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Fragments, Holes, and WholesReconstrucing the Ancient World in Theory and PracticeEdited by Tomasz Derda, Jennifer Hilder & Jan KwapiszThe present volume offers a variety of case studies rather than a theoretically oriented survey of trends and overall approaches towards the fragmentarily preserved ancient material. The discussions of specific cases, however, also formulate some new theoretical proposals applicable to different kinds of material. 406p (Journal of Juristic Papyrology 2017) 9788394684808 Hb £50.00

What Shall I Say of Clothes?Edited by Megan Cifarelli & Laura GawlinskiThe essays in this volume engage explicitly in a variety of theoretical and methodological strategies for the interpretation of dress, dressed bodies, and their representations in the ancient world. The volume spans a broad area both geographically and chronologically, bringing the ancient Near East into dialogue with the classical world from prehistory through late antiquity. 240p (Archaeological Institute of America 2017) 9781931909341 Pb £20.00

The Hellenistic WestRethinking the Ancient MediterraneanEdited by Jonathan R.W. Prag & Josephine Crawley QuinnThis book contends that the rift between the ‘Greek East’ and the ‘Roman West’ is more a product of the traditional separation of Roman and Greek history than a reflection of the Hellenistic-period Mediterranean. The contributors argue for a dynamic reading of the economy, politics and history of the central and western Mediterranean beyond Rome, and in doing so problematise the concepts of ‘East’, ‘West’ and ‘Hellenistic’ itself. 502p (Cambridge UP 2013, Pb 2016) 9781107032422 Hb £83.00, 9781316625705 Pb £24.99

Collectors, Scholars and Forgers in the Ancient WorldBy Carolyn HigbieAs early as the Hellenistic era, some Greeks and Romans began to collect objects and might even display them in palaces, villas, or gardens, and so copyists and forgers created additional pieces. This book combines stories about frauds with an analysis of their significance, and illuminates and explores the link between collectors, scholars, and forgers in order to offer us a way to better understand the power that objects held over the ancient Greeks and Romans. 304p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198759300 Hb £65.00

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Textiles and Cult in the Ancient MediterraneanEdited by Cecilie Brøns & Marie-Louise NoschRecent scholarship has illustrated how textiles played a large and very important role in the ancient Mediterranean sanctuaries. In Greece, the so-called temple inventories te s t i f y to t h e u s e o f textiles as votive offerings, in particular to female divinities. Furthermore, in several cults, textiles were used to dress the images of different deities, as well as in the dress of priests and priestesses, and in the furnishings of the temples. Textiles and Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean examines the topics of textile production in sanctuaries, the use of textiles as votive offerings and ritual dress using epigraphy, literary sources, iconography and the archaeological material itself. 32 0 p ( O x b o w B o o k s 2 0 17 ) 9781785706721 Hb £48.00

Traces of the PastClassics Between History and ArchaeologyBy Karen BassiWhat are we doing when we walk into an archaeological m u s e u m o r o n t o a n archaeological site? What do the objects and features we encounter in these unique places mean and, more specifically, how do they convey tous something about the beliefs and activities of formerly living humans? In short, how do visible remains and ruins in the present give meaningto the human past? Karen Bassi addresses these questions through detailed close readings of canonical works spanning the archaic to the classical periods of ancient Greek culture, showing how the past is constituted in descriptions of what narrators and characters see in their present context. 277p (University of Michigan Press 2016) 9780472119929 Hb £61.95

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Women at War in the Classical WorldBy Paul ChrystalPaul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the Graeco Roman world. Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized b y m e n , t h e r e w e r e plenty of exceptions with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants, Artemisia, Olympias, Cleopatra and Agrippina the Elder being famous examples. More commonly, of course, women were directly affected by war as non-combatant victims, of rape and enslavement as spoils of war and this makes up an important strand of the author’s discussion. 249p, b/w illus (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781473856608 Hb £25.00

Large Scale Rhodian Sculpture of Hellenistic and Roman TimesBy Kalliope BairamiThis volume presents the large-scale Rhodian sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman period through the publication of sixty unpublished sculptures of life size or larger than life size, together with forty-five sculptures already published. The sculptures are grouped according to their statuary type (gods, mortals and portraits). The presentation of the sculptures is further supplemented by a technical description and an analysis of stylistic characteristics according to chronological development. Excavation data, wherever available, are also provided. 892p, 222 b/w and col pls (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915766 Pb £80.00

Mediterranean Families in AntiquityHouseholds, Extended Families, and Domestic SpaceEdited by Sabine R. Huebner & Geoffrey NathanT h i s c o m p r e h e n s i v e study of families in the Mediterranean world spans the Bronze Age through Late Antiquity, and looks at families and households in various ancient societies inhabiting the regions around the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to break down artificial boundaries b e t w e e n a c a d e m i c disciplines. 368p (Wiley-Blackwell 2016) 9781119143697 Hb £90.00

NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSTreasures from the SeaSea Silk and Shellfish Purple Dye in AntiquityEdited by Hedvig Landenius Enegren & Francesco MeoIn this new review of the latest research, 17 papers concentrate on two marine resources used in ancient textile manufacture: shellfish purple dye and sea silk. Papers include the study of epigraphical and historical sources, and practical experiments, as well as highlighting the presence of purple dye in the Mediterranean area in the archaeological data and in new research contexts; linguistic issues pertaining to terminology, archaeological investigation, the study of the physical and chemical properties of sea silk and the step-by-step practical working of sea silk fibres. 224p, b/w and colour (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785704352 Hb £38.00

The Ancient CityBy Arjan ZuiderhoekIn modern scholarship, the ancient city has been the subject of intense debates due to the strong association in Western thought between urbanism, capitalism and modernity. In this book, Arjan Zuiderhoek provides a survey of the main issues at stake in these debates, as well as a sketch of the chief characteristics of Greek and Roman cities. He argues that the ancient Greco-Roman city was indeed a highly specific form of urbanism, but that this does not imply that the ancient city was somehow ‘superior’ or ‘inferior’ to forms of urbanism in other societies, just (interestingly) different. 200p (Cambridge UP 2016) 9780521198356 Hb £59.99, 9780521166010 Pb £19.99

Demography and the Graeco- Roman WorldNew Insights and ApproachesEdited by Claire Holleran & April PudseyThrough a series of case studies this book demonstrates the wide-ranging impact of demographic dynamics on social, economic and political structures in the Graeco-Roman world. The individual case studies focus on fertility, mortality and migration and the roles they played in various aspects of ancient life. 226p (Cambridge UP 2011, Pb 2016) 9781107010826 Hb £67.00, 9781107526617 Pb £18.99

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A Cabinet of Ancient Medical CuriositiesStrange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Healing Arts of Greece and RomeBy J. C. McKeownT h i s b o o k c o m p i l e s hundreds of passages quoted from Greek and Roman authors to give a vividly direct picture of the ancient medical world. It takes a lighthearted approach, with passages picked for their anecdotal character, and with more serious insights into medical philosophy being joined by some of the more outlandish remedies and procedures. 288p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190610432 Hb £12.99

A Beginner’s Guide to Ancient CoinsBy David SearThis guide, designed with collectors in mind, gives a general background to the fascinating world of ancient Greek and Roman coins, how they were designed and manufactured, and at how they can reveal so much to us today of the time in which they were produced. 224p, col illus (Spink Books 2017) 9781907427657 Pb £9.99, NYP

Between Tarhuntas and Zeus PolieusCultural Crossroads in the Temples and Cults of Graeco-Roman AnatoliaEdited by Carlos Molina Valero, Joan Pablo Sanchez Hernandez & Marie-Paz de HozThe present book studies several ancient Anatolian cults and sanctuaries, focusing on the process of interaction between local cultures (Lycian, Carian, Pisidian, Cilician, Lydian, Pontic), Persians, Greeks and Romans. Which Greek practices did the natives adopt as part of their own tradition, especially in far-flung regions such as Pontus or Pisidia? How did these practices, together with the survival (or even revival) of ancient traditions, help forge a sort of regional identity in local sanctuaries? Which were the different roles played in this process by the local elites and the rural native populations? 256p (Peeters Press 2016) 9789042932654 Hb £82.00

