such non-military activities in political, economic and social contexts. In this book the use of the military for such non-conflict related duties is considered in detail for the first time. The first, and best known, is running the great construction projects of the Empire in their capacity as engineers. Next, the role of the Roman military in the running of industry across the Roman Empire is examined, particularly the mining and quarrying industries but also others. They also took part in agriculture, administered and policed the Empire, provided a firefighting resource and organised games in the arena. The soldiers of Rome really were the foundations on which the Roman Empire was constructed: they literally built an empire. Simon Elliott lifts the lid on this less well-known side to the Roman army, in an accessible narrative designed for a wide readership. 224p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706585 Pb £36.00

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The Bar Kokhba War Ad 132-135The Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial RomeBy Lindsay PowellIn AD 132, Shim’on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Shim’on Bar Kokhba (‘Son of a Star’), led the people of Judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own independent Jewish state and to liberate Jerusalem from the Romans. This fully illustrated volume explores the gripping story of the uprising, profiling Bar Kokhba as well as the Emperor Hadrian and his generals, and assesses the impact that this violent rebellion had on the region and those that were displaced. 96p, b/w and col illus (Osprey 2017) 9781472817983 Pb £14.99

Pax and the Politics of PeaceRepublic to PrincipateBy Hannah CornwellThis volume argues for its fundamental centrality of the concept of pax in understanding the changing dynamics of the state and the creation of a new political system in the Roman Empire, moving from the debates over the content of the concept in the dying Republic to discussion of its deployment in the legitimization of the Augustan regime, first through the creation of an authorized version controlled by the princeps and then the ultimate crystallization of the pax augusta as the first wholly imperial concept of peace. 272p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198805632 Hb £65.00

EDITOR’S CHOICEBlood of the ProvincesThe Roman Auxilia and the Making of Provincial Society from Augustus to the SeveransBy Ian HaynesBlood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. This non-citizen force constituted more than half of Rome’s celebrated armies and was often the military presence in some of its territories. The book demonstrates how the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge both on and off the battlefield – retaining control of these miscellaneous auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very particular set of cultural attributes that characterized

provincial society under the Roman Empire. Focusing on the soldiers themselves, and encompassing the disparate military

communities of which they were a part, it offers a vital source of information on how individuals and communities were incorporated into provincial society under the Empire, and how the character of that society evolved as a result.

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Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces:31 BC-AD 195: No. 1By Raffaele D’AmatoBetween the reigns of Augustus and Septimius Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and intermittent clashes with Rome’s great rival Parthia. In these wars, Roman soldiers had to fight in a range of different climates and terrains. Using full-colour artwork, this book examines the variation of equipment and uniforms both between different military units, and in armies stationed in different regions of the Empire. 48p, col illus (Osprey 2017) 9781472821768 Pb £10.99

For the Glory of RomeA History of Warriors and WarfareBy Ross CowanRoman legionaries are often cited as the original professional soldiers and famed for their iron discipline, but they were also formidable individual warriors who gloried in single combat, taking heads and despoiling their enemies. They were men who believed they were sired by a god of war, driven by the need to create and sustain heroic reputations, and who disrobed in public to display battle scars. Ross Cowan explores the mindset of the Roman fighting men, examining their motivation, beliefs and superstitions, illuminating why they fought and died for the glory of Rome. 272p, b/w pls (Pen & Sword Books 2017) 9781473898769 Pb £16.99

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The Peace of the GodsElite Religious Practices in the Middle Roman RepublicBy Craige B. ChampionThe Peace of the Gods takes a new approach to the study of Roman elites’ religious practices and beliefs. The book examines the nature and structure of the major priesthoods in Rome itself, Roman military commanders’ religious behaviours in dangerous field conditions, and the state religion’s acceptance or rejection of new cults and rituals in response to external events that benefited or threatened the Republic. Champion argues instead that Roman elites sincerely tried to maintain Rome’s good fortune through a pax deorum or peace of the gods. 304p, (Princeton UP 2017) 9780691174853 Hb £32.95

Empire and ReligionReligious Change in Greek Cities Under Roman RuleEdited by Elena Muniz Grijalvo, Juan Manuel Cortes Copete & Lozano GomezThis volume explores the nature of religious change in the Greek-speaking c i t i e s o f t h e Ro m a n Empire. Emphasis is put on those developments that apparently were not the direct result of Roman actions: the intensification of idiosyncratically Greek features in the religious life of the cities; the active role of a new kind of Hellenism in the design of imperial religious policies; or the locally different responses to central religious initiatives, and the influence of those local responses in other imperial contexts. 222p (Brill 2017) 9789004347106 Hb £102.00

