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The Oxford companion to classical civilization / edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth ; assistant editor, Esther Eidinow.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxviii, 867 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191778483 (ebook) :
Other title:
  • Companion to classical civilization
  • Classical civilization
Uniform titles:
  • Oxford classical dictionary.
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 937 23
LOC classification:
  • DE5 .O94 2014
Online resources: This work incorporates the updates and revisions made to the latest edition of the acclaimed 'Oxford Classical Dictionary', from which this abridged Companion derives. A revised chronology, bibliography, and thematic listing of entries supplement the A to Z entries. It also contains over 40 new or completely rewritten entries on Greek and Roman society and culture, including ancient perceptions of colour, gender, ghosts, masculinity, sacred laws, and theatricality, as well as new feature entries on topics such as emotions, madness, and ancient conceptions of the senses.
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Previous edition: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references.

This work incorporates the updates and revisions made to the latest edition of the acclaimed 'Oxford Classical Dictionary', from which this abridged Companion derives. A revised chronology, bibliography, and thematic listing of entries supplement the A to Z entries. It also contains over 40 new or completely rewritten entries on Greek and Roman society and culture, including ancient perceptions of colour, gender, ghosts, masculinity, sacred laws, and theatricality, as well as new feature entries on topics such as emotions, madness, and ancient conceptions of the senses.

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