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1. Cover image for 'Making Men Ridiculous'
Making Men Ridiculous
Juvenal and the Anxieties of the Individual
Christopher Nappa
Barbed and vivid details in Juvenal’s satiric poetry reveal a highly complex critique of the breakdown of traditional Roman values
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Making Men Ridiculous
Juvenal and the Anxieties of the Individual
Christopher Nappa
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The Critics and the Prioress
Antisemitism, Criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's Tale
Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
Reinvigorating the scholarly debate surrounding approaches to one of Chaucer’s most notorious tales
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The Critics and the Prioress
Antisemitism, Criticism, and Chaucer's Prioress's Tale
Heather Blurton and Hannah Johnson
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True Names
Vergil and the Alexandrian Tradition of Etymological Wordplay
New and expanded edition
James J. O'Hara
A key research tool in Vergilian studies, now in paper with substantial new material
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History after Liberty
Tacitus on Tyrants, Sycophants, and Republicans
Thomas E. Strunk
Examines Tacitus’ understanding of political liberty through his portrayals of Roman emperors and senators
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History after Liberty
Tacitus on Tyrants, Sycophants, and Republicans
Thomas E. Strunk
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Provincial Soldiers and Imperial Instability in the Histories of Tacitus
Jonathan Master
Considers what Tacitus’ presentation of provincial soldiers was intended to teach Roman imperial readers
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Provincial Soldiers and Imperial Instability in the Histories of Tacitus
Jonathan Master
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Our Ancient Wars
Rethinking War through the Classics
Victor Caston and Silke-Maria Weineck, editors
Explores how classical Greek literature provides timeless insights into the complexities of wars both ancient and modern
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Our Ancient Wars
Rethinking War through the Classics
Victor Caston and Silke-Maria Weineck, editors
Explores how classical Greek literature provides timeless insights into the complexities of wars both ancient and modern
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Our Ancient Wars
Rethinking War through the Classics
Victor Caston and Silke-Maria Weineck, editors
Explores how classical Greek literature provides timeless insights into the complexities of wars both ancient and modern
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Antisthenes of Athens
Texts, Translations, and Commentary
Susan H. Prince
Antisthenes’ Homeric criticism is examined in depth for the first time
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Antisthenes of Athens
Texts, Translations, and Commentary
Susan H. Prince
Antisthenes’ Homeric criticism is examined in depth for the first time
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A Student Commentary on Pausanias Book 1
Patrick Paul Hogan
The first student commentary on Pausanias in over a century
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A Student Commentary on Pausanias Book 1
Patrick Paul Hogan
The first student commentary on Pausanias in over a century
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9. Cover image for 'Arguments with Silence'
Arguments with Silence
Writing the History of Roman Women
Amy Richlin

Examining the perishable nature of the history of women’s lives

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Arguments with Silence
Writing the History of Roman Women
Amy Richlin

Examining the perishable nature of the history of women’s lives

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Arguments with Silence
Writing the History of Roman Women
Amy Richlin
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Memoria Romana
Memory in Rome and Rome in Memory
edited by Karl Galinsky

An illumination of memory-the defining aspect of Roman civilization

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Shipwrecked
Disaster and Transformation in Homer, Shakespeare, Defoe, and the Modern World
James V. Morrison

Four thousand years of shipwrecks in literature and film

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Shipwrecked
Disaster and Transformation in Homer, Shakespeare, Defoe, and the Modern World
James V. Morrison
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Textual Rivals
Self-Presentation in Herodotus’ Histories
David Branscome
An investigation of what a Herodotean inquirer can do, and what he should do
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Textual Rivals
Self-Presentation in Herodotus’ Histories
David Branscome
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13. Cover image for 'The Law of Ancient Athens'
The Law of Ancient Athens
David D. Phillips

A topic fundamental to understanding the ancient world

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The Law of Ancient Athens
David D. Phillips

A topic fundamental to understanding the ancient world

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The Law of Ancient Athens
David D. Phillips
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The Staff of Oedipus
Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece
Martha L. Rose
Exposes centuries-old disability myths that still survive today
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The Staff of Oedipus
Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece
Martha L. Rose
Exposes centuries-old disability myths that still survive today
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The Staff of Oedipus
Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece
Martha L. Rose
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The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy
Thomas D. Kohn
Fresh insight into the dramaturgical practices of the Younger Seneca
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The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy
Thomas D. Kohn
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16. Cover image for 'Anatomizing Civil War'
Anatomizing Civil War
Studies in Lucan's Epic Technique
Martin T. Dinter
Traces Lucan's epic technique
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Anatomizing Civil War
Studies in Lucan's Epic Technique
Martin T. Dinter
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Anatomizing Civil War
Studies in Lucan's Epic Technique
Martin T. Dinter
Traces Lucan's epic technique
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17. Cover image for 'The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos'
The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos
Rex Stem

The book on Cornelius Nepos

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The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos
Rex Stem
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18. Cover image for 'New Literary Papyri from the Michigan Collection'
New Literary Papyri from the Michigan Collection
Mythographic Lyric and a Catalogue of Poetic First Lines
Cassandra Borges and C. Michael Sampson
Three new fragments from amongst the oldest Greek papyri
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New Literary Papyri from the Michigan Collection
Mythographic Lyric and a Catalogue of Poetic First Lines
Cassandra Borges and C. Michael Sampson
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19. Cover image for 'The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus'
The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus
Pamela Gordon

How a study of anti-Epicurian discourse can lead us to a better understanding of the cultural history of Epicurianism

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The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus
Pamela Gordon
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20. Cover image for 'From Villain to Hero'
From Villain to Hero
Odysseus in Ancient Thought
Silvia Montiglio
Odysseus as a model of wisdom in Greek and Roman philosophy
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From Villain to Hero
Odysseus in Ancient Thought
Silvia Montiglio
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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C. - A.D. 337)
B. H. McLean
A crucial reference for students and scholars of Greek culture
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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C. - A.D. 337)
B. H. McLean
A crucial reference for students and scholars of Greek culture
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22. Cover image for 'The Scroll and the Marble'
The Scroll and the Marble
Studies in Reading and Reception in Hellenistic Poetry
Peter Bing

Seminal essays from one of the most prominent scholars of Hellenistic poetry

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The Scroll and the Marble
Studies in Reading and Reception in Hellenistic Poetry
Peter Bing

Seminal essays from one of the most prominent scholars of Hellenistic poetry

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The Humblest Sparrow
The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus
Michael Roberts
A long-awaited study of the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus
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The Humblest Sparrow
The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus
Michael Roberts

A long-awaited study of the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus

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The Unknown Odysseus
Alternate Worlds in Homer's Odyssey
Thomas Van Nortwick

The most accessible and thorough reading of the dual nature of Odysseus

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The Unknown Odysseus
Alternate Worlds in Homer's Odyssey
Thomas Van Nortwick

The most accessible and thorough reading of the dual nature of Odysseus

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Taking Her Seriously
Penelope and the Plot of Homer's Odyssey
Richard Heitman
An innovative new analysis of the Odyssey's most influential female character
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Taking Her Seriously
Penelope and the Plot of Homer's Odyssey
Richard Heitman
An innovative new analysis of the Odyssey's most influential female character
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