Classical studies
There are two classics lists at Cambridge University Press. One is published by the Education Group and includes The Cambridge Latin Course, and other books for young students of Latin and Classical civilization in schools. The tertiary list publishes in all the branches of Classics: language and literature, ancient history, ancient philosophy, and classical art.
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Alexander the Great
Everything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree unanimously that he was extraordinary and greater than everyday mortals. This book explains who Alexander was, what motivated him, where he succeeded (in his own eyes) and where he failed, and how he believed that he earned a new "mixed" nature combining the human and the divine. It explains what made
- $75.00 (C)
The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy
A sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of the Roman Empire's economic life.
- $99.00 (C)
The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World
A major advance in our understanding of the economic expansion that made the civilisation of the classical Mediterranean world possible.
- $60.00 (Z)
Sport, Democracy and War in Classical Athens
Explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors.
- $99.00 (C)
Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds
This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies and case studies of ancient Greece and nineteenth-century Britain, the author provides a framework for understanding how sport affects the level of egalitarianism in the society in which it is played. He concludes that sport can contribute meaningfully to democratization.
- $99.00 (C)
Relative Chronology in Early Greek Epic Poetry
Investigates the relative chronology of early Greek poetry through linguistic and literary analyses of the texts themselves.
- $99.00 (C)
Reception and the Classics
Scholars from several disciplines recast reception studies and the classical tradition through the lens of philology and early modern studies.
- $95.00 (Z)
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Peasants, Citizens and Soldiers
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