Battling the GodsAtheism in the Ancient WorldBy Tim WhitmarshHow new is atheism? Long before the Enlightenment sowed seeds of disbelief in a deeply Christian Europe, atheism was a matter of serious public debate in the Greek world. But history is written by those who prevail, so the lively free-thinking voices of antiquity were mostly suppressed. Tim Whitmarsh brings to life the origins of the secular values at the heart of the modern state, and reveals how atheism and doubt, far from being modern phenomena, have intrigued the human imagination for thousands of years. 304p (Faber & Faber 2016, Pb 2017) 9780571279302 Hb £25.00, 9780571279319 Pb £9.99

GreeceDemocracy in Classical AthensBy Christopher CareyT h i s b o o k t ra ce s t h e development and operation of the Athenian political system and explores its underlying principles . Christopher Carey assesses the ancient sources of the history of Athenian democracy and evaluates criticisms of the system, ancient and modern. With a new chapter covering religion in the democratic city, this second edition benefits from updates throughout that incorporate the latest research and recent archaeological findings in Athens. 200p, b/w illus (Bloomsbury 2nd ed. 2017) 9781474286367 Pb £14.99

The Rise and Fall of Classical GreeceBy Josiah OberIn this new narrat ive history, Ober argues that Greece’s rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centred city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians’ appropriation of Greek innovations. 448p (Princeton UP 2015, Pb 2016) 9780691140919 Hb £27.95, 9780691173146 Pb £14.95

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Public Spending and Democracy in Classical AthensBy David M. PritchardThis volume calculates the real costs of religion, politics, and war to settle the long-standing debate about what the ancient Athenians valued most highly. The sums they chose to spend on festivals, politics, and the armed forces reflected the order of the priorities that they had set for their state. by calculating these sums, Pritchard convincingly demonstrates that it was not religion or politics but war that was the overriding priority of the Athenian people. 209p (University of Texas Press 2015, Pb 2016) 9780292772038 Hb £41.00, 9781477311349 Pb £17.99

PericlesA Biography in ContextBy Thomas R. MartinPericles was the most famous leader of the most famous ancient Greek democracy - and also the most controversial in his own time and ever since. Thomas R. Martin’s emphasis on the effect on Pericles of his family’s notorious history, his youthful experiences as a wartime refugee, and his unusual education reveals a brilliant politician whose hyper-rationality could not, in the end, protect him or his community from tragedy. 256p (Cambridge UP 2016) 9780521116459 Hb £59.99, 9780521133357 Pb £19.99

The Plague of WarAthens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient GreeceBy Jennifer T. RobertsA new narrative of the Peloponnesian War, which authoritatively examines its origins and its impact on the culture and social structure of the participants. Jennifer Roberts places the war in a wider historical context, continuing the story all the way down to the Battle of Leuctra in 371, a defeat which effectively ended Sparta’s martial dominance forever. She also includes a discussion of Greece’s rich cultural life of the period. 416p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780199996643 Hb £20.00

The Classical Art of CommandEight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of WarfareBy Joseph RoismanThis book looks at the many facets of Greek generalship through the careers of some of the best-known commanders, including Leonidas, Themistocles, Demosthenes, Lysander, and Epaminodas. It discusses how they designed and executed military campaigns and strategy, and to what degree they were responsible for the results. The book also looks at how far the Greek art of command changed during the Classical Age, and how adaptable it was to different challenges. 416p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780199985821 Hb £22.99

NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSWith Alexander in India and Central AsiaMoving East and Back to WestEdited by Claudia Antonetti & P. BiagiAlexander conquered most parts of the Western World, but there is a great deal of controversy over his invasion of India, the least known of his campaigns. In BC 327 Alexander came to India, and tried to cross the Jhelum river for the invasion, but was then confronted by King Porus who ruled an area in what is now the Punjab. According to Indian history he was stopped by Porus at his entry into the country, but most of the world still believes that Alexander won the battle. Twelve papers in this volume examine aspects of Alexander’s Indian campaign, the relationship between him and his generals, the potential to use Indian sources, and evidence for the influence of policies of Alexander in neighbouring areas such as Iran and Russia. 304p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785705847 Pb £40.00

Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C.Edited by Samuel D. GartlandThe breadth of essays in this volume is designed to give a picture of the current state of scholarship on Boiotia and to provide a series of in-depth studies of particular ev i d e n c e , ex p e r i e n c e , and events. These studies p re s e n t exc i t i n g n ew perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. And rather than turning away from the region following the famous Macedonian victory at Chaironeia in 338 B.C., or the destruction of Thebes three years later, the scholars cover the entire span of the century. 248p, b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2017) 9780812248807 Hb £56.00

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Byzantium and the BosporusA Historical Study from the Seventh Century BC until the Foundation of ConstantinopleBy Thomas RussellByzantium and the Bosporus is a historical study of the pre-Constantinian city of Byzantium and its society, epigraphy, culture, and economy, which seeks to establish the significance of its geographical circumstances and in particular its relationship with the Bosporus strait. Examining the history of the region through this lens reveals how over almost a millennium it came to shape many aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, illuminating not only the nature of economic exploitation and the attitudes of ancient imperialism, but also local industries and resources and the genesis of communities’ local identities. 320p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198790525 Hb £75.00

Ctesias’ Persica in its Near Eastern ContextBy Matt WatersThe Persica is an extensive history of Assyria and Persia written by the Greek historian Ctesias, who served as a doctor to the Persian king Artaxerxes II around 400 BCE. Waters shows in detail how Ctesias’ history, though written in a Greek literary style, was infused with two millennia of Mesopotamian and Persian motifs, legends, and traditions. This Hellenized version of Persian culture was enormously influential in antiquity, shaping Greek stereotypes of effeminate Persian monarchs, licentious and vengeful queens, and conniving eunuchs. 176p, b/w illus (University of Wisconsin Press 2016) 9780299310905 Hb £69.95

EDITOR’S CHOICEA Portable CosmosRevealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient WorldBy Alexander JonesIn 1901 divers salvaging antiquities from a Hellenistic shipwreck serendipitously recovered the shattered and corroded remains of an ancient Greek gear-driven device, now known as the Antikythera Mechanism. It was a machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it, with a half dozen dials displaying coordinated cycles of time and the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets. A Portable Cosmos presents the Antikythera Mechanism as a gateway to understanding Greek astronomy and scientific technology and their place in

Greco-Roman society and thought. The most recent researches have revealed that its displays were designed so that an educated

layman would see how astronomical phenomena were intertwined with one’s natural and social environment. It was at once a masterpiece of the genre of wonder-working devices that mimicked nature by means concealed from the viewer,

and a mobile textbook of popular science. 320p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780199739349 Hb £22.99

SpartaRise of a Warrior NationBy Philip MatyszakPhilip Matyszak explores two themes: how Sparta came to be the unique society it was, and the rise of the city from a Peloponnesian village to the military superpower of Greece. But above all, his focus is on the Spartan hoplite, the archetypal Greek warrior who was respected and feared throughout Greece in his own day, and who has since become a legend. The reader is shown the man behind the myth; who he was, who he thought he was, and the environment which produced him. 192p, b/w pls (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781473874640 Hb £19.99

The Spartan RegimeIts Character Origins and Grand StrategyBy Paul A. RahePaul Rahe presents a new view of Sparta by deploying t h e r e g i m e - o r i e n t e d political science of the ancient Greeks, pioneered by Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, and Polybius, in order to provide a more coherent picture of government, art, culture, and daily life in Lacedaemon than has previously appeared in print, and to explore the grand strategy the Spartans devised before the arrival of the Persians in the Aegean. 232p (Yale UP 2016) 9780300219012 Hb £25.00

