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History is never static. The interpretation of past events is fluid, informed by particular intellectual, political and cultural contexts. This is as true of the ancient world as of any historical period. Classical material has been appropriated for many different ends; and as Phiroze Vasunia shows, in this major new work, classics needs to grapple with its controversial past. He discusses the various ways in which antiquity has provided ideological support to European imperialism and to the affirmation of a Western elite, cast as the rightful heirs to a 'civilizing' classical legacy: whether the British and Spanish, who portrayed themselves as new Roman conquerors in India and the Americas; or Napoleon's self-fashioning as a second Alexander in Egypt. At the same time the author demonstrates how the antique past has provided fertile ground for those seeking to challenge or subvert colonial rule.

Classical civilisation --- Classical history

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Eine der jüngeren Erkenntnisse der antiken Epigraphik besteht darin, dass Inschriften nicht nur Texte, sondern zugleich materielle Objekte sind, die ihre Wirkung durch ihre Materialität und Präsenz entfalten. Diese Einsicht hat bislang zwar zu vielen Einzelstudien geführt, die bestimmte Inschriftengruppen oder -räume fokussiert haben - sie wurde bislang aber nicht systematisch, eine größere Region und eine gesamte Epoche betreffend angewendet. Diese Lücke will Katharina Bolle füllen, indem sie sich der gewandelten Inschriftenkultur der Spätantike widmet. Mit Blick auf die italische Halbinsel werden die Phänomene dieses Wandels präzise beschrieben, analysiert und in einem weiteren historischen Rahmen erklärt. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf der materialen Beschaffenheit und der räumlichen Präsentation der Inschriften, wodurch dem textbasierten Zugriff epigraphischer Untersuchungen ein neuartiger Zugang an die Seite gestellt wird, der auch Aussagen zur antiken Wahrnehmung und Rezeption inschriftlicher Monumente zulässt. Dem in der Forschung vorherrschenden Paradigma einer im Niedergang befindlichen Inschriftenkultur der Spätantike wird so ein wesentliches differenzierteres Bild entgegengesetzt, welches das innovative und kreative Potential dieser Epoche herausarbeitet und betont. That inscriptions are not only texts but also material objects of specific materiality and presence is one of the recent central insights of ancient epigraphy. This understanding is applied here for the first time systematically, across different regions and over an entire epoch, by examining the change in the inscriptions culture in late antiquity with a view of the Italian peninsula.

Classical texts --- Classical history / classical civilisation --- Classical Greek & Roman archaeology --- Italy. --- Late antiquity. --- inscriptions. --- materiality.

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"In Search of the Labyrinth explores the enduring cultural legacy of Minoan Crete by offering an overview of Minoan archaeology and modern responses to it in literature, the visual and performing arts, and other cultural practices. The focus is on the twentieth century, and on responses that involve a clear engagement with the material culture of Minoan Crete, not just with mythological narratives in Classical sources, as illustrated by the works of novelists, poets, avant-garde artists, couturiers, musicians, philosophers, architects, film directors, and even psychoanalysts - from Sigmund Freud and Marcel Proust to D.H. Lawrence, Cecil Day-Lewis, Oswald Spengler, Nikos Kazantzakis, Robert Graves, André Gide, Mary Renault, Christa Wolf, Don DeLillo, Rhea Galanaki, Léon Bakst, Marc Chagall, Mariano Fortuny, Robert Wise, Martin Heidegger, Karl Lagerfeld, and Harrison Birtwistle, among many others. The volume also explores the fascination with things Minoan in antiquity and in the present millennium: from Minoan-inspired motifs decorating pottery of the Greek Early Iron Age, to uses of the Minoans in twenty-first-century music, poetry, fashion, and other media"--Provided by publisher.

Civilization, Western --- Classical history / classical civilisation. --- Minoans --- Crete (Greece) --- Minoans --- Civilization, Modern --- Classical influences. --- Antiquities. --- Civilization. --- Classical influences.

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This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus' colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play's many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic.

Classical texts --- Classical history / classical civilisation --- Designed / suitable for A & AS Level --- Translation & interpretation --- Classics --- comedy --- Epidicus --- Latin --- Plautus --- Roman play --- translation

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In recent years, storage has come to the fore as a central aspect of ancient economies. However studies have hitherto focused on urban and military storage. Although archaeological excavations of rural granaries are numerous, their evidence has yet to be fully taken into account. Such is the ambition of Rural Granaries in Northern Gaul (Sixth Century BCE – Fourth Century CE) . Focusing on northern Gaul, this volume starts by discussing at length the possibility of quantifying storage capacities and, through them, agrarian production. Building on this first part, the second half of the book sketches the evolution of rural storage in Gaul from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, setting firmly archaeological evidence in the historical context of the Roman Empire.

Grain --- Granaries --- Agriculture, Ancient --- Storage --- Gaul --- Economic conditions. --- History --- Ancient agriculture --- Grain bins --- Graineries --- Storage facilities --- Breadstuffs --- Cereal grains --- Cereals --- Grains --- Botany, Economic --- Field crops --- Flour --- Food --- Food crops --- Seed crops --- Gallia --- Gaule --- Classical history / classical civilisation