Classical Studies

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book presents the first analytical account in English of the history of subsistence crises and epidemic diseases in Late Antiquity. Based on a catalogue of all such events in the East Roman/Byzantine empire between 284 and 750, it gives an authoritative analysis of the causes, effects and inter..

A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world...

Autothanasia and suicide; is there a moral difference? Dr van Hooff covers the facts, attitudes and reflections of philosophers and theologians concerning self-killing...

Autothanasia and suicide; is there a moral difference? Dr van Hooff covers the facts, attitudes and reflections of philosophers and theologians concerning self-killing...

It is often forgotten that many people in Late Antique Syria were bilingual in Syriac and Greek. The 16 articles in this volume explore different aspects of the interaction between these two literary cultures, exemplified in the works of two of the greatest Christian poets and hymnographers of the p..

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions...

Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions...

Michael Grant's narrative is lucid and colourful, lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps. He successfully provides an examination of a comparatively unexplored area and constructs the history of the empire...

Michael Grant's narrative is lucid and colourful, lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps. He successfully provides an examination of a comparatively unexplored area and constructs the history of the empire...

First Published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...