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Themes in Greek Society and CultureAn IntroductionEdited by Allison Glazebrook & Christina VesterCovering the Bronze Age, as well as the archaic, classical, and early Hellenistic periods, Themes in Greek Society and Culture introduces students to central aspects of ancient Greek society. Each chapter covers a topic of importance to ancient Greek society, and contributes to an understanding of the Greeks’ institutions, structures, activities, and cultural output. The volume brings together 19 expert contributors who apply this thematic approach to ask what Greek society looked like and how its people lived. 504p, b/w and col illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780199020652 Pb £56.00

Inner Purity and Pollution in Greek ReligionVolume I: Early Greek ReligionBy Andrej PetrovicThis book takes a radical new look at the Ancient Greek notions of purity and pollution. It is a book about Greek worshippers’ inner attitudes towards the gods and rituals, and about what kind of inner attitude the Greek gods were envisaged to expect from their worshippers. In the wider sense, it is a book about the role of belief in ancient Greek religion, and the significance of intrinsic, faith-based elements in Greek religious practices. 368p (Oxford UP 2016) 9780198768043 Hb £60.00

Greek Art & ArchaeologyA Companion to Greek ArchitectureEdited by Margaret M. MilesA Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering and construction as well as theory, reception and lasting impact. The essays cover both sacred and secular structures and complexes and pay particular attention to architectural decoration, such as sculpture, interior design, floor mosaics, and wall painting. They also investigate the influence and impact of Greek architecture on contemporary cultures and subsequent generations. 600p, b/w illus (Wiley-Blackwell 2016) 9781444335996 Hb £120.00

Social Identity and Status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern PeloponneseThe Evidence from BurialsBy Nikolas DimakisThis book aims to employ and illustrate the unique strengths of burial evidence and its contribution to the understanding of social identity and status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern Peloponnese. by thoroughly reviewing published burials from the regions of Achaia, Arcadia, the Argolid and Cynouria, Corinthia, Elis and Triphylia, spatial and temporal variations which led to a change in definitions of ‘society’ and perceptions of ‘community’ on the basis of shifting reactions to death and the dead are demonstrated. What clearly emerges is the wide degree of variation in what are often loosely termed ‘customary’ or unappealing Classical and Hellenistic burial practices in the Northern Peloponnese. 368p, b/w illus (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784915063 Pb £40.00

Epigraphy of ArtAncient Greek Vase-Inscriptions and Vase-PaintingsBy Dimitrios YatromanolakisThis book investigates epigraphic technicalities of Attic and non-Attic inscriptions on pottery as well as their broader iconographic a n d s o c i o c u l t u r a l s i g n i f i c a n ce . T h e te n chapters propose original and expert methodological approaches to the study of vase-inscriptions and vasepaintings, while also foregrounding the outstanding but not fully examined importance of the area of vase-inscriptions for current research on ancient Greek visual representations. 216p, b/w and col illus (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784914868 Pb £36.00

Interpreting the Seventh Century BCTradition and InnovationEdited by Xenia Charalambidou & Catherine MorganThis book explores the range of new archaeological information now available for the seventh century in Greek lands. It presents material data, combining accounts of recent discoveries (which often enable reinterpretation of older finds), regional reviews, and archaeologically focused critique of historical and art historical approaches and interpretations. 4 7 0 p , b /w a n d co l i l l u s (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915728 Pb £65.00

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NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSThe Ancient Greek FarmsteadBy Maeve McHughThe interpretation of archaeological remains as farmsteads has met with much debate in scholarship regarding their role, identification, and even their existence. Despite the difficult nature of scholarship surrounding farmsteads, this site type is repeatedly used to describe small sites in the countryside which have varying evidence of domestic, storage, and agricultural activity. The aim of this book is to engage with the archaeological and textual data for farmsteads dating to the Classical–Hellenistic period of mainland Greece, with the purpose of understanding how these sites fulfilled agricultural roles as centres for occupation, storage, and processing for those working the land. The conclusions reached here stress the connected nature of the agricultural landscape, and demonstrate how farmsteads played a fundamental role in ancient Greek agriculture. 208p (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706400 Pb £36.00

Chalkis Aitolias IIIThe Emporion. Fortification systems at Aghia Triada & the Late Classical & Hellenistic Habitation in AREA III. The Fortifications at PangaliEdited by Soren Dietz & Lazaros KolonasChalkis Aitolias III is the third and final report of the Danish/Greek archaeological field work. It focuses on the dating, construction and re-construction of the considerable terrace-and fortification walls on Aghia Triada and the excavations of the Late Classical and early Hellenistic workshops and storerooms on the north-east side of the mound. Furthermore, this volume covers scientific analysis of the general topography and fortification systems including various studies of the different time periods, geological investigations and examples of finds. 279p, b/w and col illus (Aarhus UP 2016) 9788771249972 Hb £30.00

Corinth VII.7 Hellenistic PotteryThe Fine WaresBy Sarah A. JamesUsing newly excavated deposits from the Panayia Field, this volume offers a substantial revision to the absolute chronology of Corinthian Hellenistic pottery as established in Corinth VII.3 by G. Roger Edwards (1975). This new research, based on quantitative analysis of over 80 deposits, demonstrates that the date range for most fine-ware shapes should be lowered by 50–100 years from Edwards’ chronology. This allows the author to conclude, contrary to previous assumptions, that local ceramic production continued in Corinth after the destruction of the city in 146 B.C. 400p, 75 b/w pls (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2018) 9780876610770 Hb £95.00, NYP

On the AgoraThe Evolution of a Public Space in Hellenistic and Roman Greece (c. 323 BC - 267 AD)By Christopher DickensonOn the Agora traces the evolution of the main public square of the Greek polis for the six centuries from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the height of the Roman Empire and the Herulian invasion of Greece in 267 AD. Drawing on literary, epigraphic and, especially, archaeological evidence, the book takes a comparative approach to consider how the layout and function of agoras in cities throughout Greece changed during centuries that witnessed far reaching transformations in culture, society and political life. 482p, b/w illus (Brill 2017) 9789004326712 Hb £160.00

The Serpent ColumnA Cultural BiographyBy Paul StephensonThe Serpent Column, a bronze sculpture that has stood in Delphi and Constant inople , today I s t a n b u l , i s a G re e k representation of the Near Eastern primordial combat myth: it is Typhon, a dragon defeated by Zeus, and also Python slain by Apollo. The column was created after the Battle of Plataia (479BC), where the sky was dominated by serpentine constellations and by the spiralling tails of the Milky Way. The column remained a monument to cosmic victory through centuries, but also took on other meanings. In this book, Paul Stephenson twists together multiple strands to relate the cultural biography of a unique monument. 304p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2016) 9780190209063 Hb £47.99

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Greek LiteratureThe Cambridge Companion to XenophonEdited by Michael A. FlowerThis Companion sets out the major problems and issues that are at stake in the study of Xenophon’s writings, w h i l e s i m u l t a n e o u s l y pointing the way forward to newer methodologies, issues, and questions. Although Xenophon’s historical , philosophical, and technical works are usually studied in isolation because they belong to different modern genres, the emphasis here is on themes that cut across his large and varied body of writings. 448p (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107652156 Pb £26.99

Greek BuddhaPyrrho’s Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central AsiaBy Christopher I. BeckwithPyrrho of Elis went with Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Greek invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334-324 BC. There he met with early Buddhist masters. Greek Buddha shows how their Early Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian scepticism in ancient Greece. Beckwith demonstrates how the teachings of Pyrrho agree particularly closely with those of the Buddha Sakyamuni, “the Scythian Sage”. 304p, b/w illus (Princeton UP 2015, Pb 2017) 9780691176321 Pb £19.95

Thucydides on the Outbreak of WarCharacter and ContestBy S.N. JaffeI n t h i s n ew p o l i t i c a l psychological study of Thucydides’ first book, S.N. Jaffe shows how the History’s account of the outbreak of the war ultimately points t o wa rd t h e o p p o s i n g characters of the Athenian a n d S p a r t a n re g i m e s , disclosing a Thucydidean preoccupation with the interplay between nature and convention. The political thought of Thucydides proves bound up with his distinctive understanding of the interrelationship of particular events and more universal themes. 256p, (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198716280 Hb £60.00

