The ancient world used the senses to express an enormous range of cultural meanings. Indeed the senses were functionally
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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 19th century was a time of new sensory experiences and modes of perception. The raucous mechanical intensity of the
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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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The history of gardens in antiquity is characterized by a rich mix of cultures interacting throughout Europe, Africa and
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Volume 1 of A Cultural History of Peace (6 vols.)
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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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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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