Children and Everyday Life in the Roman and Late Antique WorldEdited by Christian Laes & Ville VuolantoRoman society was a community of young people, with a third of the population younger than fifteen years old. This volume explores what it meant to be a child in the Roman world – what were children’s concerns, interests and beliefs – and whether we can find traces of children’s own cultures. The topics discussed include children’s living environments; clothing; childhood care; social relations; leisure and play; health and disability; upbringing and schooling; and children’s experiences of death. 404p (Routledge 2017) 9781472464804 Hb £110.00

The Sons of RemusIdentity in Roman Gaul and SpainBy Andrew C. JohnstonAndrew Johnston explores how the inhabitants of Gaul and Spain, though they willingly adopted certain Roman customs and recognized imperial authority, never became exclusively Roman. Their self-representations in literature, inscriptions, and visual art reflect identities rooted in a sense of belonging to indigenous communities. Provincials performed shifting roles for different audiences, rehearsing traditions at home while subverting Roman stereotypes of druids and rustics abroad. 384p (Harvard UP 2017) 9780674660106 Hb £39.95

The Shape of the Roman OrderThe Republic and its SpacesBy Daniel J. GargolaDaniel J. Gargola demonstrates how important the concept of space was to the governance of Rome. He explains how Roman rulers, without the means for making detailed maps, conceptualized the territories under Rome’s power as a set of concentric zones surrounding the city, and examines how this idiosyncratic way of making sense of the world fundamentally informed the way they ruled over their dominion. 320p (University of North Carolina Press 2017) 9781469631820 Hb £47.95

Official Power and Local Elites in the Roman ProvincesEdited by Rada Varga & Viorica Rusu-BolindetThis volume explores aspects of the relations between the official state structures of Rome and local provincial elites. Approaches range from historical and epigraphic studies to philological and linguistic interpretations, and from architectural analyses to direct interpretations of the material culture. While some local potentates took pride in their relationship with Rome exhibiting their allegiances publicly as well as privately, others preferred to keep this display solely for public manifestation. 214p b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781472457318 Hb £110.00

Summoned to the Roman CourtsFamous Trials from AntiquityBy Detlef LiebsThis book brings to life a thousand years of Roman history through sixteen studies of famous court cases – from the legendary trial of Horatius for the killing of his sister, to the trial of Jesus Christ, to that of the Christian leader Priscillian for heresy. Drawing on a wide variety of ancient sources, the author paints a vivid picture of ancient Roman society. 288p (University of California Press 2017) 9780520294851 Pb £27.95

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L’artisanat dans les cités antiques de l’Algérie(Ier Siècle Avant Notre Ère -VIIe Siècle Après Notre Ère)By Touatia AmraouiFocusing on urban production in Algeria during Antiquity, this critical study reviews archaeological sites with workshops by defining their activities, at the same time as analysing how they operated and looking at them typologically. Based on a comparison with documented workshops in the Western Roman world, the study of the techniques highlights the very strong similarities between these regions but also the specific local variations of the methods used in Africa at this time. 446p, b/w illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784916671 Pb £50.00

The GothsBy Simon MacDowallBoth western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, sometimes fighting as their allies against other barbarian interlopers but carving out their own kingdoms in the process. Adrianople, the events of 410 and the Ostrogoth’s long war with Belisarius, including the Siege of Rome, are among the campaigns and battles Simon MacDowall narrates in detail. He analyses the arms and contrasting fighting styles of the Ostro- and Visi- Goths and evaluates their effectiveness against the Romans. 176p, pls (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781473837645 Hb £19.99

Rome and the Classic MayaComparing the Slow Collapse of Ancient CivilizationsBy Rebecca Storey & Glenn R. StoreyStorey and Storey draw on extensive archaeological evidence to consider the ultimate failure of the institutions, infrastructure and material culture of both Rome and the Classic Maya. Detailing the relevant economic, political, social and environmental factors b e h i n d t h e s e n o t a b l e falls, they contend that a phenomenon of “s low collapse” has repeatedly occurred in the course of human history: complex civilizations are shown to eventually come to an end and give way to new cultures. 280p b/w illus (Routledge 2017) 9781629584584 Pb £33.99