The Oxford Handbook of ThucydidesEdited by Sara Forsdyke, Edith Foster & Ryan BalotThe Oxford Handbook of Thucydides contains essays on Thucydides as an historian, thinker, and writer. It also features papers on Thucydides’ intellectual c o n t e x t a n d a n c i e n t reception. The creative juxtaposition of historical, literary, philosophical, and reception studies allows for a better grasp of Thucydides’ complex project and its intellectual context, while at the same time providing a comprehensive introduction to Thucydides’ ideas. 800p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780199340385 Hb £97.00

In Celebration of Greek CoinageBy Robin EaglenIn Celebration of Greek Coinage is a readable but scholarly tribute to ancient Greek coins. Two initial chapters relate the author’s devotion to numismatics and his thoughts on Greek coins as art; fifty further essays seek to identify the formative geographical, historical, ethnic, political, religious, cultural, artistic, social, economic and commercial influences behind the coins. 240p, col illus (Spink Books 2017) 9781907427770 Hb £40.00, NYP

Studia Calactina I - Research on a Greek-Roman City of SicilyKale Akte - CalacteBy Francesco ColluraThrough the prosperous middle and late Hellenistic period, coinciding with the birth of the Roman Province, Calacte became a major trade centre of the Tyrrhenian. The research conducted by the author, integrating and completing those conducted by the few other scholars to have studied the city, aims to increase the knowledge not only of Kale Akte, but also of the events and roles in the history of a typical minor Graeco-Roman city of Sicily. 460p (BAR 2813, 2016) 9781407314808 Pb £69.00

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The PilumThe Roman Heavy JavelinBy M. C. BishopA heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it. Drawing upon recent major finds in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkans, as well as written re c o rd s a n d r i go ro u s scientific analysis, this enthralling study lifts the veil on the evolving nature of the pilum, the Roman heavy javelin that helped to conquer the known world. 80p, b/w and col illus (Osprey 2017) 9781472815880 Pb £12.99

The Army of the Roman RepublicFrom the Regal Period to the Army of Julius CaesarBy Michael M. SageMichael Sage traces the development of the republic’s army from its foundation (having first set the context of their regal antecedents), down to the time of Julius Caesar. The transition from clan-based forces, through the ‘Servian’ levy and the development of the manipular and cohortal legion is examined along with the associated weapons, tactics and operational capabilities. We see how the legions shaped up against the challenges of successive enemies from the Celts and Samnites, the Carthaginians and the hitherto-dominant Hellenistic armies based on the Macedonian-style pike phalanx. 208p, b/w pls (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781783463794 Hb £19.99

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The Lost Plays of Greek TragedyVolume 1: Neglected AuthorsBy Matthew WrightThis volume examines the fragmentary remains of works by playwrights s u c h a s Ph r y n i c h u s , Agathon, Neophron, Critias, Astydamas, Chaeremon, and many others who have been forgotten or neglected. How can we explain why a l l t ra ge d i a n s exc e p t Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides became neglected or relegated to the status of ‘minor’ poets? What changes and continuities can be detected in tragedy after the fifth century BC? This book answers such questions through a detailed study of the fragments in their historical and literary context. 312p (Bloomsbury 2016) 9781472567758 Pb £21.99

From Bedroom to CourtroomLaw and Justice in the Greek NovelBy Saundra SchwartzFrom Bedroom to Courtroom argues that the fictional trial scenes in the Greek ideal romances reflect Roman legal institutions and ideas, particularly relating to family and sexuality. Given the genre’s emphasis on love and chastity, the spectre of adultery looms over most of the scenarios that develop into elaborate trials. Such scenes shed light on the Greek reception of the criminalization of adultery promulgated by the moral legislation during the reign of Augustus. 270p (Barkhuis 2017) 9789492444080 Hb £90.00

Hellenistic PoetryA SelectionEdited by David SiderThis collection of texts is designed to supplement those currently available for use in courses on Hellenistic poetry. Most have never before appeared in a similar collection; several have only recently been discovered. The text of each poem is presented, together with basic help on obscure vocabulary, morphology, dialect, meter, syntax, and similar philological issues. The modern commentators also offer guidance on a poem’s literary significance and a brief introduction to the scholarship. 424p (University of Michigan Press 2016) 9780472053131 Pb £43.50

The Anatomy of MythThe Art of Interpretation from the Presocratics to the Church FathersBy Michael HerrenThe Anatomy of Myth is a comprehensive study of the different methods of interpreting myths developed by the Greeks, adopted by the Romans, and eventually passed to Jewish and Christian interpreters of the Bible. In the first instance, critics attempted to find in the intention of the authors some deeper truth, whether physical or spiritual; in the second, they deemed it necessary to clear away poetic falsehoods in order to recapture an ancient revelation. Parallel to the philosophical critiques were the efforts of early historians to explain myths as exaggerated history; myths could be purified by logos (reason) and rendered believable. 216p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190606695 Hb £47.99

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Power and Public Finance at Rome, 264-49 BCEBy James TanExamining how imperial profits were distributed, Tan explores how imperial riches turned Roman public life on its head. Rome’s lofty aristocrats had traditionally been constrained by their dependence on taxpayer money. They relied on the state to fund wars, and the state in turn relied on citizens’ taxes to fuel the war machine. The influx of wealth meant that taxation at home was ended and citizens promptly lost what bargaining power they had enjoyed as a result of the state’s reliance on their fiscal contributions. 248p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190639570 Hb £55.00

Pompey, Cato, and the Governance of the Roman EmpireBy Kit MorrellProvincial governance under the Roman republic has long been notorious for its corrupt officials and greedy tax-farmers, though this is far from being the whole story. This book challenges the traditional picture, contending that leading late republican citizens were more concerned about the problems of their empire than is generally recognized, and took effective steps to address them. Attempts to improve provincial governance over the period 70-50 BC are examined in depth, with a particular focus on the contributions of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and the younger Marcus Porcius Cato. 320p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198755142 Hb £65.00

EDITOR’S CHOICEImperial TriumphThe Roman World from Hadrian to ConstantineBy Michael KulikowskiImperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successive emperors rose and fell with sometimes bewildering rapidity. Michael Kulikowski describes the empire’s cultural integration in the second century, the political crises of the

third when Rome’s Mediterranean world became subject to the larger forces of Eurasian history, and the remaking of Roman imperial

institutions in the fourth century under Constantine and his son Constantius II. The Constantinian revolution, Professor Kulikowski argues, was the pivot on which imperial fortunes turned - the beginning of the parting of ways between the eastern and western empires.

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Hannibal’s RoadThe Second Punic War in Italy 213-203 BCBy Mike RobertsBy 212 the wider war was definitely going against the Carthaginians. Yet Hannibal, despite being massively outnumbered and with little support from home, was able to sustain his polyglot army and campaign actively across southern Italy for another ten years. Mike Roberts follows the course of these remarkable events in detail, analysing Hannibal’s strategy and aims in this phase of the war and revealing a genius that had lost none of its lustre in adversity. 264p, b/w pls (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781473855953 Hb £19.99

Lake Trasimene 217 BCAmbush and Annihilation of a Roman ArmyBy Nic FieldsThe destruction of the Roman force at Lake Trasimene firmly established Hannibal as one of the Ancient World’s greatest commanders thanks to his use of innovative tactics, including the first recorded use of a turning movement. This new study, based on recent archaeological work on the battlefield itself, tells the full story of one of Hannibal’s greatest victories with the help of maps, full-colour illustrations, and detailed sections on the make-up of the armies and their commanders. 96p, b/w and col illus (Osprey 2017) 9781472816313 Pb £14.99

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Exercitus MoesiaeThe Roman Army in Moesia from Augustus to Severus AlexanderBy Conor WhatleyThis book is a military organisational history of the Roman Empire on the lower Danube. Using a diverse body of evidence, from Roman military diplomas to funerary inscriptions and literary sources, the book looks at changes in troop disposition involving the legions, auxiliary units, the vexillations and the naval units based in Moesia Superior and Inferior, and around the northern and western coasts of the Black Sea. 132p,b/w illus (BAR 2825, 2016) 9781407314754 Pb £26.00

