CLASSICS 2019 AND ANCIENT HISTORY

CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY

2019

Culture 21

Philosophy 22

Intersectionality 24

Law 25

Archaeology 26

Rome 27

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Our list is expanding! We’re developing several important series so check these out and do be in touch if you’re working in these areas and you have a project that you’d like to talk about.• Edinburgh Byzantine Studies edited by Niels Gaul, Ruth Macrides, Alexander Riehle

and Yannis Stouraitis, page 3• Edinburgh Approaches to Ancient Greek Institutional History edited by Mirko

Canevaro, Edward Harris and David Lewis, page 8• Edinburgh Studies in Later Latin Literature edited by Gavin Kelly and Aaron Pelttari,

page, 13• Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Slavery edited by Ulrike Roth, page 16• Ancient Cultures, New Materialisms edited by Lilah Grace Canevaro and Melissa

Mueller, page 21• Intersectionality in Classical Antiquity edited by Mark Masterson, Fiona McHardy and

Nancy Rabinowitz, page 24Our new books include The Edinburgh Companion to Sidonius Apollinaris edited by Gavin Kelly and Joop Van Waarden (page 12). This is a substantial and significant piece of scholarship combining the utility of a key research tool for studying Sidonius as well as offering completely new research. And we have 2 more volumes in our beautiful Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia series (page 6). Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt by Henry P. Colburn and Zoroastrian Scholasticism in Late Antiquity by Arash Zeini.

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CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY

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Edinburgh Byzantine Studies explores new theoretical and cross-cultural approaches to Byzantium. These innovative readings will draw on sociological methods as well as theory-driven and comparative approaches to highlight the connectivity of Byzantine Studies. The books in this series will significantly advance our understanding of this polity on the crossroads of cultures by looking at the historical, textual, linguistic, material, archaeological and visual remains of medieval Byzantium and its neighbours.

New in the series

SERIESEdinburgh Byzantine StudiesSeries Editors: Niels Gaul, Ruth Macrides, Alexander Riehle and Yannis Stouraitis

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Imperial Visions of Late ByzantiumManuel II Palaiologos and Rhetoric in PurpleFlorin Leonte, Palacký University of Olomouc, Czech Republic• Discusses the texts of the Byzantine emperor and

prolific theologian and rhetorician• Explores Byzantine rhetorical innovations in the late

Byzantine political and social context• Provides a fresh understanding of key pieces of

Byzantine public rhetoric

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Social Stratification in Late ByzantiumChristos Malatras, University of Cologne• Identifies the main traits of Late Byzantine society and

the ideas of the Byzantines about their social system, social values and the organisation of their society

• Adopts modern sociological and anthropological theories to better understand Byzantine society

• Offers a new explanation of the collapse of Byzantine society and the state in the face of external threats

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BYZANTIUM


Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 10th CenturyA Comparative StudyGeorgios Theotokis, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul

The first comprehensive history of Byzantine warfare in the tenth centuryThis book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century. This period of conflict is difficult to define: it was too inactive to be called a ‘war’ but too active to be called a ‘cold war’. Nevertheless, it was a ‘war’, even if it lacked the numerous pitched battles or protracted sieges that defined other periods or other operational theatres of war. This study examines the way the Byzantines innovated and adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the East, giving a rich picture of tenth-century Byzantine warfare.

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Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia is an exciting monograph series dealing with key aspects of the ancient Persian world from the Achaemenids to the Sasanians, exploring its history, reception, art, archaeology, religion, literary tradition (including oral transmissions) and philology. Books in the series provide an important synergy of the latest scholarly ideas about this formative ancient world civilization.