The Economic Integration of Roman ItalyRural Communities in a Globalising WorldEdited by Tymon de Haas & Gijs TolThis book presents a series of papers that explore the changes Rome’s territorial and economic expansion brought about in the countryside of the Italian peninsula. By drawing on a variety of source materials (e.g. pottery, settlement patterns, environmental data), they shed light on the complexity of rural settlement and economies on the local, regional and supra-regional scales. 514p (Brill 2017) 9789004325906 Hb £123.00

Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman WorldEdited by Koenraad Verboven & Christian LaesThese papers discuss new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. They study the various ways in which work was mobilised and organised and how these processes were regulated. Work as a production factor, however, is not the exclusive focus of this volume. Throughout the chapters, the contributors also provide an analysis of work as a social and cultural phenomenon in Ancient Rome. 356p (Brill 2016) 9789004331655 Hb £126.00

Roman Coins, Money, and Society in Elizabethan EnglandSir Thomas Smith’s On the Wages of the Roman FootsoldierBy Andrew Burnett, Richard Simpson & Deborah ThorpeSir Thomas Smith was one of the most important politicians and intellectuals of the Elizabethan age. In this volume the text of his On the Wages of the Roman Footsoldier is accompanied by Richard Simpson’s personal and intellectual biography of this most important of the ‘missing persons’ of the 16th century. 222p b/w illus (American Numismatic Society 2017) 9780897223522 Hb £75.00, NYP

Rome and the Worlds Beyond Its FrontiersEdited by Danielle Slootjes & Michael PeachinThis volume offers an expansive approach to interactions between Romans and those beyond the borders of Rome. A number of important themes bind the essays. Who is an insider, and who the outsider? How were these categories of person, or identity, fashioned and/or recognized in antiquity? How shall we recognize them now? What are the categories, or standards, for measuring or determining inside and outside in the Roman world? And then, of course, what are the repercussions when inside and outside come into contact? 262p (Brill 2016) 9789004325616 Hb £113.00

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City Boundaries and Urban Development in Roman ItalyBy Saskia StevensThis book takes a new approach to Roman urban boundaries and city planning by exploring the dynamics and interaction between urban development processes, city limits and the law. As a result, Roman attitudes towards the symbolic meanings of civic boundaries can be better understood. Not only landownership influenced and determined the use of urban space and its boundaries; also conflicts and constant negotiations between law, culture and tradition, politics, and the dynamics of everyday urban life were important for the way the Romans approached urban limits. 335p (Peeters 2017) 9789042933057 Pb £74.00

The Roman StreetUrban Life and Society in Pompeii, Herculaneum and RomeBy Jeremy HartnettEvery day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of activity as he repopulates Roman streets with their full range of sensations, participants, and events that stretched far beyond simple movement. Combining textual evidence, comparative historical material, and contemporary urban theory with architectural and art historical analysis, The Roman Street offers a social and cultural history of urban spaces that restores them to their rightful place as primary venues for social performance in the ancient world. 380p, b/w and col illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107105706 Hb £79.99

Origins of the Colonnaded Streets in the Cities of the Roman EastBy Ross BurnsThe colonnaded axes define the visitor’s experience of many of the great cities of the Roman East. Though adopted as a sign of cities’ prosperity under the Pax Romana, they were not particularly ‘Roman’ in their origin. Rather, they reflected the inventiveness, fertility of ideas and the dynamic role of civic patronage in the Eastern provinces in the first two centuries under Rome. This study concentrates on the convergence of ideas behind these great avenues, examining over fifty sites in an attempt to work out the sequence in which ideas developed. 400p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198784548 Hb £100.00

Roman Art & ArchaeologyThe House of the Surgeon, PompeiiExcavations in the Casa del Chirurgo (VI 1, 9-10.23)Edited by Michael Anderson & Damian RobinsonThe House of the Surgeon has been one of the most frequently cited houses in the ancient city since its discovery in 1771. The results of the exhaustive study of the house within its urban context not only challenge many of the conclusions of previous research, but also make it possible at last for this important property to contribute information to the full history of Pompeii’s urban development, illuminating the chronology of urban change, the processes involved in ancient domestic construction, aspects of the ancient environment, and changing socio-political and economic conditions within Italy throughout the middle to late Republic and early Empire. 528p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707285 Hb £70.00

