Ancient Greece and RomeThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome is the clearest and most accessible guide to the world of classical antiquity ever produced. This multivolume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world--Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman--from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries. The Encyclopedia brings the work of the best classical scholars, archaeologists, and historians together in an easy-to-use format. The articles, written by leading scholars in the field, seek to convey the significance of the people, places, and historical events of classical antiquity, together with its intellectual and material culture. Broad overviews of literature, history, archaeology, art, philosophy, science, and religion are complimented by articles on authors and their works, literary genres and periods, historical figures and events, archaeologists and archaeological sites, artists and artistic themes and materials, philosophers and philosophical schools, scientists and scientific areas, gods, heroes, and myths. Areas covered include: --Greek and Latin Literature --Authors and Their Works --Historical Figures and Events --Religion and Mythology --Art, Artists, Artistic Themes, and Materials --Archaeology, Philosophers, and Philosophical Schools --Science and Technology --Politics, Economics, and Society --Material Culture and Everyday Life |
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Table des matières
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Directory of Contributors | cv |
Common Abbreviations Used in This Work | cxli |
Map of the Ancient Greek and Roman World | cxlii |
THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME | cxlv |
Topical Outline of Entries | 285 |
Index | 299 |
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Achilles Acropolis Aegean Aeschylus agora Alexander Alexander of Aphrodisias Alexander’s Alexandria altar amphorae Anatolia ancient animals antiquity Apollo Archaeology Archaic Aristophanes Aristotelian Aristotle Aristotle’s Art and Architecture Artemis Asclepius Athenian Athens Augustus barbarians basilica Battle became BIBLIOGRAPHY Boeotia Bronze Age building Caesar Callimachus Cambridge University Press Carthage Christian church Cicero Clarendon Press commentary cult cultural Date Rome death Department of Classics developed divine Duckworth early East Language edited Egypt emperor Etruscan Euripides excavations fifth century BCE fourth century BCE Greek and Roman History Homer Iliad imperial important Italy king kingdom late later Latin literary Literature London Macedon Macedonian Mediterranean military modern monumental original Oxford University Press Pergamum Persian philosophical play poetry political Pompey province Ptolemy Religious Thought Art Rome Rome’s sanctuary scholars second century sources Sparta Studies subentry surviving temple texts third century tion tradition trans Translated vols West Greece York Zeus