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PERSIA


Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid EgyptHenry P. Colburn, University of Southern CaliforniaA study of the material culture of Egypt during the period of Achaemenid Persian rule, c. 526-404 BCEPrevious studies have characterised Achaemenid rule of Egypt either as ephemeral and weak or oppressive and harsh. These characterisations, however, are based on the perceived lack of evidence for this period, filtered through ancient and modern preconceptions about the Persians. Henry Colburn challenges these views by assembling and analyzing the archaeological remains from this period, including temples, tombs, irrigation works, statues, stelae, sealings, drinking vessels and coins. By looking at the decisions made about material culture - by Egyptians, Persians and others - it becomes possible to see both how the Persians integrated Egypt into their empire and the full range of experiences people had as a result.

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Zoroastrian Scholasticism in Late AntiquityThe Pahlavi version of the Yasna HaptaŋhāitiArash Zeini, Freie Universität Berlin

Examines Zoroastrian exegesis by investigating a late antique translation of an ancient Iranian textIn late antiquity, Zoroastrian exegetes set out to translate their ancient canonical texts into Middle Persian, the vernacular of their time. Although undated, these translations, commonly known as the Zand, are often associated with the Sasanian era (224–651 ce). Despite the many challenges the Zand offers to us today, it is indispensable for investigations of late antique exegesis of the Avesta, a collection of religious and ritual texts commonly regarded as the Zoroastrians’ scripture.

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Sasanian PersiaBetween Rome and the Steppes of EurasiaEdited by Eberhard W. Sauer, University of Edinburgh• Details Persia’s growing military and economic power

in the late antique world• Covers the latest discoveries on foundations,

fortifications and irrigation systems• Includes case studies on Sasanian frontier walls and

urban culture in the Sasanian Empire

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PERSIA

Semiramis’ LegacyThe History of Persia According to Diodorus of SicilyJan P. Stronk, University of Amsterdam• Contains the first comprehensive account of Ancient

Persian History and its context as seen by Diodorus - a well-informed Greek

• Presents a complete review of the historical sources used by Diodorus, not merely for the Persian history but for the entire Biblioteca Historica

• Offers a historic and cultural background to the account of Diodorus

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ReOrienting the SasaniansEast Iran in Late AntiquityKhodadad Rezakhani, Princeton University• Provides a narrative history of Central Asia after the

Greek dynasties and before Islam• Contextualises Persian history in relation to the

history of Central Asia• Extends the concept of late antiquity further east than

is usually done

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Plutarch and the PersicaEran Almagor, Independent Scholar

• Builds a picture of the character and structure of the lost Persica works by Ctesias of Cnidus, Deinon of Colophon, Heracleides of Cyme

• Shows how Plutarch used the Persica works in his Lives with a specific focus on Artaxerxes

• Considers the depiction of famous figures such as Alexander the Great and Themistocles in Plutarch’s works

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This series will showcase new trends in the study of Greek political, legal, social and economic institutions and institutional history. It will create a fruitful dialogue between Greek institutional historians and the political and social sciences – and in particular the New Institutionalisms.

Books in the series will go beyond a traditional approach to offer theoretical and methodological reflection on the importance of institutions and on how we should study them. They will appeal to Greek historians and to political and social scientists alike.

Your book should…• Be 80-90,000 words long and may include maps and illustrations• Be written at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and academics

working within Classics and Ancient History Departments and in Politics and the Social Sciences fostering dialogue between the disciplines

• Integrate social, political and economic history through a common focus on institutions• Go beyond traditional institutional approaches by investigating Greek institutions as

organic systems of rules, practices and ideas/discourses


SERIES New Approaches to Ancient Greek Institutional HistorySeries Editors: Mirko Canevaro, Edward Harris and David Lewis

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The Edinburgh History of the Greeks is a 10-volume series covering the history of Greece and the Greeks over the last 3,500 years, from antiquity to the present. Each volume combines political history with social and cultural history to tell the story of the Greek people in an exciting, novel and innovative way.


