The Oxford companion to classical civilization /

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Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 867 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Map Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10895069
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Varying Form of Title:Companion to classical civilization
Classical civilization
Other uniform titles:Oxford classical dictionary.
Other authors / contributors:Hornblower, Simon, editor.
Spawforth, Antony, editor.
Eidinow, Esther, 1970- editor.
ISBN:9780191778483 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Previous edition: 1998.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:This work incorporates the updates and revisions made to the latest edition of the acclaimed 'Oxford Classical Dictionary', from which this abridged Companion derives. A revised chronology, bibliography, and thematic listing of entries supplement the A to Z entries. It also contains over 40 new or completely rewritten entries on Greek and Roman society and culture, including ancient perceptions of colour, gender, ghosts, masculinity, sacred laws, and theatricality, as well as new feature entries on topics such as emotions, madness, and ancient conceptions of the senses.
Other form:Print version : 9780198706779