Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicistsHomer's ...

East Macedonia in northern Greece has rich deposits of gold and silver as well as copper and iron ores. The gold and silver were important to Class...

In June, 1973, a group of eleven teachers, students and pupils from Glasgow boarded a new school minibus and began a trip - across Europe, Turkey, ...

Herculaneum, located on the picturesque Bay of Naples, was buried in the same volcanic eruption as its larger neighbour, Pompeii. But while Pompeii...

Roman sarcophagi have fascinated posterity since the Middle Ages, largely because of their mythological reliefs. Living with Myths provides a compr...

'offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks...offers a cornucopia of acc...

In 2008, the Berlin Antikensammlung initiated a project with the J. Paul Getty Museum to conserve a group of ancient funerary vases from southern I...

Rome, Ostia, Pompeii: Movement and Space demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and m...

Building the Bronze Age analyses Early Helladic III, Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I domestic architecture with reference to social organizatio...

This volumepresents acollection of essays on different aspects of Roman sarcophagi. These varied approaches will produce fresh insights into a subj...

This report presents the results of archaeological investigations along the 17km-long Gloucester Security of Supply Water Pipeline in the vicinity ...

The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of cla...

Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the Meroe Head is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesars great nephew and...

The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the arch...

A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic ...

Much like our own time, the ancient Greek world was constantly expanding and becoming more connected to global networks. The landscape was shaped b...

Much like our own time, the ancient Greek world was constantly expanding and becoming more connected to global networks. The landscape was shaped b...

The Boxford Mosaic has been described as the most spectacular and innovative Roman mosaic ever found in Britain. Yet it lay hidden beneath a Berksh...

Andrew Tibbs, the man behind the popular @RomanScotland account, brings together an overview of the history and archaeology of this famous monumen...

If all the portable artifacts of Ancient Rome were in a single location, the lives of students, historians, and connoisseurs would be immeasurably ...

The temples and theatres of the ancient Greek world are widely known, but there is less familiarity with the houses in which people lived. In this ...

This is the first official guidebook to the site of ancient Corinth published by the ASCSA in over 50 years, and it comes fully updated with the mo...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the omphalos--the center or navel--of the ancient world for more than 1000...

Challenges current orthodox views about the origins of Roman law Bringing together a team of international experts from different subject areas -- ...

Pompeii is the best known and probably the most important archaeological site in the world. This book, now available in paperback, is the most up-t...

This book presents a little-known and ingenious artefact of the Roman world: a small puzzle padlock whose font plate bears a face or mask of Celtic...

Please note: This product is a map. It was more than just a wall: it was a whole military zone designed to control movement across the northern f...

The Roman fort at Bearsden and its annexe, together with areas beyond its defences, were extensively excavated from 1973 to 1982. The report on the...

The Roman eastern frontier stretched from the north-east shore of the Black Sea to the Red Sea. It faced Romes formidable foe, the kingdom of Parth...

The economic and political challenges along the maritime borders of the Roman Empire were multiple. The North Sea coasts were the focus of the atte...