SERIESThe Edinburgh History of the GreeksSeries Editor: Thomas W. Gallant

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The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1453 to 1768The Ottoman Empire

Molly GreenePB, HB & Ebook£29.99 | $49.95January 2015384 pages978074863606865 b&w illustrations, 20 b&w tables, 9 Maps

The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1768 to 1913The Long Nineteenth CenturyThomas W. Gallant

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The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, c. 500 to 1050The Early Middle Ages

Florin Curta


This series, supported by the AG Leventis Foundation, is a forum for original research in all aspects of ancient Greek history and culture. Each volume is co-edited by Edinburgh University’s biennially appointed AG Leventis Visiting Professor of Ancient Greek.


SERIES Edinburgh Leventis StudiesSeries Editor: Douglas Cairns

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GREECE

Ancient Greek History and Contemporary Social ScienceEdited by Mirko Canevaro, Andrew Erskine, both at University of Edinburgh, Benjamin Gray, Birkbeck, University of London and Josiah Ober, Stanford University

Defines the cutting-edge of scholarship on ancient Greek history employing methods from social scienceThere is a long history of successful engagement between social science and classical studies. Social science has been a source of new and productive approaches to understanding ancient Greece, while classical Greek history and culture has been a touchstone for social theorists since the 19th century. This new collection of essays surveys the current state of the new field of ‘social science Greek history’ and demonstrates the potential of this interdisciplinary field.Substantial bodies of work that have contributed in fundamental ways to our understanding of classical Greece and its cultural legacy were produced in 20th century, by employing methods from anthropology, sociology, and psychology. More recently, the use of quantitative methods and formal theory, drawn from contemporary political science, economics, and sociology, has led to a new understanding of ancient Greek economic and political development. Meanwhile, normative considerations, drawn from contemporary political philosophy, have led to a richer understanding of Greek political thought and Greek institutional innovations – notably including democracy and the rule of law.• Introduces a new field within classical studies• Demonstrates the value of robustly interdisciplinary scholarship• Shows the practical value of social science for ancient history• Highlights the importance of Greek case studies for social

science• Contributors include Sara Forsdyke, David Lewis, Robert Fleck

and Andrew Hanssen

HB £95.00 | $150.00 June 2018 608 pages9781474421775 17 b&w & 26 colour illustrations, 4 b&w tables Also available in Ebook

Also in the series

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Greek Laughter and TearsAntiquity and After

Edited by Margaret Alexiou and Douglas Cairns

Hb & Ebook£95 | $150March 2014392 pages97807486801081 b&w illustration, 10 b&w drawings

Defining Greek NarrativeEdited by Douglas Cairns and Ruth Scodel

LITERATURE


The Edinburgh Companion to Sidonius ApollinarisEdited by Gavin Kelly, University of Edinburgh and Joop Van Waarden, Radboud University Nijmegen

A multidisciplinary survey of Sidonius Apollinaris and his workSidonius Apollinaris, c. 430 – c. 485, poet and letter-writer, aristocrat, administrator and bishop, is one of the most distinct voices to survive from Late Antiquity and an eyewitness of the end of Roman power in the west.For the first time, The Edinburgh Companion to Sidonius Apollinaris gives a full account of all aspects concerning his life and works, including past and current scholarship as well as new research developments.This substantial and significant piece of scholarship is divided into six thematic sections covering his social, political, linguistic, literary and prosopographical context as well as extensive manuscript and reception research.Based on entirely new scholarly work this interdisciplinary book combines the utility of a key research tool for studying Sidonius as well as a significant offering of wholly new research.

HB £195 | $250 May 2020 768 pages9781474461696 4 b&w illustrations Also available in Ebook

• First-ever comprehensive research tool for Sidonius Apollinaris

• Offers an assessment of the research on Sidonius and his age

• Includes recommendations for further reading as well as a full bibliography, including all the scholarly literature on Sidonius

• Includes links to the regularly updated Sidonius website www.sidonapol.org

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Edinburgh Studies in Later Latin Literature offers a forum for new scholarship on important and sometimes neglected works. The later Roman and post-Roman world, between the second and seventh century, saw the creation of major texts and critical developments in writing. Texts of all kinds are treated here with careful attention to their various historical contexts.

