A Cultural History of the Senses in Antiquity 0857853392, 9780857853394

A Cultural History of the Senses in Antiquity Volume 1 9780857853394, 9781474233057, 9781474232982

The ancient world used the senses to express an enormous range of cultural meanings. Indeed the senses were functionally

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A Cultural History of Tragedy in Antiquity [1] 1474287891, 9781474287890

In this volume, tragedy in antiquity is examined synoptically, from its misty origins in archaic Greece, through its cen

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A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity [1] 1350028525, 9781350028524

Though there was not even a word for, or a concept of, disability in Antiquity, a considerable part of the population ex

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A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity 9781350023963, 1350023965

From gladiatorial combat to knightly tournaments and from hunting to games and gambling, sport has been central to human

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A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity 9781350028555, 9781350028524

A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity is an essential resource for researchers, scholars and students of history

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A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity 9781350048133, 9780857850973, 9781350009189

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity explores women’s history in the West from 500 BCE to 1000CE. This time period i

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A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity 9781350028531, 9781350028524, 9781350029538

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A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity 1472585690, 9781472585691

Theatre was at the very heart of culture in Graeco-Roman civilizations and its influence permeated across social and cla

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A Cultural History of Hair in Antiquity 9781474232012, 9781474232128, 1474232019

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society. In Antiquity, the power of h

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A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity 1474273270, 9781474273275

A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity covers the period 3000 BCE to 500 CE. Although the smooth, white marbles of Cla

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