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The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization by Antony Spawforth, Simon Hornblower, Esther Eidinow (Hardcover, 2014)

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What did the ancient Greeks eat and drink? What role did migration play? Why was emperor Nero popular with the ordinary people but less so with the upper classes? Why (according to ancient authors) was Oedipus ('with swollen foot') so called?For over 2,000 years the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have captivated our collective imagination and provided inspiration for so many aspects of our lives, from culture, literature, drama, cinema, and television to society, education, and politics. Many of the roots of the way life is lived in the West today can be traced to the ancient civilizations, not only in politics, law, technology, philosophy, and science, but also in social and family life, language, and art.Beautiful illustrations, clear and authoritative entries, and a useful chronology and bibliography make this Companion the perfect guide for readers interested in learning more about the Graeco-Roman world. As well as providing sound information on all aspects of classical civilization such as history, politics, ethics, morals, law, society, religion, mythology, science and technology, language, literature, art, and scholarship, the entries in the Companion reflect the changing interdisciplinary aspects of classical studies, covering broad thematic subjects, such as race, nationalism, gender, ethics, and ecology, confirming the impact classical civilizations have had on the modern world.Readership: General readers wishing to broaden their knowledge of the ancient world and the origins of Western civilization; classics students and other students taking courses in classical subjects.

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Antony Spawforth, Simon Hornblower, Esther Eidinow
Publication Name
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
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Hardcover
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English
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History
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2014
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912 Pages

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Oxford Companions
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Esther Eidinow, Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth
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by classicsandcoff...24 Aug, 2016
An excellent reference guide
My husband was kind enough to buy me a version of this vast reference guide for one of my Classics undergraduate modules a couple of years ago. On the day that I received the book it became one of my desk top companions, and continues to remain so. I find this book to be an excellent reference guide, and I never leave its pages without a list of potential primary sources to ponder, or a different way of approaching the topic I had been researching. I find the book very easy to peruse because of its alphabetical layout, indexing, and suggestions for further topics at the end of many entries. Some more significant topics have larger ‘feature’ entries, such as ‘Homer’ or ‘Alexander the Great’. The book also includes a number of other helpful components, such as diagrams, photographs (of artefacts), maps, and a ‘thematic listing of entries’. Really I can’t recommend this book enough, either for study or just a general interest. This guide has certainly been my companion to classical civilisation.Read full review
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