The Edinburgh companion to ancient Greece and Rome. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Edward Bispham, Thomas Harrison and Brian A. Sparkes.
• Editors: Bispham, Edward; Harrison, Thomas J, 1955-; Sparkes, Brian A
• Contents: Part One: Classics and the Classical World -- A. Classics in the Twenty-First Century -- 1. The History of the Discipline / Christopher Stray -- 2. History / Alastair Blanshard -- 3. Archaeology / James Whitley -- 4. Religion / Richard Gordon -- 5. Economy / Lisa Bligh -- 6. Gender / Mark Golden -- 7. Philology and Linguistics / Philip Burton -- 8. Literature / David Konstan -- 9. Philosophy / Catherine Osborne -- 10. Art History and Aesthetics / Zahra Newby -- 11. Classical Legacies / Lorna Hardwick -- B. The Regions of the Ancient World -- 12. The Ancient Near East / Tom Boiy -- 13. Iron Age Europe / J.D. Hill and Jonathan Williams -- 14. Regions of Antiquity / Nicholas Purcell C. Periods -- 15. The 'Dark Age' of Greece / Irene S. Lemos -- 16. Archaic and Classical Greece / Robin Osborne -- 17. The Hellenistic World /Thomas Harrison -- 18. The Roman Republic / Mark Pobjoy -- 19. The Roman Empire / Olivier Hekster -- 20. Late Antiquity / Richard Lim -- Part Two: Material Culture -- 21. Landscape / Nicholas Purcell -- 22. Marine Archaeology / Anthony Parker -- 23. Sites and Features / Brian A. Sparkes -- 24. Buildings and Architecture / Richard Tomlinson -- 25. Coinage / Jonathan Williams and Andrew Meadows -- 26. Sculpture / Peter Stewart -- 27. Painting, Stucco and Mosaic / Roger Ling -- 28. Pottery and Metalwork / Brian A. Sparkes -- 29. Gems, Jewellery and Glass / Martin Henig -- 30. Dress and Textiles / Karen E. Stears -- 31. Arms and Armour / Jon Coulston -- 32. Papyri / Brain McGing -- 33. Manuscripts / Helen Dixon -- 34. Inscriptions / Alison E. Cooley and Graham Oliver -- Part Three: Texts and Genres -- 35. Greek Epic / Johannes Haubold -- 36. Roman Epic / Bruce Gibson -- 37. Greek Tragedy / Pantelis Michelakis -- 38. Roman Tragedy / Roland Mayer -- 39. Greek Comedy / Ian Ruffell -- 40. Roman Comedy / Alison Sharrock -- 41. Greek Lyric Verse: Melic, Elegiac and Iambic / Emily Greenwood. 42. Latin Poetry other than Epic and Drama / Alison Sharrock -- 43. The Novel / Jason Konig -- 44. Letters / Michael Trapp -- 45. Rhetoric / Alastair Blanshard -- 46. Literary Criticism / Donald Russell -- 47. Grammar and Linguistics / Philip Burton -- 48. Philosophy / Catherine Osborne -- 49. Greek Historiography / Thomas Harrison -- 50. Roman Historiography / Edward Bispham -- 51. Geography and Ethnography / Kai Brodersen -- 52. Mythology / Eva Parisinou -- 53. Christian Literature / Clifford Ando -- 54. Science and Mathematics / T.E. Rihll -- 55. Music / David Creese -- 56. Medicine / Vivian Nutton -- 57. Greek Legal Texts / Benet Salway -- 58. Latin Legal Texts / Simon Corcoran -- 59. Technical Writing / Alice Konig -- Part Four: Essential Information and Systems of Reference -- 60. Politics / Edward Bispham -- 61. Names and Naming Systems / Clive Cheesman -- 62. Measures, Weights and Money / Brian A. Sparkes -- 63. Writing Systems / J.H.W. Penney -- 64. The Ancient Calendar / Thomas Harrison and Edward Bispham -- 65. Metre / Armand D'Angour -- 66. Time-charts / Brian A. Sparkes -- 67. Maps / Brian A. Sparkes -- 68. Glossary of Ancient and Modern Terms / Thomas Harrison -- 69. Resources / Brian A. Sparkes -- 70. Abbreviations / Thomas Harrison.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 604 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 937; Civilization, Classical; Civilisation ancienne; HISTORY -- Ancient; HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece; Civilization, Classical; Klassieke oudheid; Rome -- History; Greece -- History; Rome -- Histoire; Grèce -- Histoire; Greece; Rome (Empire); Electronic books; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780748627141; 0748627146; 9786612136320; 6612136324
• Related ISBNs: 1282136321; 9781282136328; 9780748616299; 0748616292; 0748616306; 9780748616305
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-558) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.