Erskine A. (ed.). A Companion to Ancient History

Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009. — 718 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4051-3150-6Blackwell companions to the ancient world. This Companion may have been a substantial undertaking, but it has been fun to do, and I have learnt a lot from reading through all the contributions. It aims to provide a series of accessible introductions to key topics in the study of Ancient History: forms of evidence, problems and approaches, and major themes in current
research. Rather than offering definitive overviews, however, these are intended to reflect the vitality and excitement of scholarship at the front line. The potential subject matter is vast, so a certain selectivity has been necessary. While the focus is on the history of Greece and Rome, I have also been concerned that these are not viewed in isolation but are seen in the broader context.List of Figures
List of Maps
Notes on ContributorsAbbreviations, Reference Works
Abbreviations and Glossary, Ancient Authors
Timeline
Personal Perspectives
Evidence
Historiography
Epigraphical Cultures of the Classical Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Beyond
Papyrology
Numismatics
Archaeology and Ancient History
Oratory
Ancient History Through Ancient Literature
Problems and Approaches
Ancient History Today
Political History
Economic and Social History
Ethnicity and Culture
Population and Demography
Writing Women into History
Interpreting Myth
Environmental History
People and Places
The Near East
Egypt under the Pharaohs
The Jews
The Greeks
Asia Minor
Rome
Italy beyond Rome
North Africa
The Iberian Peninsula in the Roman Period
The Celts
Encountering the Divine
Religion
The Emergence of Christianity
Living and Dying
The Family
Food
Eros: Love and Sexuality
Housing
Entertainment
Education
Medicine
Death
Economy
The Mediterranean and the History of Antiquity
Ancient Economies
Labor: Free and Unfree
The Countryside
Finance and Resources: Public, Private, and Personal
Ancient Technology
Politics and Power
Structures
Citizenship
Law
Warfare
Repercussions
The Impact of Antiquity
Ancient History and National Identity
Hollywood’s Ancient World
Bibliography
Index