Ancient World
From one of today鈥檚 most innovative ancient historians, a provocative new vision of why ancient history matters鈥攁nd why it needs to be told in a radically different, global way
A provocative case for why immortalizing Greek and Roman culture as 鈥渃lassical鈥� marginalizes and devalues Black life
A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-state
A lively new translation of Strabo鈥檚 complete Geography鈥攁n encyclopedic guide to the ancient world of the first century CE鈥攃onnecting it with the world of the twenty-first century
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed鈥攚hy some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever
鈥淎 landmark book: lucid, deep, and insightful. ....
A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse
A radical new portrait of the infamous Roman emperor
The essential role of ethnographic thought in the Roman empire and how it evolved in Late Antiquity
A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity
An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death鈥攁nd what we might learn from them
A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine鈥檚 religious, ethical, and political thought
How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety
In the spirit of E. F. Schumacher鈥檚 Small Is Beautiful, a dazzling and revelatory exploration of what ancient ideas and ways of living can teach us about creating a more sustainable world
How ideas and experiences of beauty informed human relationships with the divine in ancient Greece
How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirth
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle
An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love
Explore the nature of love in this charming new translation of selections from Plato鈥檚 great dramatic work, the Symposium
A modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid鈥檚 Remedies for Love鈥攁 witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of love