Literature Archive
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The Dedicatory Presentation in Late Antiquity: The Example of Ausonius
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsAn examination of Ausonius' poems offers an ideal point of departure for an exploration of the topic of the dedicatory presentation in the literature of late antiquity. -
Animal spectacula of the Roman Empire
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough gladiatorial spectacles in ancient Rome have been the subject of a great deal of recent scholarly literature, comparatively little attention has been paid to the contemporary animal spectacles... -
Greek knowledge of India before the fourth century B.C
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis undertakes to examine the extent of Greek knowledge of India down to the beginning of the fourth century B.C. and to test its accuracy. -
Romans and Goths in late antique Gaul: asepcts of political and cultural assimilation in the Fifth Century AD
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the fifth century AD onwards, the history of the Roman empire is often associated with the so-called ‘barbarian invasions’. It is an image of wild hordes of savage brutes fighting against the world of ancient civilisation, conquering and destroying it simultaneously. -
In search of Xerxes: images of the Persian king
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsFor the ancient Greeks, the universal enemy who came to represent a threat to Hellenic culture was Xerxes, the Persian despot who, in an attempt to deprive her of her freedom invaded Greece in 480 BC. -
New in Ancient History books this week!
Posted on December 30, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out these new releases! Just in time to ring in the New Year with a new read! -
The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsParallels were repeatedly drawn in antiquity between the cases of Julian the Apostate and Alexander the Great; attested first in rhetorical contexts dur- ing Julian’s reign and shortly after his death -
Structuring Roman History: the Roman Year and the Roman Consular Tradition
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsBy comparison with historians today, Roman historical writers had little freedom to decide what to write about and how to organize their material. -
Dux Femina Facti: Gender and Ethnicity in the Aeneid
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Aeneid charts not only Aeneas’ physical travels from Troy to Rome, but his emotional and ideological journey as well. To complete his mission, Aeneas must abandon his feminized Trojan identity and victim status to assume the mantle of Roman masculinity. -
Pharmacological practices of ancient Egypt
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsEgyptian drug therapy can be regarded as having evolved from a system rooted in magic to one of empiric observation applied within a central ideology of health and disease.