Volumes include scholarly monographs and editions with commentaries. Modern critical and theoretical methods together provide new interpretations of the surviving Latin literature; these approaches include textual history, transmission, philology in the broad sense, and reception studies. This series provides access to our best understanding of what survives in the written record and makes modern interpretations of later Latin literature more widely available.

Editorial Advisory Board:Therese Fuhrer, University of MunichLucy Grig, University of EdinburghIsabella Gualandri, University of MilanPhilip Hardie, University of CambridgeCalum Maciver, University of EdinburghJustin Stover, University of Edinburgh

SERIESEdinburgh Studies in Later Latin LiteratureSeries Editors: Gavin Kelly and Aaron Pelttari

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LITERATURE


Revenge and Gender in Classical, Medieval and Renaissance LiteratureEdited by Lesel Dawson, University of Bristol and Fiona McHardy, University of Roehampton

Explores the representation of revenge from Classical to early modern literatureThis collection explores a range of literary and historical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Iceland and medieval and early modern England to provide an understanding of wider historical continuities and discontinuities in representations of gender and revenge.It brings together approaches from literary criticism, gender theory, feminism, drama, philosophy and ethics to allow greater discussion between these subjects and across historical periods and to provide a more complex and nuanced understanding of the ways in which ideas about gender and revenge interrelate.

PB £24.99 | $39.95 November 2019 352 pages9781474454643 4 b&w illustrations, 3 b&w tables Also available in HB and Ebook

Translation and LiteratureEditor: Stuart Gillespie, University of Glasgow

Translation and Literature is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal focusing on English Literature in its foreign relations. Subjects of recent articles have included English translations of Martial, Spenser’s use of Ovid, Eighteenth-Century Satire and Roman dialogue, Basil Bunting’s translations, Finnigans Wake in Italian, and the translation of haiku.Contributors come from many disciplines:• English Literature• Modern Languages• Literary Theory• Classical Studies• Translation Studies

Print ISSN: 0968-1361 Online ISSN: 1750-02143 issues per year

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LITERATURESpring 2019


The City in Arabic LiteratureClassical and Modern PerspectivesEdited by Nizar F. Hermes, University of Virginia and Gretchen Head, Yale-NUS College in Singapore• Shows how the city has been explored in works of

literature by classical and modern ‘Arab’ authors from different theosophical and ideological backgrounds

• Views the entirety of the tradition as an evolving continuum, making the collection relevant to scholars of both classical and modern Arabic literature

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $29.95November 2019360 pages97814744558247 b&w illustrations, 7 b&w drawings

LITERATURE

The Concept of ConversationFrom Cicero’s Sermo to the Grand Siècle’s ConversationDavid Randall, National Association of Scholars• First book-length history of early modern

conversation in English• Synthesizes early modern intellectual history within

the frameworks of rhetoric and conversation• Places the history of women’s speech at the heart of

the history of early modern rhetoric

PB, HB & Ebook24.99 | $39.95August 2019272 pages9781474430111

Ovidian Transversions‘Iphis and Ianthe’, 1300–1650Edited by Valerie Traub, University of Michigan, Patricia Badir, University of British Columbia and Peggy McCracken, University of Michigan• The only scholarly monograph to focus on Ovid’s

‘Iphis and Ianthe’• Intervenes in the history of Ovidian reception and literary

history, particularly in terms of gender and sexuality• Broadens readings of ‘Iphis and Ianthe’ beyond

concerns of gender and sexuality

HB & Ebook £80 | $120March 2019344 pages978147444890129 b&w illustrationsConversions

Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman RepublicSelfhood, Stoicism and Civil WarPatrick Gray, Durham University• Explains Shakespeare’s interpretation of the underlying

causes of the Roman Republican civil wars• Shows how Shakespeare uses Roman history as a

testing-ground to arbitrate between competing claims about human nature

• Articulates Shakespeare’s position on selfhood

HB & Ebook£80.00 | $120November 2018320 pages9781474427456Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy


The study of ancient slavery is an essential element of the study of the ancient world. This series publishes the latest research on ancient slavery, including Greek, Roman and Near Eastern slavery, as well as early Christian and Jewish slavery, from c. 1000 BC to AD 500.

