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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Edited by John Roberts
880 pages
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5 maps
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196x129mm
978-0-19-280146-3
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Paperback
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08 March 2007
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- Over 2,500 accessible, user-friendly A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world
- Fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans towards key elements of everyday life, including science, the arts, politics, religion and mythology, philosophy, and social and family life
- Comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Apollo, Hadrian, and Herodotus, to Caesar, Ovid, and Zeus
- Invaluable chronology charting the developments of Greece and the East alongside Rome and the West, spanning 776 BC - AD 180
- Useful maps, a quick-reference two-way gazetteer, and a comprehensive essay on money and its value in the classical world
- An approachable and affordable abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary
Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real
and mythological - of the period.
Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and the east and Rome and the west; maps; and a two-way quick-reference gazetteer.
This invaluable resource for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization is affordable and quick and easy to use, as well as being a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture. Readership: Students and teachers of classics and classical civilization; professionals; and general readers wishing to broaden their knowledge of the classical world and
the origins of classical subjects.
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John Roberts, Former Head of Classics at Eton College
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"Indispensable for the domestic library." - International Review of Biblical Studies "an essential volume for all those interested in or studying Classics... This is not only an informative reference book, but a fascinating read and easy to get absorbed in." - Journal of Classics Teaching, Issue 12
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Preface
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Major Authors
Notes to the Reader
The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Money and Its Value in the Classical World
Two-way Gazetteer: Ancient Place Names and Their Modern Descendants
Chronology
Maps
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