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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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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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 Sport in Antiquity covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics and Rome
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A Cultural History of Western Empires presents historians, and scholars and students of related fields, with the first c
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Volume 1 of A Cultural History of Peace (6 vols.)
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From gladiatorial combat to knightly tournaments and from hunting to games and gambling, sport has been central to human
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The history of gardens in antiquity is characterized by a rich mix of cultures interacting throughout Europe, Africa and
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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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