Insularity and Identity in the Roman MediterraneanEdited by Anna KouremenosThe papers in this book explore the concepts of insularity and identity in the Roman period by addressing some of the following questions: what does it mean to be an island? How has insularity shaped ethnic, cultural, and social identity in the Mediterranean during the Roman period? How were islands connected to the mainland and other islands? Did insularity produce isolation or did the populations of Mediterranean islands integrate easily into a common ‘Roman’ culture? How has maritime interaction shaped the economy and culture of specific islands? Can we argue for distinct ‘island identities’ during the Roman period? The twelve papers presented here each deal with specific islands or island groups, thus allowing for an integrated v i e w o f M e d i t e r r a n e a n insularity and identity.208p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785705809 Pb £38.00

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Precinct, Temple and Altar in Roman SpainBy Duncan FishwickThe studies included in this volume supplement the work already published by the author on the imperial cult in the Roman West, focusing on the monuments of two cities in Roman Spain, Emerita (now Merida) and Tarraco (now Tarragona), and arguing in favour of proactive initiative from the centre. The core of the book is a study of the provincial forum at Emerita. It includes a historiographical survey and discusses the plaza (location, portico, “Arco de Trajano”), then surveys other structures and their general architectonic significance, as well as providing detailed analysis of the inscriptions. Other chapters analyse the ‘Temple of Augustus’ in Tarragona, and consider the numismatic evidence for an Ara Providentiae at Emerita. 320p, (Ashgate 2017) 9781472412652 Hb £95.00

Material Approaches to Roman MagicOccult Objects and Supernatural SubstancesEdited by Adam Parker & Stuart McKieThis second volume in the new TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology series seeks to push the research agendas of materiality and lived experience further into the study of Roman magic, a field that has, until recently, lacked object-focused analysis. Building on the pioneering studies in Boschung and Bremmer’s (2015) Materiality of Magic, the editors of the present volume have collected contributions that showcase the value of richly-detailed, context-specific explorations of the magical practices of the Roman world. By concentrating primarily on the Imperial period and the western provinces, the various contributions demonstrate very clearly the exceptional range of influences and possibilities open to individuals who sought to use magical rituals to affect their lives in these specific contexts – something that would have been largely impossible in earlier periods of antiquity. 184p, b/w (Oxbow Books 2018) 9781785708817 Hb £40.00

The Transition to Late Antiquity on the Lower DanubeExcavations at Dichin: An Extraordinary Late Roman and Early Byzantine Fort, Intensive Site-specific Survey and a Unique Roman Aqueduct By Andrew PoulterExcavations on the site of this remarkable fort in northern Bulgaria (1996–2005) formed part of a long-term programme of excavation and intensive field survey, aimed at tracing the economic as well as physical changes which mark the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, a programme which commenced with the excavation and full publication of the early Byzantine fortress/city of Nicopolis ad Istrum. The analysis of well-dated finds and their full publication provides a unique data-base for the late Roman period in the Balkans; they include metal-work, pottery, glass, copper alloy finds, inscriptions and dipinti as well as quantified environmental reports on animal, birds and fish with specialist reports on the archaeobotanical material, glass analysis and querns. The report also details the results of site-specific intensive survey, a new method developed for use in the rich farmland of the central Balkans. In addition, there is a tailed report on a most remarkable and well-preserved aqueduct which employed the largest siphon ever discovered in the Roman Empire.640p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2018) 9781107103573 Hb £70.00

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Forthcoming from Oxbow Books NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSMaterialising Roman HistoriesEdited by Astrid Van Oyen & Martin PittsT h e R o m a n p e r i o d w i t n e s s e d m a s s i v e changes in the human-material environment, from monumentalised cityscapes to standardised l o w -va l u e a r t e f a c t s like pottery. This book explores new perspectives t o u n d e r s t a n d t h i s Roman ‘object boom’ and its impact on Roman history. In particular, the book’s international contributors question the traditional dominance of ‘representation’ in Roman archaeology, whereby objects have come to stand for social phenomena such as status, facets of group identity, or notions like Romanisation and economic growth. Drawing upon the recent material turn in anthropology and related disciplines, the essays in this volume examine what it means to materialise Roman history, focusing on the question of what objects do in history, rather than what they represent. 232p (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706769 Pb £40.00

