Ancient History Key Themes And Approaches

Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with different aspects of life in the ancient world, such as democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality, while the second section covers the ideas of key ancient historians and other writers on classical antiquity. Overall this book offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas, theories and controversies in ancient history, and a thought-provoking survey of the range of views and approaches to the subject.

The first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history.

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history. Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars Moves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean Draws on the latest research in the field Provides an essential resource for any student of ancient history

This book provides a survey of modern debates on Greek and Roman cities, and a sketch of the cities' chief characteristics.

Up-to-date, theoretically informed historical survey of the practices and performance of gender in ancient Greece and Rome.

This book explores how science and mathematics were communicated in antiquity in a wide variety of texts, including poetry, letters and biographies.

Explores the wider cultural framework in which we should study the housing in the Greek and Roman worlds.