Written by experts in the field, from the rising star to the well-established scholar, the books will offer cutting-edge research on key themes in ancient slavery studies, which will enhance as well as challenge the current understanding of ancient slavery. You will find the latest research from a range of disciplines including history, archaeology and philology.

Key Features:• Covers a broad range including Greek, Roman, Near Eastern as well as early Christian and

Jewish slavery• Fills a striking gap in the academic publishing landscape• Will be of interest to those studying slavery in other historical periods• Promotes interdisciplinary and comparative approaches

SERIES Edinburgh Studies in Ancient SlaverySeries Editor: Ulrike Roth

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SLAVERY

Conquered Populations in Early IslamNon-Arabs, Slaves and the Sons of Slave MothersElizabeth Urban, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Explores the ways in which new Muslims of slave origins were integrated into early Islamic societyThis book traces the journey of new Muslims as they joined the early Islamic community and articulated their identities within it. It focuses on Muslims of slave origins, who belonged to the society in which they lived but whose slave background rendered them somehow alien. How did these Muslims at the crossroads of insider and outsider find their place in early Islamic society? How did Islamic society itself change to accommodate these new members?By analysing how these liminal Muslims resolved the tension between belonging and otherness, Conquered Populations in Early Islam reveals the shifting boundaries of the early Islamic community and celebrates the dynamism of Islamic history.

HB £75.00 | $110.00 January 2020 224 pages9781474423212 Also available in EbookEdinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture

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Screening Antiquity is a cutting-edge and provocative series of academic monographs and edited volumes focusing on new research on the reception of the ancient world in film and television. Books in the series showcase the work of the best-established as well as up-and-coming specialists in the field and provide an important synergy of the latest international scholarly ideas about the conception of antiquity in popular culture. Screening Antiquity is the only series that focuses exclusively on screened representations of the ancient world.


SERIES Screening AntiquitySeries Editors: Monica S Cyrino and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

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Epic Heroes on ScreenEdited by Antony Augoustakis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Stacie Raucci, Union College in Schenectady• Offers representations of the ancient hero in the new

millennium• Provides original, cutting edge research in the fields of

history, politics, gender, film and fan culture• Covers topics including society, politics, generational

issues, gender, fan reception and star texts

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $39.95November 2019288 pages978147445463619 b&w illustrations

SCREEN

Screening the Golden Ages of the Classical TraditionEdited by Meredith E. Safran, Trinity College, Connecticut• Draws on ancient Greek and Roman literature and

culture, from Hesiod to Suetonius• Considers prestige projects, cult classics and classical

influence on genre productions• Explores how the mythical past is invoked through

political rhetoric and popular media

HB & Ebook£80 | $120November 2018352 pages978147444084428 b&w illustrations

Ancient Greece on British TelevisionEdited by Fiona Hobden, University of Liverpool and Amanda Wrigley, University of Reading• Explores the cultural politics of televisual engagements

with the history, literature and archaeology of Ancient Greece

• Investigates institutional production contexts, developing technologies, the use of space and location, style and aesthetics, costume and staging, globalization and localization and audiences

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $39.95November 2019272 pages978147445465026 b&w illustrations3 b&w tables

Screening DivinityLisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, Israel• Examines screen portrayals of the gods of classical

mythology and biblical deities• Investigates a single issue over a range of genres in

cinema and television from fantasy movies to biopics to Bible stories

• Considers the gods of Greek and Roman mythology alongside the biblical God of the Judeo-Christian tradition

HB & Ebook£75 | $110June 2019240 pages978147442573518 b&w illustrations

Designs on the PastHow Hollywood Created the Ancient WorldLloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Cardiff University• Lavishly illustrated with film stills and examples of

rare and fascinating marketing material• Considers different aspects of film production:

the Hollywood set, costume design, the role of the movie star, dialogue, narration and music

