The Oxford Classical Dictionary

by Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther

• ISBN13: 9780199545568
• ISBN10: 0199545561
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

For more than half a century, theOxford Classical Dictionaryhas been the unrivaled one-volume reference work on the Greco-Roman world. Whether one is interested in literature or art, philosophy or law, mythology or science, intimate details of daily life or broad cultural and historical trends, the OCD is the first place to turn for clear, authoritative information on all aspects of ancient culture. Now comes the Fourth Edition of this redoubtable resource, thoroughly revised and updated, with numerous new entries and two new focus areas (on reception and anthropology). Here, in over six thousand entries ranging from long articles to brief identifications, readers can find information on virtually any topic of interest--athletics, bee-keeping, botany, magic, religious rites, postal service, slavery, navigation, and the reckoning of time. TheOxford Classical Dictionaryprofiles every major figure of Greece and Rome, from Homer and Virgil to Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. Readers will find entries on mythological and legendary figures, on major cities, famous buildings, and important geographical landmarks, and on legal, rhetorical, literary, and political terms and concepts.

Author Biography

Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow in Classical Studies at All Souls College, Oxford. Antony Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. Esther Eidinow is Reader in Ancient Greek History at Newman University College in Birmingham.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of New Entries

Area Advisors

Contributors

Abbreviations

Note to the Reader

A-Z Dictionary Entries

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