N. G. (FELLOW AND TUTOR IN CLASSICS (EMERITUS), Fellow and Tutor in Classics (Emeritus), Lincoln College, University of Oxford) Wilson

In this new edition of Herodotus' Histories, Nigel Wilson has revised the original Oxford Classical Text by the Danish scholar C. Hude, published in 1

A collection of the writings of Sallust, renowned in the latter half of the first century BC for his prose. The volume contains the text of two of his

'A nation without a national government is an awful spectacle.' In the winter of 1787-8 a series of eighty-five essays appeared in the New York pre

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age cov

The fullest biography of Mark Antony in English, A Noble Ruin provides a fresh account of Antony's personal life and especially his public career, inc

In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.E.) recounts the dramatic events of the year 63 B.C.E. when a disgruntled and

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores import

Written by experts, this innovative textbook offers students a relevant, contextual account of EU law. Under the experienced editorship of Catherine B

The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but also

Although it is often thought that Herodotus is a simple author, and that his Histories do not contain many passages requiring textual criticism, close

Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its cr

Critics, Compilers, and Commentators is the first comprehensive introduction to Roman philology-the study of Latin language and Latin texts. It explai

Byzantium linked the ancient and modern worlds, shaping traditions and handing down to both Eastern and Western civilization a vibrant legacy. 'The Ox

The Globalization of World Politics is the bestselling introduction to international relations, and offers the most complete coverage of the key theor

A volume which examines twelfth and thirteenth century officers and the practices used to regulate them in England, placing them not only within a Bri

Different languages have different personalities, and there is a lot that can be lost in translation. This volume offers an engaging and accessible in

This new edition offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the culture and society of later times. Originally published

This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical perio

The Practical Self argues that self-consciousness requires faith in ourselves as the agents of our thinking and that this faith is sustained by practi

In Demons, Virginia Berridge explores the factors that have affected social attitudes to tobacco, alcohol, and a variety of drugs, through history. Ge