Bücher der Reihe The Ancient World from A to Z

Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. This exciting new work by a leading authority explores food and related concepts in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Comprehensive, reliable and eye-opening, this A to Z examines the sexual practices, expressions and attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, from Catullus and Caligula, to orgies and obscenity to pederasty and prostitution.

Covering a wide range of Greek and Roman sporting activities, this volume includes more than 700 entries discussing ancient athletes, festivals, important sites, equipment and concepts. Each entry concludes with pointers to the most important sources of information, both ancient and modern.

From abolla (a thick woollen cloak) to zostra (a type of decorated hairband) this encyclopedia contains a vast amount of information about dress in the classical world. As well as practical information about garments jewellery and so on, it also covers social attitudes towards clothing, with entries on social status and gender.

Gathers together the ancient information available, listing various names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and their descriptions and analyses. This book presents a discussion of ancient bird names that can be accessible to readers without ancient Greek. It includes an examination of ancient birds for seventy years, and has a bibliography.

Even a reader who has but the most casual acquittance with Classical Antiquity is aware of the animals which inhabit its art, architecture, and literature. This dictionary is suitable for classicists, archaeozoologists and anthropologists.