Soldiers Cities and Civilians in Roman Syria

By Nigel Pollard

"Soldiers, Cities, and Civilians examines the impact of the Roman army on urbanization in Syria; political, cultural, and social relations between soldiers and civilians; and the effects of the Rom...

Capturing Troy

By Guy Michael Hedreen

Princes and Political Cultures

By Greg Rowe

"Covering the period from the reign of Augustus to Claudius's installation, Rowe demonstrates how dynastic monarchy turned citizens into subjects. Stepping back from personalities and politics to c...

The Case for the Prosecution in the Ciceronian Era

By Michael Charles Alexander, Michael C. Alexander

"In The Case for the Prosecution in the Ciceronian Era, Michael C. Alexander offers a reconstruction of the case for the prosecution in eleven criminal trials held in the late Roman Republic. Schol...

Theodoret of Cyrrhus

By Theresa Evelynne Urbainczyk

"With the conversion of Constantine and his subsequent championing of the Christian cause, the church rapidly began to increase its wealth and status. As coins poured into the coffers of God, some...

The Taste for Nothingness

By R. Sklenar, Robert John Sklenar, Sklen R R. Robert

The Athenian Experiment

By Greg Anderson

Worshipping Aphrodite

By Rachel Rosenzweig

"Worshipping Aphrodite fills a gap in scholarship that has largely ignored the worship of Aphrodite in classical Athens in favor of more prominent deities, such as Athena, Zeus, and Hephaistos. It...

The Staff of Oedipus Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece Corporealities Discourses of Disability

By Martha L. Rose

"The Staff of Oedipus looks at a wide range of writing on disability within the framework of ancient social history. Martha L. Rose examines not only ancient literature, but also evidence from papy...

Fame Money and Power

By Brian M. Lavelle