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From the Mountains to the SeaThe Roman Colonisation and Urbanisation of Central Adriatic ItalyBy Frank VermeulenFrom the Mountains to the Sea proposes an innovative synthesis of recent archaeological research on town formation and urbanisation, and connected Roman colonisation, of the central part of Adriatic Italy, a region characterised by one of the most dense town networks of the Roman Empire. Some of the main themes include: town formation, town planning, the structural relationship town-territory, religious aspects and urban sanctuaries, public buildings and domestic architecture, as well as the wider context of territory, region and state. 232p (Peeters 2017) 9789042934702 Pb £95.00

Ras il-Wardija Sanctuary RevisitedA re-assessment of the evidence and newly informed interpretations of a Punic-Roman sanctuary in Gozo (Malta)By George AzzopardiRitual activity at this Punic-Roman sanctuary seems to be evidenced from around the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD and, possibly, even as late as the 4th century AD. This ritual activity was focused in a small built temple and in a rock-cut cave that seems to have incorporated a built extension in a later stage. But the practised cult or cults were aniconic and remained so largely throughout. 88p, b/w illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784916695 Pb £19.00

EDITOR’S CHOICELimes XXIProceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, August 2009Edited by Nick Hodgson, Paul Bidwell & Judith SchachtmannThe XXI International Congress of Roman Frontier studies was hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums between Sunday 16 August and Wednesday 26 August 2009. The papers are organised into the same thematic sessions as in actual conference: Women and Families in the Roman Army; Roman Roads; The Roman Frontier in Wales; The Eastern and North African Frontiers;

Smaller Structures: towers and fortlets; Recognising Differences in Lifestyles through Material Culture; Barbaricum; Britain;

Roman Frontiers in a Globalised World; Civil Settlements; Death and Commemoration; Danubian and Balkan Provinces; Camps; Logistics and Supply; The Germanies and Augustan and Tiberian Germany; Spain; Frontier Fleets.

752p, b/w and col illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915902 Pb £90.00

Roman JerusalemA New Old CityEdited by Gideon Avni & Guy D. StiebelThis collection showcases the latest work on the Roman colonia of Aelia Capitolina, founded following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Topics include the nature and development of the urban layout, colonnaded streets, monumental arches and city gates, the necropoleis and the city limits, tableware and lamps and the rural hinterland. 161p b/w and col illus (Journal of Roman Archaeology SS 105, 2017) 9780991373093 Hb £95.00

The Archaeology of Death in Roman SyriaBy Lidewijde de JongAn eclect ic col lect ion of plain and embellished underground and above-ground tombs filled the cemeteries of the Roman province of Syria . I ts inhabitants used rituals of commemoration to express messages about their local identity, family, and social position. Lidewijde de Jong investigates these customs and the belief systems that governed the choices made in the commemoration of men, women and children. The book combines spatial analysis of cemeteries with the study of funerary architecture and decoration, grave goods, and information about the deceased provided by sculptural, epigraphic, and osteological sources. 355p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107131415 Hb £74.99

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EDITOR’S CHOICEHadrian’s WallArchaeology and History at the Limit of Rome’s EmpireBy Nick HodgsonBuilt around AD122, Hadrian’s Wall was guarded by the Roman army for over three centuries and has left an indelible mark on the landscape of northern Britain. It was a wonder of the ancient world and is a World Heritage Site. Written by a leading archaeologist who has excavated widely on the Wall, this is an authoritative yet accessible treatment of the archaeological evidence. The book

explains why the expansion of the Roman empire ground to a halt in remote northern Britain, how the Wall came to be built and

the purpose it was intended to serve. It is not a guidebook to the remains, but an introduction to the Wall and the soldiers and civilians, men, women and children, who once peopled the abandoned ruins visited by tourists today.

192p, col illus (Robert Hale 2017) 9780719818158 Hb £19.99

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Roman BritainAlan SorrellThe Man Who Created Roman BritainBy Julia Sorrell & Mark SorrellAlan Sorrell’s archaeological recon-struction drawings and paintings remain some of the best, most accurate and most accomplished paintings of their genre that continue to inform our understanding and appreciation of historic buildings and monuments in Europe, the Near East and throughout the UK. So influential were Sorrell’s images of Roman towns such as London, Colchester, Wroxeter, St Albans and Bath, buildings such as the Heathrow temple and the forts of Hadrian’s Wall, that he became known as the man who invented Roman Britain. In this affectionate but objective account, Sorrell’s children, both also artists, present a brief pictorial biography followed by more detailed descriptions of the genesis, research and production of illustrations that demonstrate the artist’s integrity and vision, based largely on family archives and illustrated throughout with Sorrell’s own works. 192p, b/w and colour (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707407 Pb £29.99