Augustus at WarThe Struggle for the Pax AugustaBy Lindsay PowellAlmost every year between 31 BC and AD 14 the Roman Army was in action somewhere, and over the same period Augustus succeeded in nearly doubling the size of the Empire. Powell reveals Augustus as a brilliant strategist and manager of war. His genius was to build a loyal team of semi-autonomous deputies (legati) to ensure internal security and to fight his wars for him, claiming their achievements as his own. Lindsay Powell profiles more than 50 of these men and their campaigns. 288p (Pen & Sword 2017) 9781783831845 Hb £25.00

History After LibertyTacitus on Tyrants, Sycophants, and RepublicansBy Thomas StrunkThis study explores Tacitus’ political thought through his understanding of liberty. It defines Tacitean libertas as the freedom from the rule of a dominus and as freedom to participate in the traditional politics of Rome through military service, public service in the senate and magistracies, and public speech. The book argues that Tacitus is a republican who writes both to demonstrate that Rome had become a tyranny and to show a way out of that tyranny. 232p (University of Michigan Press 2016) 9780472130207 Hb £71.50

Diodorus Siculus and the World of the Late Roman RepublicBy Charles MuntzHere Charles Muntz analyzes the first three books of Diodorus, which cover “barbarian” ethnography, myth, and early history. He shows how Diodorus defines the physical, political, and cultural boundaries of the late Roman Republic in these books and uses them to map out future possibilities for the Romans. Diodorus reveals through the history, myths, and customs of the “barbarians” the secrets of successful states and rulers, and contributes to the debates surrounding the transition from Republic to Empire. 288p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190498726 Hb £55.00

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Empire StateHow the Roman Military Built an EmpireBy Simon ElliottThe armed forces of Rome, particularly those of the later Republic and Principate, are rightly regarded as some of the finest military formations ever to engage in warfare. Less well known however is their use by the State as tools for such non-military activities in political, economic and social contexts. In this book the use of the military for such non-conflict related duties is considered in detail for the first time. The first, and best known, is running the great construction projects of the Empire in their capacity as engineers. Next, the role of the Roman military in the running of industry across the Roman Empire is examined, particularly the mining and quarrying industries but also others. They also took part in agriculture, administered and policed the Empire, provided a firefighting resource and organised games in the arena. 224p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706585 Pb £36.00

PraetorianThe Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial BodyguardBy Guy de la BedoyereG u y d e l a B e d o y e r e provides a compell ing first full narrative history of the Praetorians, whose dangerous ambitions ceased only when Constantine permanently disbanded them. de la Bedoyere introduces Praetorians of all echelons, from prefects and messengers to artillery experts and executioners. He explores the delicate position of emperors for whom prestige and guile were the only defences against bodyguards hungry for power. Folding fascinating details into a broad assessment of the Praetorian era, the author sheds new light on the wielding of power in the greatest of the ancient world’s empires. 344p, col pls (Yale UP 2017) 9780300218954 Hb £25.00

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Gift and GainHow Money Transformed Ancient RomeBy Neil CoffeeIn Gift and Gain Neil Coffee shows how a vibrant commercial culture progressively displaced systems of gift giving over the course of Rome’s classical era. The change was propelled by the Roman elite, through their engagement in shipping, moneylending, and other enterprises. Members of the same elite, however, remained habituated to traditional gift relationships, relying on them to exercise influence and build their social worlds. The result was a recurring clash across the contexts of Roman social and economic life. The book traces the conflict between gift and gain from Rome’s prehistory, down through the conflicts of the late Republic, into the early Empire, showing its effects in areas as diverse as politics, government, legal representation, philosophical thought, public morality, personal and civic patronage, marriage, dining, and the Latin language. 288p, (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190496432 Hb £47.99

The Romans and TradeBy Andre TcherniaAndré Tchernia is one of the leading experts on amphorae as a source of economic history, a pioneer of maritime archaeology, and author of a wealth of articles on Roman trade, notably the wine trade. This book brings together the author’s previously published essays, updated and revised, with recent notes and prefaced with an entirely new synthesis of his views on Roman commerce with a particular emphasis on the people involved in it. 400p (Oxford UP 2016) 9780198723714 Hb £85.00

Trade and TabooDisreputable Professions in the Roman MediterraneanBy Sarah E. BondTrade and Taboo addresses the legal, literary, social, and institutional creation of disrepute in ancient Roman society. Tracking the shifting application of stigmas of disrepute between the Republic and Late Antiquity, it follows particular groups of professionals - funeral workers, criers, tanners, mint workers, and even bakers - asking how they coped with stigmatization.It expands on anthropological theories of pollution, closely studying individuals who regularly came into contact with corpses and other polluting materials, and considering communication and network formation through the disrepute attached to town criers. 277p (University of Michigan Press 2016) 9780472130085 Hb £69.95

Roman Geographies of the NileFrom the Late Republic to the Early EmpireBy Andrew MerrillsThe River Nile fascinated the Romans and appeared in maps, written descriptions, texts, poems and paintings of the developing empire. Andy Merrill examines the very different images of the river that emerged from these descriptions - from anthropomorphic figures, brought repeatedly into Rome in military triumphs, through the frequently whimsical landscape vignettes from the houses of Pompeii, to the limitless river that spilled through the pages of Lucan’s Civil War, and symbolised a conflict - and an empire - without end. 354p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2017) 9781107177284 Hb £90.00

The Atlas of Ancient RomeBiography and Portraits of the CityEdited by Andrea CaradiniThe Atlas of Ancient Rome is monumental in scope. It examines the city’s topography and political-administrative divisions, trade and economic production, and social landscape and infrastructure - from residential neighbourhoods and gardens to walls, roads, aqueducts, and sewers. It describes the fourteen regions of Rome and the urban history of each one in unprecedented detail, and includes profiles and reconstructions of major monuments and works of art. 1248p, col illus (Princeton UP 2017) 9780691163475 Hb £148.95

De Africa RomaqueMerging cultures across North AfricaEdited by Niccolo Mugnai, Julia Nikolaus & Nicholas RayWhen the Roman Empire progressively expanded its influence over the North African continent, it encountered a very heterogeneous mix of peoples with a long and diverse history. This collection of papers explores the mutual relationships between North African societies and Rome within this context. Moving away from traditional narratives of dominance and resistance, the discussions focus on bringing the local peoples of North Africa and their varied cultural features back into the fore. 250p (Society for Libyan Studies 2016) 9781900971331 Pb £30.00

Cassius DioGreek Intellectual and Roman PoliticianEdited by Jesper Majbom Madsen & Carsten LangeThis book explores Dio’s Roman History, focusing on previously ignored or misunderstood aspects of his narrative. Its main purpose is to pursue a combined historiographic, literary and rhetorical analysis of Dio’s work and of its political and intellectual agendas. 364p (Brill 2016) 9789004324169 Hb £140.00

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Children in the Roman EmpireOutsiders WithinBy Christian LaesThis book focuses on all ‘forgotten’ Roman children: from child emperors to children in the slums of Rome, from young magistrates to little artisans, peasants and mineworkers. The author has managed to trace them down in a wide range of sources: literature and inscriptions, papyri, archaeological finds and ancient iconography. In Roman society, children were considered outsiders. But at the same time they carried within them all the hopes and expectations of the older generation, who wanted them to become full-fledged Romans. 350p (Cambridge UP 2011, Pb 2016) 9780521897464 Hb £67.00, 9781107671225 Pb £21.99

From Vines to Wines in Classical RomeBy David L. ThurmondIn this work, Thurmond surveys the biology of the vine, the protohistory, history, viticulture, winemaking, distribution and modes of consumption of wine in classical Rome. He uses a close reading of the relevant Latin texts along with a careful survey of relevant archaeology and comparative practices from modern viticulture and oenology to elucidate this essential element of Roman culture. 276p (Brill 2017) 9789004334588 Hb £109.00

The Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and PannoniaBy Ljubica PerinićThe Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia deals with the cult of Silvanus and presents the evidence and current state of research of the cult in Dalmatia and Pannonia to the wider scholarly community. New perceptions on the subject are proposed and a fresh standpoint from which certain problems may be (re)addressed is presented. 132p b/w and col illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915124 Pb £24.00

Roman Portable SundialsThe Empire in Your HandBy Richard J. A. TalbertRoman portable sundials, crafted in bronze, were adjustable for the changes of latitude to be expected on long journeys-say, for instance, from Britain to Spain, or from Alexandria to Rome, or even on a Mediterranean tour. For convenient reference, these sundials incorporated lists of twenty to thirty names of cities or regions, each with its specific latitude. One of the insights of Roman Portable Sundials is that the choice of locations offers unique clues to the mental world-map and self-identity of individuals able to visualize Rome’s vast empire latitudinally. 264p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190273484 Hb £35.99

Strategies of Remembering in Greece Under Rome (100 BC - 100 AD)Edited by Tamara M. Dijkstra, Inger N.I. Kuin, Muriel Moser & David WeidgenanntThe legacy of Greece defined Greek and Roman responses to their changing relationship. Both parties looked to the past in shaping their interactions, but how this was done varied widely. This interdisciplinary volume traces strategies of remembering in city building, funerary culture, festival and association, honorific practices, Greek literature, and political ideology. The variety of these strategies attests to the vitality of the region. In times of transition the past cannot be ignored: actors use what came before, in diverse and complex ways, in order to build the present. 285p, b/w and col illus (Sidestone Press 2017) 9789088904813 HHb £135.00, 9789088904806 Pb £45.00, NYP

Rome and JudaeaInternational Law Relations 174-100 BCEBy Linda ZollschanRome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea’s first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt. It breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the “Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet,” a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory that Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Instead the book argues that Roman-Jewish relations during the Maccabean revolt were motivated by the Roman concept of diplomatic friendship, or amicitia. 340p (Routledge 2017) 9781138932913 Hb £115.00

Performance, Memory and Processions in Ancient RomeThe Pompa Circensis from the Late Republic to Late AntiquityBy Jacob A. LathamThe pompa circensis, the procession which preceded the chariot races in the arena, was both a prominent political pageant and a hallowed religious ritual. Traversing a landscape of memory, the procession wove together spaces and institutions, monuments and performers, gods and humans into an image of the city, whose contours shifted as Rome changed. In this book, Jacob A. Latham explores the webs of symbolic meanings in the play between performance and itinerary, tracing the transformations of the circus procession from the late Republic to late antiquity. 418p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2016) 9781107130715 Hb £74.99

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Landliche Siedlungsstrukturen im Romischen SpanienDas Becken von Vera und das Camp de Tarragona -Zwei Mikroregionen im VergleichBy Jan SchneiderThe present study compares rural settlements and their hinterlands in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman era. Various aspects of rural settlements such as the dating, size or status of a place and its location and environmental conditions are analysed and related. Archaeological, geographic and statistical methods of investigation are used. The Vera basin and the Camp de Tarragona were chosen as study areas. German text, 220p, b/w illus, col pls (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915544 Pb £35.00

Statio amoenaSostare e vivere lungo le strade romaneEdited by Patrizia Basso & Enrico ZaniniThe Roman road system was the main service infrastructure for administrative management, economic operation and defence of the empire. Along with roads, a key element of this infrastructure were the resting places more or less directly linked with vehiculatio / cursus publicus, or with a system run or controlled by the state to ensure essential services to those traveling on behalf of the public administration. These resting places form the subject of this interdisciplinary collection of papers. Italian text, 272p, b/w illus (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784914981 Pb £40.00

An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300By J.W. HansonThis book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sources and archaeological material to provide a new catalogue of cities, calculates new estimates of their areas and uses a range of population densities to estimate their populations, and brings together available information about their monumentality and civic status for the first time. 825p, b/w and col illus (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784914721 Pb £65.00

Saxa LoquunturRoman Epitaphs from North-Western CroatiaBy Branka MigottiThis book examines Roman funerary material from three Roman cities of the south-western regions of the Roman province of Pannonia: Andautonia (Scitarjevo near Zagreb), Siscia (Sisak), and Aquae Balissae (Daruvar). The material chosen reflects the potential of Roman funerary monuments and gravestones for gaining an insight into the historical, social and psychological aspects of Roman provincial society, in particular the interaction between the individual and the community. 132p, b/w and col illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915667 Pb £20.00

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Celtic Religions in the Roman PeriodPersonal, Local, and GlobalEdited by Ralph Haeussler & Thomas KingThis multi-authored book brings together new work, from a wide range of disciplinary vantages, on pre-Christian religion in the Celtic-speaking provinces of the Roman Empire. The chapters are the work of international experts in the fields of classics, ancient history, archaeology, and Celtic studies. 400p, b/w and col illus (Celtic Studies Publications 2017) 9781891271250 Pb £39.95, NYP

Images of MithraBy Philippa Adrych, Robert Bracey, Rachel Wood, Jas Elsner & Dominic DalglishWhat connection have Mihr in Persia, Miiro in Kushan Bactria, and Mithras in the Roman Empire to one another? Over the course of the volume, specialists in the material culture of these diverse regions explore appearances of the name Mithra from six distinct locations in antiquity. Careful consideration of each example’s own context, situating it in the broader scheme of religious traditions and on-going cultural interactions, is key to this discussion. 256p, (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198792536 Hb £30.00

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The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture, Volume 3The Ideal SculptureBy Elizabeth BartmanThis book investigates the important antiquities collection formed by Henry Blundell of Ince Blundell Hall outside Liverpool in the late eighteenth century. Consisting of more than 500 ancient marbles it is the UK’s largest collection of Roman sculptures after that of the British Museum. Because of their extensive reworking, the statues are today not simply archaeological specimens but rather, artistic palimpsests that are as much a product of the 18th century as of antiquity. Through them we can learn what antiquarians and collectors of the 18th century thought about antiquity. 272p, b/w illus (Liverpool UP 2016) 9781781383100 Hb £75.00

Materialising Roman HistoriesEdited by Astrid Van Oyen & Martin PittsT h e R o m a n p e r i o d witnessed massive changes in the human-material e n v i r o n m e n t , f r o m monumentalised cityscapes to standardised low-value artefacts l ike pottery. This book explores new perspectives to understand this Roman ‘object boom’ and its impact on Roman history. In particular, the book’s international contributors question the traditional dominance of ‘representation’ in Roman archaeology, whereBy objects have come to stand for social phenomena such as status, facets of group identity, or notions like Romanisation and economic growth. Drawing upon the recent material turn in anthropology and related disciplines, the essays in this volume examine what it means to materialise Roman history, focusing on the question of what objects do in history, rather than what they represent. 232p (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706769 Pb £40.00

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Forthcoming from Oxbow Books NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSDeath as a ProcessThe Archaeology of the Roman FuneralEdited by J. Pearce & J. WeekesThis volume draws on large-scale fieldwork from across Europe, methodological advan-ce s a n d co n ce p t u a l innovations to explore n e w i n s i g h t s f r o m analysis of the Roman dead, concerning both the rituals which saw them to their tombs and the communities who buried them. In particular the volume seeks to establish how the ritual sequence, from laying out the dead to the pyre and tomb, and from placing the dead in the earth to the return of the living to commemorate them, may be studied from archaeological evidence. Case studies span a cross-section of Roman society, from the cosmopolitan merchants of Corinth to salt pan workers at Rome and the rural poor of Britannia and Germania. Some papers have a methodological focus, considering how human skeletal, faunal and plant remains illuminate the dead themselves and death rituals, while others examine how to interpret the stratigraphic signatures of the rituals practised before, around and after burial. 272p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785703232 Pb £38.00

