The Oxford companion to classical civilization / edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth ; assistant editor, Esther Eidinow.
2014
DE5 .O94 2014
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Title
The Oxford companion to classical civilization / edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth ; assistant editor, Esther Eidinow.
Uniform Title
Oxford classical dictionary.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9780191778483 (electronic book)
9781787855687 (electronic book)
9780198706779
0198706774
9781787855687 (electronic book)
9780198706779
0198706774
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxviii, 867 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
DE5 .O94 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
937
Summary
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.
Note
Originally published: 1998.
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.
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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Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
List of new and replacement entries in the second edition
List of maps
Index to initials of contributors
Thematic listing of entries
Abbreviations
How to use this companion
Entries A-Z
Chronology
Select bibliography
Maps.
Preface to the second edition
List of new and replacement entries in the second edition
List of maps
Index to initials of contributors
Thematic listing of entries
Abbreviations
How to use this companion
Entries A-Z
Chronology
Select bibliography
Maps.