On these pages you will find information on the Routledge list which covers Ancient Near East, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Religions, Classical Language & Literature, Egyptology, Greek History & Culture, Late Antiquity & Byzantium, Roman History & Culture
There is also information on books for students, series, and the latest news and events.
This is an engaging introduction which explores the latest thinking about Classical mythology, the history of interpreting myths and the role of myths in cultural tradition, from painting to opera, philosophy, politics, drama, and religion in the modern day. It answers such questions as what are…
Paperback – 2016-05-10
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The Basics
The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world’s first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than 40 years of research by one of…
Paperback – 2015-12-07
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In this second edition, Ancient Rome presents an extensive range of material, from the early Republic to the death of Augustus, with two new chapters on the Second Triumvirate and The Age of Augustus. Dillon and Garland have also included more extensive late Republican and Augustan sources on…
Paperback – 2015-06-30
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Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
The Greeks has provided a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece. In this new and expanded third edition the best-selling volume offers a lucid survey that covers all the key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period. It…
Paperback – 2014-11-24
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Peoples of the Ancient World
The Romans: An Introduction, 3rd edition engages students in the study of ancient Rome by exploring specific historical events and examining the evidence. This focus enables students not only to learn history and culture but also to understand how we recreate this picture of Roman life. The…
Paperback – 2014-11-13
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Peoples of the Ancient World
The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume. After a general introduction on Roman historical writing, extensive passages from more than a dozen Greek and Roman historians and biographers trace…
Paperback – 2012-09-05
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Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
This volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives of women in antiquity. The book is divided into ten sections, nine focusing on a particular area, and also includes…
Hardback – 2016-08-18
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Rewriting Antiquity
Lacan’s Return to Antiquity is the first book devoted to the role of classical antiquity in Lacan’s work. Oliver Harris poses a question familiar from studies of Freud: what are Ancient Greece and Rome doing in a twentieth-century theory of psychology? In Lacan’s case, the issue has an additional…
Paperback – 2016-08-16
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Ross Burns, author of Aleppo: A History, offers some insight into why he wrote this comprehensive history of Aleppo.
In this forthcoming volume, Ross Burns explores the rich history of this important city, from its earliest history through to the modern era, providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history, accessible both to scholarly readers as well as to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city’s past.
Sciences of Antiquity is a series designed to cover the subject-matter of what we call science.
Amy Davis-Poynter commissions for Classics and Biblical Studies, with books on the history, thought, and cultures of the Ancient Near East and Egypt, the Biblical lands, Greece and Rome, and Late Antiquity and Early Christianity. She produces a wide range of books, from introductory textbooks and sourcebooks to translations, scholarly monographs, and edited collections, with a particular interest in reception, science and medicine, the emotions and senses, and theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches to the subjects. New series and series in development include Routledge Handbooks of Theory and the Classics, The Senses in Antiquity, Issues in Ancient Philosophy, Medicine and Healing in Antiquity, and Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Established series include the Routledge Worlds, Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World, and Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies.
Matthew Gibbons commissions on a number of related lists: Classics, Archaeology, Museum Studies, Heritage Studies, and Conservation. He commissions books for a broad audience from introductory textbooks and guides through to cutting-edge research volumes. The Museums, Heritage, and Conservation lists also cater for practitioners and professionals. As well as a focus on books that support study he also welcomes, across all lists, pioneering work and topics at the forefront of current research that reflect the reputation for innovative publishing in his areas.
Michael Greenwood commissions research monographs, reference works and edited collections in Classical Studies, Late Antiquity, and Byzantine and early medieval history. Key series in these areas include Medicine and the Body in Antiquity; Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism; Image, Text and Culture in Classical Antiquity; Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies; Publications of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies. Michael is always pleased to hear from authors looking to discuss their plans to publish in these and related areas.
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