Romano-Celtic Mask Puzzle PadlocksA Study in Their Design, Technology and SecurityBy Jerry Slocum & Dic SonneveldThis book presents a little-known and ingenious artefact of the Roman world: a small puzzle padlock whose font plate bears a face or ‘mask’ of Celtic style. The padlocks were designed to secure small bags or pouches and their distribution extended across Europe with the majority found in the Danubian region and in the vicinity of Aquileia. The authors examine the cultural context, the origins and uses of the padlocks, and provide detailed solutions to the puzzle mechanisms. The publication provides a fully-illustrated catalogue of the known 156 examples, categorises their types according to construction and style. 144p, col illus (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915643 Hb £45.00

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Religion Society and Culture at Dura-EuroposEdited by Ted KaizerThis volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos. Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and frescoes combining elements of Classical and Oriental art; the most important papyrological dossier of any military unit in the Roman world; documents relating to the local economy; over a dozen pagan sanctuaries; plus a famously painted synagogue and the earliest Christian house church, all set in a gridiron city plan and surrounded by well-preserved fortifications. 320p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2016) 9781107123793 Hb £64.99

The Archaeology of the Roman Rural Economy in the Central Balkan ProvincesRural Settlements and Store BuildingsBy Olivera IlicThe studies in this book investigate various elements relating to the Roman rural economy and its development, as well as changes in its structure arising from the establishment of Roman rule in the territory of modern Serbia. Of particular importance is the complexity of economic relations, as well as agriculture as a fundamental economic activity (along with mining) in the territory of the Balkan region, and the creation of new forms of organisation, in which the indigenous population were gradually included. 102p, b/w illus (BAR 2849, 2017) 9781407315034 Pb £22.00

EDITOR’S CHOICERoman Artefacts and SocietyBy Ellen SwiftBased on extensive data collection and the close study of artefacts from museum collections and archives, this book examines the relationship between artefacts, everyday behaviour, and experience. Artefact types explored in the case studies include locks and keys, pens, shears, glass vessels, dice, boxes, and finger-rings, using material mainly drawn from the north-western Roman provinces, with some material also from Roman Egypt. The book examines topics such as the perceived agency of objects, differences

in social practice across the provinces, cultural change and development in daily practice, and the persistence of

tradition and social convention. It shows that design intentions, everyday habits of use, and the constraints of production processes each contribute to the reproduction and transformation of material culture.

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The Small Finds and Vessel Glass from Insula VI.1 PompeiiBy H. E. M. CoolThis report presents the vessel glass and small finds found during the excavations between 1995 and 2006 that took place in Insula VI.1, Pompeii. More than 5,000 items are discussed, and the size of the assemblage has meant that the publication is in two parts. This volume consists of the discussion with associated illustrations and the catalogue entries for a subset of the data. The other half is available digitally on the Archaeological Data Service and contains the full catalogue of the material recorded. 3 1 4 p , b /w a n d c o l i l l u s (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784914523 Pb £50.00

The Economy of PompeiiEdited by Miko Flohr & Andrew WilsonThis volume pres ents fourteen papers by Roman archaeologists and historians discussing approaches to the economic history of Pompeii, and the role of the Pompeian evidence in debates about the Roman economy. Four themes are discussed: the position of Pompeii and its agricultural environment; what Pompeians got out of their economy; economic life in the city; and money and business. Together, the chapters of this volume highlight how Pompeii became a very rich community, and how it profited from its position in the centre of the Roman world. 464p, b/w illus (Oxford UP 2017) 9780198786573 Hb £95.00

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NEW FROM OXBOW BOOKSSinews of EmpireNetworks in the Roman Near East and BeyondEdited by Eivind Heldaas Seland & Håkon Fiane TeigenA re ce nt s u rge o f interest in network approaches to the study of the ancient world not only offers tools to identify, map, visualize and, in some cases, even quantify interaction based on a variety of ancient source material, but also provides a terminology to deal with the everyday ties of power, trade, and ideology that operated within, below, and beyond the superstructure of imperial rule. Thirteen contributions employ a range of quantitative, qualitative and descriptive network approaches in order to provide new perspectives on trade, communication, administration, technology, religion and municipal life in the Roman Near East and adjacent regions. 240p, b/w (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785705960 Hb £40.00

Romans and Barbarians Beyond the FrontiersArchaeology, Ideology and Identities in the NorthEdited by Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez & Alexandra GuglielmiThese essays discuss di f ferent aspects of interactions between Romans and ‘barbarians’ in the north-western regions of Europe. Case studies presented here span across disciplines a n d t e r r i t o r i e s , f r o m A m e r i c a n anthropological studies on transcultural discourse and provincial organization in Gaul, to historical approaches to the propagandistic use of the limes in the early 20th century German empire; from Danish research on warrior identities and Roman-Scandinavian relations, to innovative ideas on culture contact in Roman Ireland; and from new views on Romano-Germanic relations in Central European Barbaricum, to a British comparative exercise on frontier cultures. 176p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785706042 Pb £38.00

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The House of the Surgeon, PompeiiExcavations in the Casa del Chirurgo (VI 1, 9-10.23)Edited by Michael Anderson & Damian RobinsonThe House of the Surgeon has been one of the most frequently cited houses in the ancient city since its discovery in 1771. The results of the exhaustive study of the house within its urban context not only challenge many of the conclusions of previous research, but also make it possible at last for this important property to contribute information to the full history of Pompeii’s urban development, illuminating the chronology of urban change, the processes involved in ancient domestic construction, aspects of the ancient environment, and changing socio-political and economic conditions within Italy throughout the middle to late Republic and early Empire. 528p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707285 Hb £70.00

Insularity and Identity in the Roman MediterraneanEdited by Anna KouremenosThe papers in this book explore the concepts of insularity and identity in the Roman period by addressing the following questions: what does it mean to be an island? H ow h a s i n s u l a r i ty shaped ethnic, cultural, and social identity in the Mediterranean during the Roman period? How were islands connected to the mainland and other islands? Did insularity produce isolation or did the populations of Mediterranean islands integrate easily into a common ‘Roman’ culture? How has maritime interaction shaped the economy and culture of specific islands? Can we argue for distinct ‘island identities’ during the Roman period? The twelve papers presented here each deal with specific islands or island groups, thus allowing for an integrated view of Mediterranean insularity and identity.208p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785705809 Pb £38.00

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Lusitanian AmphoraeProduction and DistributionEdited by Ines Vaz Pinto, Rui Roberto de Almeida & Archer MartinMore than a century of archaeological investigation in Portugal has helped to discover, excavate and study many Lusitanian amphorae kiln sites, with their amphorae being widely distributed in Lusitania. Were they all fish-product amphorae? Did they ever reach a significant market share in the other provinces of Hispania? And what was their contribution to the supply of the city of Rome or to other cities in the centre of the Empire? 472p, b/w illus (Archaeopress 2016) 9781784914271 Pb £65.00

Amphorae from the Kops Plateau (Nijmegen)Trade and Supply to the Lower-Rhineland From the Augustan Period to AD 69/70Edited by C. Carreras & J. van den BergOne of the first military camps at Nijmegen was Kops Plateau. This timber fortress dating from 12 BC to AD 69, has provided an extraordinary amphora assemblage, which represents a singular example of Roman military supply in northern Europe at a very early date, with products coming from all over the Mediterranean basin. The analysis of the amphorae sheds light on trading routes in the Atlantic regions, and from Gaul to Germany; indeed also on the Claudian invasion of Britain. 4 1 4 p , b / w a n d c o l i l l u s (Archaeopress 2017) 9781784915421 Pb £55.00

Women and Visual Replication in Roman Imperial Art and CultureBy Jennifer TrimbleWhy did Roman portrait statues, famed for their individuality, repeatedly employ the same body forms? Trimble focuses on the ‘Large H e rc u l a n e u m Wo m a n’ statue type, a draped female body particularly common in the second century CE, to assess how sameness helped to communicate a woman’s social identity. She demonstrates how visual replication in the Roman Empire thus emerged as a means of constructing social power and articulating dynamic tensions between empire and individual localities. 500p, b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2011, Pb 2016) 9780521825153 Hb £82.00, 9781316630266 Pb £24.99

