Bücher der Reihe Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art.

Explores the wider social context of war, focusing on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizen body; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, to the Late Empire, and the Roman army's eventual failure.

Explores the wider social context of war, focusing on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizen body; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, to the Late Empire, and the Roman army's eventual failure.

This volume of papers by influential historians and archaeologists explores the city-country relationship in the ancient Greco-Roman world and its impact on social, political, economic and cultural conditions in classical antiquity.

Examines the changes undergone by Roman cities in the late Roman Empire and seeks to explain why urban life disappeared in some regions, while elsewhere cities survived through to the Middle Ages and beyond. Particular attention is paid to the impact of Christianization on the cities.

Thinking Men provides a thought-provoking and stimulating insight into the representations of men in classical culture.