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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World John Roberts

The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World von John Roberts

The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World John Roberts


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Zusammenfassung

Essential for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization and for anyone interested in discovering more about the foundations of Western culture, this guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Zusammenfassung

The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World John Roberts

Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period. Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and the east and Rome and the west; maps; and a two-way quick-reference gazetteer. This invaluable resource for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization is affordable and quick and easy to use, as well as being a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Bewertungen

Indispensable for the domestic library. International Review of Biblical Studies an essential volume for all those interested in or studying Classics... This is not only an informative reference book, but a fascinating read and easy to get absorbed in. Journal of Classics Teaching, Issue 12

Über John Roberts

The late John Roberts was Head of Classics at Eton College. He is the author of City of Sokrates (Routledge, 1998), a founder member of the JACT Ancient History Committee, and General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources for Greek and Roman history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE ; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ; ABBREVIATIONS ; MAJOR AUTHORS ; NOTES TO THE READER ; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD ; MONEY AND ITS VALUE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD ; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER: ANCIENT PLACE NAMES AND THEIR MODERN DESCENDANTS ; CHRONOLOGY ; MAPS

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9780192801463
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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World John Roberts
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