Aphrodisias Papers 5Excavation and Research at Aphrodisias, 2006-2012Edited by R.R.R. Smith, J. Lenaghan, Alexander Sokolicek & Katherine WelchMajor field projects discussed in the volume include: excavation in the Tetrapylon Street, a major urban artery with fascinating late-antique, Byzantine and Ottoman history; excavation in the “South Agora” and its monumental pool, a grand complex that is turning out to be a tree-lined urban park; conservation, doumentation and researchin the Hadrianic Baths, the largest bathing complex in the city; and anastylosis and study of the Sebasteion, a monument that made visible the special relation of Aphrodisias with Rome’s early emperors. 380p, b/w illus (Journal of Roman Archaeology 2016) 9780991373079 Hb £130.00

EDITOR’S CHOICEPudding PanA Roman Shipwreck and its Cargo in ContextBy Michael WalshFor more than 300 years commercial fishermen working in the outer Thames estuary have recovered Roman pottery in the vicinity of Pudding Pan. The

exhaustive research presented in this book, the first detailed study of a seemingly predominantly samian cargo in British waters,

convincingly argues that the material represents an unknown proportion of a cargo from a Roman trading ship en route from northern France to London that was deposited on the seabed between AD 175 and 195. 202p, col illus (British Museum Press 2017) 9780861592029 Pb

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Treasures of Roman LincolnshireBy Antony LeeThe county of Lincolnshire has a rich and varied Roman heritage, from the major Colonia at Lincoln, to sweeping agricultural landscapes filled with vibrant rural settlements, and nationally important ceramic and salt industries. This book explores that heritage through small finds and monuments, using individual objects and physical remains to uncover life in Roman Lincolnshire, from soldiers, priests and politicians to slaves, farmers, craftsmen, women and children. 96p, col illus (Amberley 2016) 9781445664705 Pb £14.99

Hadrian’s WallPaintings by the Richardson FamilyBy David J. BreezeBrothers Henry, Charles and Thomas Richardson painted nearly 80 views of Hadrian’s Wall between 1838 and the 1880s. Most were created by Henry Burdon Richardson, who accompanied John Collingwood Bruce on his tour of Hadrian’s Wall in 1848. The production of the Richardson paintings, Bruce’s contribution to Wall studies and the achievement of John Clayton in conserving the Wall, are all explored, and over 70 of the paintings are included, most with Bruce’s original description and a commentary by the author. 144p, col illus (John Donald 2016) 9781910900055 Hb £25.00

First Stop North of LondiniumThe Archaeology of Roman Enfield and its Roadline SettlementBy Martin DearneA definitive description and analysis of all the known Roman archaeology in the north London borough of Enfield, this volume documents what is known of the settlement that grew up alongside Ermine Street, the road itself, a possible tannery, other settlement sites and often higher status burials. It includes full illustrated stratigraphic and finds reports for over 45 individual sites. 355p b/w and col illus (Enfield Archaeological Society 2017) 9780950187785 Hb £30.00

Ad VallumPapers on the Roman Army and Frontiers in Celebration of Dr Brian DobsonEdited by Adam ParkerPapers are grouped in three sections: The Roman Army; Frontiers and Military Installations; Sculpture, Text and Epigraphy, and address topics including Roman bureaucracy, ‘priority milecastles’, the Elginhaugh coin hoard, the columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, and phallic carvings in the north of Roman Britain. 149p b/w and col illus (BAR BS 631, 2017) 9781407315867 Pb £30.00

Britannia RomanaRoman Inscriptions and Roman BritainBy R. S. O. TomlinBritannia Romana is based on the author’s 40 years’ experience of the epigraphy of Roman Britain. It collects 487 inscriptions (mostly on stone, but also on metal, wood, tile and ceramic), the majority from Britain but many from other Roman provinces and Italy, so as to illustrate the history and character of Roman Britain (AD 43–410). Each inscription is presented in the original (in Latin, except for eight in Greek), followed by a translation and informal commentary; they are linked by the narrative which they illustrate, and more than half (236) are accompanied by photographs. The author demonstrates his unrivalled ability to read and understand Roman inscriptions and their importance as a source of historical knowledge. 464p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707001 Hb £48.00

Alan SorrellThe Man Who Created Roman BritainBy Julia Sorrell & Mark SorrellAlan Sorrell’s archaeological reconstruction drawings and paintings remain some of the best, most accurate and most accomplished paintings of their genre that continue to inform our understanding and appreciation of historic buildings and monuments in Europe, the Near East and throughout the UK. So influential were Sorrell’s images of Roman towns such as London, Colchester, Wroxeter, St Albans and Bath, buildings such as the Heathrow temple and the forts of Hadrian’s Wall, that he became known as the man who invented Roman Britain. In this affectionate but objective account, Sorrell’s children, both also artists, present a brief pictorial biography followed by more detailed descriptions of the genesis, research and production of illustrations that demonstrate the artist’s integrity and vision, based largely on family archives and illustrated throughout with Sorrell’s own works. 192p, b/w and colour (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707407 Pb £29.99

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New Visions of the Countryside of Roman Britain, Volume 2The Rural Economy of Roman BritainBy Martyn Allen, Lisa Lodwick, Tom Brindle, Michael Fulford and Alexander SmithT h i s s e c o n d v o l u m e considers the rural economy of Roman Britain through the lenses of the principal occupations of agriculture and rural industry. I t has two main concerns, the documentat ion of what is currently known o f a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d industrial production in the countryside, and an exploration of the contribution that material culture can make to our understanding of how those resources moved across the province to feed and support military and civil populations and the development of towns and infrastructure between the mid-first century A.D. and the beginning of the fifth century A.D. At the same time, the classification and regional appraisal of rural settlement that is at the heart of Vol. 1, The Rural Settlement of Roman Britain, has enabled this study to provide a social context for rural production and consumption. 480p b/w illus (Roman Society Publications 2017) 9780907764441 Pb £36.00 NYP

Late Antiquity & ByzantiumThe Last Pagan EmperorJulian the Apostate and the War Against ChristianityBy H. C. TeitlerFlavius Claudius Julianus was the last pagan to sit on the Roman imperial throne (361-363), and during his short reign tried to revive paganism. The Christians reacted fiercely, and accused Julian of being a persecutor like his predecessors Nero, Decius, and Diocletian. Violent conflicts between pagans and Christians made themselves felt all over the empire. It is disputed whether or not Julian himself was behind such outbursts. Accusations against the Apostate continued to be uttered even after the emperor’s early death. In this book, the feasibility of such charges is examined. 312p (Oxford UP 2017) 9780190626501 Hb £19.99

Late Antique Letter CollectionsA Critical Introduction and Reference GuideEdited by Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin & Edward J. WattsThis volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca. 300–600 C.E.). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin literary letters, examining their assembly, publication, and transmission. In addition, contributions reveals how late antique letter collections operated as a discrete literary genre with its own conventions, transmission processes, and self-presentational agendas. 464p (University of California Press 2017) 9780520281448 Hb £124.95

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The Roman Amphitheatre of Chester Volume 1The Prehistoric and Roman ArchaeologyBy Tony Wilmott & Dan GarnerThis is the first of two volumes dealing with the major research excavations on the Chester Amphitheatre in 2004–2006. The first amphitheatre was built in the 70s AD. It had a stone outer wall with external stairs and timber framed seating, the structure of which can be reconstructed. Amphitheatre 2, probably built in the later second century, was the largest and most impressive amphitheatre in Britain, featuring elaborate entrances, internal stairs and decorative pilasters on the outer wall. Beneath the seating banks of the amphitheatres evidence for prehistoric settlement was recovered – the first substantial prehistoric archaeology to be found in Chester. This fully integrated volume tells the story of the site from the Mesolithic to the end of the life of the amphitheatre. It contains full stratigraphic and structural detail, including CGI reconstruction of Amphitheatre 2, artefactual and ecofactual evidence. 496p, b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2017) 9781785707445 Hb £30.00

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