オックスフォード古代世界事典<br>The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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オックスフォード古代世界事典
The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 858 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780192801463
  • DDC分類 938.003

基本説明

This guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Full Description


Authoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period. Appendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and the east and Rome and the west; maps; and a two-way quick-reference gazetteer. This invaluable resource for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization is affordable and quick and easy to use, as well as being a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.

Contents

PREFACE ; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ; ABBREVIATIONS ; MAJOR AUTHORS ; NOTES TO THE READER ; THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD ; MONEY AND ITS VALUE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD ; TWO-WAY GAZETTEER: ANCIENT PLACE NAMES AND THEIR MODERN DESCENDANTS ; CHRONOLOGY ; MAPS