The Oxford History of the Classical World

751 Pages·2005·29.01 MB·English

The Oxford History of the Classical World
-Edited By John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.-
Contents:
Book Cover (Front) (Back)
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List of Colour Plates
List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction (By Jasper Griffin)
Greece
1. Greece: The History Of The Archaic Period (By George Forrest)
2. Homer (By Oliver Taplin)
3. Greek Myth And Hesiod (By Jasper Griffin)
4. Lyric And Elegiac Poetry (By Ewen Bowie)
5. Early Greek Philosophy (By Martin West)
6. Greece: The History Of The Classical Period (By Simon Hornblower)
7. Greek Drama (By Peter Levi)
8. Greek Historians (By Oswyn Murray)
9. Life And Society In Classical Greece (By Oswyn Murray)
10. Classical Greek Philosophy (By Julia Annas)
11. Greek Religion (By Robert Parker)
12. Greek Art And Architecture (By John Boardman)
Greece And Rome
13. The History Of The Hellenistic Period (By Simon Price)
14. Hellenistic Culture And Literature (By Robin Lane Fox)
15. Hellenistic Philosophy And Science (By Jonathan Barnes)
16. Early Rome And Italy (By Michael Crawford)
17. The Expansion Of Rome (By Elizabeth Rawson)
18. The First Roman Literature (By P.G. McC. Brown)
19. Cicero And Rome (By Miriam Griffin)
20. The Poets Of The Late Republic (By Robin Nisbet)
21. Hellenistic And Graeco-Roman Art (By Roger Ling)
Rome
22. The Founding Of The Empire (By David Stockton)
23. The Arts Of Government (By Nicholas Purcell)
24. Augustan Poetry And Society (By R.O.A.M. Lyne)
25. Virgil (By Jasper Griffin)
26. Roman Historians (By Andrew Lintott)
27. The Arts Of Prose: The Early Empire (By Donald Russell)
28. Silver Latin Poetry And The Latin Novel (By Richard Jenkyns)
29. Later Philosophy (By Anthony Meredith)
30. The Arts Of Living (By Roger Ling)
31. Roman Life And Society (By John Matthews)
32. Roman Art And Architecture (By R.J.A. Wilson)
Envoi: On Taking Leave Of Antiquity (By Henry Chadwick)
Tables of Events
Further Reading
Descriptive List of Illustrations (Removed)
Index (Removed)

Scan / Edit Notes
This has to be one of the best all in one History books dealing with Roman and Greek periods that I have
ever had the privilege of scanning. Due to its enormous size (approx 882 + pages with more pictures
than I care to count) all of which had to be scanned one page at a time (pictures scanned separately);
there will be no text or pdb version. The text alone was over 2 MB in size. IMHO the effort was well
worth it as this is a treasure house of knowledge.
Unfortunately due to its size I will be breaking the book up into chapters (linked) instead of using the
newer method of making one large html file with bookmarks. -Sorry about this-
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Genera: History
Extra's: Pictures Included
Copyright: 1986 / 1993
Scanned: November 10 2003
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The U-Book version is viewable on PC and PPC (Pocket PC). Occasionally a PDF file will be produced
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List of Colour Plates
Caeretan hydria: Heracles leads Cerberus
Northampton amphora: Triton, floral fantasy
Athenian oil vase: a Muse on Helicon
Statue of a girl from the Athenian Acropolis
Bronze warrior from Riace
Iron corselet from the tomb of Philip II of Macedon
The Athenian Acropolis
The fourth-century theatre at Epidaurus
Engraved Greek gems, finger rings and jewellery
Detail of the Alexander mosaic
Hellenistic earrings
Interior of the Tazza Farnese
Painting of a frightened girl, Pompeii
Tablinum of the house of M. Lucretius Fronto, Pompeii
Pont du Gard, Nimes
Detail of the Canopus in Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Head of Autumn, Cirencester
Mosaic from Tivoli: Nile boat-trip
Arretine bowl made by M. Perennius Tigranus
Decorated Roman glassware from the Rhineland
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List Of Maps
1. Greece and the Aegean World
2. Greek colonization
3. The Athenian Empire
4. Attica
5. The Hellenistic World
6. Alexander's journeys
7. Italy
8. The growth of Rome in Italy
9. The Roman Empire
10. The Growth of Roman Rule
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Acknowledgements
The editors wish to express their thanks to the many institutions and individuals named in the List of
Illustrations for provision of photographs and drawings, and permission to use them; and to Philippa
Lewis who did the picture research. A special debt of gratitude is owed to Roger Ling who undertook
the main responsibility for the choice of illustrations and the writing of captions from Chapter 13
onwards. The pictures and captions of earlier chapters were chosen and written by John Boardman.
Oswyn Murray compiled the Chronological Charts. The index was compiled by Peter Tickler. Many
members of the Press have devoted their skills to the creation of this volume, but our principal debt must
be to the authors for their patient cooperation.
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