• Explores the archaeology of stardom examining the onscreen/offscreen images of Elizabeth Taylor, Charlton Heston and Rita Hayworth

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $39.95August 2018440 pages9780748675647205 b&w, 16 colour illustrations

SCREEN

STARZ SpartacusReimagining an Icon on ScreenEdited by Antony Augoustakis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Monica S Cyrino, University of New Mexico• Includes original, innovative research in fields of

history, politics, gender, film, fan culture• Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from

multiple angles: history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies, fandom studies


Cowboy ClassicsThe Roots of the American Western in the Epic TraditionKirsten Day, Augustana College• Discusses the recent scholarly interest in classical

representations in popular culture• Looks at how both Greco-Roman epic and Western

film in general help to define foundational ideologies for their respective cultures

HB & Ebook£75 | $110May 2016240 pages978147440246021 b&w illustrations


Also of Interest

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Ben-HurThe Original Blockbuster

Jon Solomon

HB & Ebook£75 | $110May 2015272 pages978147440027518 b&w illustrations

Rome Season TwoTrial and Triumph

Edited by Monica S Cyrino

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From archaeological sites to papyri and manuscripts, we experience the ancient world through its material remains. This materiality may be tangible: from vases to votive offerings and statues to spearheads. It might be the text as object or the object in the text.

The New Materialisms have transformed the way we conceive of the material world – but how and to what extent might they be applied to ancient cultures? Books in this series will showcase the potential applications of New Materialism within Classics, giving us a new way to look at ancient texts, ancient objects and ancient world-views.

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SERIESAncient Cultures, New MaterialismsSeries Editors: Lilah Grace Canevaro and Melissa Mueller

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Karen Bassi, University of California Santa CruzRuth Bielfeldt, University of MunichJeffrey Jerome Cohen, Arizona State UniversityDiana Coole, Birkbeck, University of LondonKatharine Earnshaw, University of ExeterMilette Gaifman, Yale UniversityJonas Grethlein, University of HeidelbergGraham Harman, Southern California Institute of Architecture

Brooke Holmes, Princeton UniversityMark Payne, University of ChicagoVerity Platt, Cornell UniversityAlex Purves, University of California Los AngelesMichael Squire, King’s College LondonMiguel John Versluys, University of LeidenNancy Worman, Barnard College, Columbia University

PHILOSOPHY

Contemporary Encounters with Ancient MetaphysicsEdited by Abraham Jacob Greenstine, Duquesne University and Ryan J. Johnson, Elon University• 15 original essays and three previously untranslated

articles on topics of ancient physics and metaphysics by some of the leading contemporary philosophers and scholars

• Provides a space for the burgeoning continental materialist, realist and metaphysical readings of ancient philosophical problems and texts

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $39.95August 2018352 pages9781474437424

The Deleuze-Lucretius EncounterRyan J. Johnson, Elon University• Re-orients Deleuze studies by engaging a highly

important yet almost completely ignored area of the philosopher’s work - his relationship to ancient philosophy

• Begins and ends with a powerful claim: Lucretian atomism produced Deleuzianism

• Shows how Lucretius resonates throughout all Deleuze’s writings: from immanent ontology to affirmative ethics

PB, HB & Ebook£24.99 | $39.95February 2018288 pages97814744323061 b&w illustration, 3 b&w drawingsPlateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies

Lucretius IAn Ontology of MotionThomas Nail, University of Denver• A new materialist, quantum and feminist

interpretation of Lucretius• Argues the original and provocative thesis that

Lucretius was not an atomist but rather the first philosopher of motion

• The most profound revision of how we read Lucretius since Michel Serres’ The Birth of Physics (1977)

PB, HB & Ebook£19.99 | $29.95February 2018288 pages978147443467615 b&w illustrations