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Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in BritainBy Roger Bland, Adrian Chadwick, Eleanor Ghey, Colin Haselgrove & David MattinglyMore coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with a detailed analysis and discussion.Theories of hoarding and deposition and examined, national and regional patterns in the landscape settings of coin hoards presented, together with an analysis of those hoards whose findspots were surveyed and of those hoards found in archaeological excavations. It also includes an unprecedented examination of the containers in which coin hoards were buried and the objects found with them. The patterns of hoarding in Britain from the late 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD are discussed. The volume also provides a survey of Britain in the 3rd century AD, as a peak of over 700 hoards are known from the period from AD 253–296.496p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2018) 9781785708558 Hb £65.00

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The Western Cemetery of Roman CirencesterBy Neil Holbrook, Jamie Wright, E.R. McSloy & Jonny GeberExcavations in 2011 to 2015 within the Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester resulted in the discovery of 118 inhumation and 8 cremation burials, the largest investigation of a Roman cemetery in Cirencester since the Bath Gate excavations of the 1970s. 170p, b/w illus (Cotswold Archaeology 2017) 9780993454530 Hb £19.95, NYP

Birds, Beasts and BurialsBy Brittany Elayne HillBirds, Beasts and Burials examines human-animal relationships as found in the mortuary record within the area of Verulamium that is now situated in the modern town of St. Albans. The mortuary rites given to its people as suggested by co-burial suggest high variabilities in the approach to the personhood of certain classes of both people and animals. Of major concern are the treatments to both the human and animal pre- and post- burial and the point at which the animal enters into the funerary practice. 210p, b/w illus, col pls (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915964 Pb £30.00

The Roman Amphitheatre of Chester Volume 1The Prehistoric and Roman ArchaeologyBy Tony Wilmott & Dan GarnerThis is the first of two volumes dealing with the major research excavations on the Chester Amphitheatre in 2004–2006. The first amphitheatre was built in the 70s AD. Amphitheatre 2, probably built in the l a te r s e co n d ce nt u r y, was the largest and most impressive amphitheatre in Britain, featuring elaborate entrances, internal stairs and decorative pilasters on the outer wall. This fully integrated volume tells the story of the site from the Mesolithic to the end of the life of the amphitheatre. It contains full stratigraphic and structural detail, including CGI reconstruction of Amphitheatre 2, artefactual and ecofactual evidence. 496p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707445 Hb £30.00

Clash of Cultures?The Romano-British Period in the West MidlandsEdited by Roger White & Mike HodderThe general perception of the west midlands region in the Roman period is that it was a backwater compared to the militarised frontier zone of the north, or the south of Britain where Roman culture took root early – in cities like Colchester, London and St Albans – and lingered late at cities like Cirencester and Bath with their rich, late Roman villa culture. The west midlands region captures the transition between these two areas of the ‘military’ north and ‘civilised’ south. Where the west midlands differed, and why, are important questions in understanding the regional diversity of Roman Britain. They are addressed by this volume which details the archaeology of the Roman period for each of the modern counties of the region, written by local experts who are or have been responsible for the management and exploration of their respective counties. These are placed alongside more thematic takes on elements of Roman culture, including the Roman Army, pottery, coins and religion. Lastly, an overview is taken of the important transitional period of the fifth and sixth centuries. 224p, b/w and colour (Oxbow Books 2018) 9781785709227 Hb £30.00

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NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSBritannia RomanaRoman Inscriptions and Roman BritainBy R. S. O. TomlinBritannia Romana is based on the author’s 40 years’ experience of the epigraphy of Roman Britain. It collects 487 inscriptions (mostly on stone, but also on metal, wood, tile and ceramic), the majority from Britain but many from other Roman provinces and Italy, so as to illustrate the history and character of Roman Britain (AD 43–410). Each inscription is presented in the original (in Latin, except for eight in Greek), followed by a translation and informal commentary; they are linked by the narrative which they illustrate, and more than half (236) are accompanied by photographs. The author demonstrates his unrivalled ability to read and understand Roman inscriptions and their importance as a source of historical knowledge. 464p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707001 Hb £48.00

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