Feasting and commensality formed the backbone of social life in the polis, the most characteristic and enduring form of political organization in the ancient Gr

Includes selections translated from the Ancient Greek.

In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously illustrated with photogr

A Companion that examines together two pivotal periods of Greek archaeology and offers a rich analysis of early Greek culture A Companion to the Archaeology of

A new interpretation of sacrifice based on Greek myth and poetics in conjunction with recent research in anthropology.