Art as Plunder: The Ancient Origins of Debate about Cultural Property
This book examines the ancient origins of debate about art as cultural property. What happens to art in time of war? Who should own art, and what is its appropriate context? Should the victorious ever allow t

Performance and Cure: Drama and Healing in Ancient Greece and Contemporary America by Karelisa Hart
In this fascinating addition to the 'Classical/Interfaces' series, Karelisa Hartigan suggests that drama was regularly performed in the theaters built within or adjacent to the ancient sanctuaries of Asklepios.

Epic and History by David Konstan and Kurt A. Raaflaub
With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time p

Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires by Walter Scheidel
Two thousand years ago, up to one-half of the human species was contained within two political systems, the Roman empire in western Eurasia (centered on the Mediterranean Sea) and the Han empire in eastern Eura

Colour and Meaning in Ancient Rome by Mark Bradley
The study of colour has become familiar territory in recent anthropology, linguistics, art history and archaeology. Classicists, however, have traditionally subordinated the study of colour to form. By drawing