Classical Studies


Policing the Roman Empire

Soldiers, Administration, and Public Order
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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199737840ISBN10: 0199737843 The first synoptic analysis of Roman policing in over a hundred years, and the first ever in English
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Singing for the Gods

Performances of Myth and Ritual in Archaic and Classical Greece
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Paperback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199639502ISBN10: 0199639507 Contributes to the debate concering myth and ritual, which is of wide interest in the history of world religions.

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The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

A Commentary for Students
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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199595600ISBN10: 0199595607 The extensive notes in the commentary offer detailed grammatical help and aim to guide the reader through the many problems of text, language, and meaning.
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Plutarch Caesar

Translated with an Introduction and Commentary
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Paperback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199608355ISBN10: 0199608350 A new translation of Plutarch's Life of Caesar with full introduction and commentary.

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Work in Progress

Literary Revision as Social Performance in Ancient Rome
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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199837519ISBN10: 0199837511 First substantive study of the cultural and social importance of literary revision among ancient Greek and Roman authors
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A Commentary on The Satyrica of Petronius

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Hardback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780199567713ISBN10: 0199567719 The most comprehensive volume to date on Petronius, and a careful analysis of his language and characters.
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Petitions, Litigation, and Social Control in Roman Egypt

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Hardback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780199599615ISBN10: 0199599610 Provides a detailed case-study of the actual social impact of the legal system in one particular Roman province.

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The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology

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Paperback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780199843695ISBN10: 0199843694 The first major reference work on papyrology written in English

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Cleopatra

A Biography
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Paperback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780199829965ISBN10: 0199829969 An authoritative biography of the most powerful woman of the ancient Mediterranean world

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The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture

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Hardback Sep 2011 ISBN13: 9780199557301ISBN10: 0199557306 Restores coherence and context to the study of Assyriology through its emphasis on textual sources which are at the same time material artifacts

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