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1. Cover image for 'Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond'
Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond
Eric Adler
Scrutinizes the contentious ideological feuds in American academia during the 1980s and 1990s

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Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond
Eric Adler
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The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Werner Riess and Garrett G. Fagan, editors
Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable—or not
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The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Werner Riess and Garrett G. Fagan, editors
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3. Cover image for 'Honor and Personhood in Early Modern Mexico'
Honor and Personhood in Early Modern Mexico
Osvaldo F. Pardo
An examination of the concept of honor as essential to both colonial Spaniards and indigenous Mexicans
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Honor and Personhood in Early Modern Mexico
Osvaldo F. Pardo
An examination of the concept of honor as essential to both colonial Spaniards and indigenous Mexicans
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4. Cover image for 'Listening to Homer'
Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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5. Cover image for 'Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East'
Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East
Louis L. Orlin
An accessible, engaging introduction to the culture and society of the ancient Near East
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Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East
Louis L. Orlin
An accessible, engaging introduction to the culture and society of the ancient Near East
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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Breaking Ground
Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Getzel M. Cohen and Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Editors
Biographies of twelve often-overlooked woman archaeologists
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The Learned Collector
Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul
Lea M. Stirling
The first empire-wide study to examine the eclectic marble statuettes collected and displayed by the wealthiest Roman aristocrats
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The Learned Collector
Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul
Lea M. Stirling
The first empire-wide study to examine the eclectic marble statuettes collected and displayed by the wealthiest Roman aristocrats
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8. Cover image for 'Fame, Money, and Power'
Fame, Money, and Power
The Rise of Peisistratos and "Democratic" Tyranny at Athens
B. M. Lavelle
Challenges long-accepted notions about the relationship between early Athenian tyranny and democracy
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Fame, Money, and Power
The Rise of Peisistratos and "Democratic" Tyranny at Athens
B. M. Lavelle
Challenges long-accepted notions about the relationship between early Athenian tyranny and democracy
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Satiric Advice on Women and Marriage
From Plautus to Chaucer
Warren S. Smith, Editor
Traces satiric themes on women, sex, and marriage through ancient Latin literature and the Middle Ages into Chaucer
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Satiric Advice on Women and Marriage
From Plautus to Chaucer
Warren S. Smith, Editor
Traces satiric themes on women, sex, and marriage through ancient Latin literature and the Middle Ages into Chaucer
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10. Cover image for 'Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self'
Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem's power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem's power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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11. Cover image for 'Melancholy, Love, and Time'
Melancholy, Love, and Time
Boundaries of the Self in Ancient Literature
Peter Toohey
An examination of the effects and meaning of emotional states of distress in ancient literature
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Melancholy, Love, and Time
Boundaries of the Self in Ancient Literature
Peter Toohey
An examination of the effects and meaning of emotional states of distress in ancient literature
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12. Cover image for 'Lessons from the Past'
Lessons from the Past
The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose
Frances Pownall
Deepens our understanding of the Greek tendency to view the past as a source for contemporary moral lessons
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Lessons from the Past
The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose
Frances Pownall
Deepens our understanding of the Greek tendency to view the past as a source for contemporary moral lessons
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13. Cover image for 'The Case for the Prosecution in the Ciceronian Era'
The Case for the Prosecution in the Ciceronian Era
Michael C. Alexander
A reconstruction of the case for the prosecution in the eleven trials in which Cicero delivered an extant defense speech
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The Case for the Prosecution in the Ciceronian Era
Michael C. Alexander
A reconstruction of the case for the prosecution in the eleven trials in which Cicero delivered an extant defense speech
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14. Cover image for 'The Pedagogical Contract'
The Pedagogical Contract
The Economies of Teaching and Learning in the Ancient World
Yun Lee Too
Rethinks the teacher-student relationship from its ancient roots to the present
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Hardcover 2000 $80.00 Available Add Hardcover for "The Pedagogical Contract" to Cart
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The Pedagogical Contract
The Economies of Teaching and Learning in the Ancient World
Yun Lee Too
Rethinks the teacher-student relationship from its ancient roots to the present
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15. Cover image for 'Acting Like Men'
Acting Like Men
Gender, Drama, and Nostalgia in Ancient Greece
Karen Bassi
Examines the concept of gender in relation to Greek drama
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Hardcover 1999 $93.00 Available Add Hardcover for "Acting Like Men" to Cart
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15. Cover image for 'Acting Like Men'
Acting Like Men
Gender, Drama, and Nostalgia in Ancient Greece
Karen Bassi
Examines the concept of gender in relation to Greek drama
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Hardcover 1999 $93.00 Available Add Hardcover for "Acting Like Men" to Cart
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