Ancient Philosophy TodayEditors: Anna Marmodoro and Erasmus Mayr• Provides a forum for the mutual engagement

between ancient and contemporary philosophy• Connects interpretative work in ancient philosophy

to current discussions in metaphysics, epistemology and ethics

• Assesses the continuing relevance of ancient theories to current philosophical interests and debates

Print ISSN: 2516-1156 Online ISSN: 2516-11642 issues per year

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PHILOSOPHY

Distributed Cognition in Classical AntiquityEdited by Miranda Anderson, University of Stirling, Douglas Cairns and Mark Sprevak, both at University of Edinburgh• Includes essays on archaeology, art history, rhetoric,

literature, philosophy, science, medicine and technology• For students and scholars in classics, cognitive

humanities, philosophy of mind and ancient philosophy

HB & Ebook£125 | $195November 2018304 pages97814744297402 b&w, 4 colour illustrationsThe Edinburgh History of Distributed Cognition

Monstrosity and PhilosophyRadical Otherness in Greek and Latin CultureFilippo Del Lucchese, Brunel University, London• Reconstructs the concept of monstrosity in classic

thought from its earliest beginnings, through pre-Platonic and Attic philosophy to the Hellenistic systems and finally arriving at Neapolitanism

• Covers all the major figures: from Hesiod to Augustine, through Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Lucretius

HB & Ebook£90 | $140October 2019472 pages9781474456203

Aristotle on the Matter of FormΑ Feminist Metaphysics of GenerationAdriel M. Trott, Wabash College• Offers a clear and innovative account of Aristotle’s

biological works, informed by Continental philosophy and inflected by feminist interests and concerns

• Contextualises Aristotle’s views of gender in ancient Greek mythology, medicine and early philosophy

• Showcases how Aristotle’s account is fundamentally phenomenological

HB & Ebook£80 | $120October 2019280 pages9781474455220Cycles

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This series focuses on the intersection of gender and sexuality, in the Greco-Roman world, with a range of other factors including race, ethnicity, class, ability, masculinity, femininity, transgender and post-colonial gender studies.

Forthcoming in the series

SERIES Intersectionality in Classical AntiquitySeries Editors: Mark Masterson, Fiona McHardy and Nancy Rabinowitz

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Exploring Gender Diversity in the Ancient WorldEdited by Jennifer Dyer, Memorial University of Newfoundlandand Allison Surtees, University of Winnipeg

Explores how gender binary and behaviours of gender were actively challenged in classical antiquityGender identity and gender expression in ancient cultures are questioned in these 18 essays in light of our new understandings of sex and gender. Using contemporary theory and methodologies this book opens up a new history of gender diversity from the ancient world to our own that encourages us to reconsider those very understandings of sex and gender identity.The essays take an interdisciplinary approach and will appeal to classicists, ancient historians, archaeologies as well as those working in gender studies, transgender studies, LGBTQ+ studies, anthropology and women’s studies.

HB £80.00 | $120.00 March 2020 268 pages9781474447041 25 b&w illustrations Also available in Ebook


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investigated from an interdisciplinary perspective• Sites are analysed through surveys and case studies across

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Roman Law EssentialsCraig Anderson, Robert Gordon University• A study and revision guide for Scots law students of

Roman law• Compares Roman law with other early legal systems

to show why Roman law was special and how it was folded into other medieval legal structures in Europe and Britain

• Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases to help students remember the key elements of the subject

PB, HB & Ebook£15.99 | $24.95February 2018144 pages9781474425087Edinburgh Law Essentials

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The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome is a chronological history of Rome and the Roman world in eight volumes. From the city’s first settlement to the collapse of the western empire and the emergence of Byzantium some 1,500 years later, each volume encapsulates a sense of the ever-changing identity of Rome, providing overall unity to its dramatic history.

Praise for the series:Each volume in the series provides an intelligent and highly readable account of the respective periods, skilfully pitched to their intended audience. Roman historians will, however, notice the numerous interpretative insights of each author and in this regard each volume is able to stand alone.- Christopher J. Dart, University of Melbourne in Ancient West and East


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