The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (2nd edition)

First published in 1998 this compact but wide ranging volume has been produced in a paperback version and now, with over forty new or completely rewritten entries, it is in its second edition. In addition to the new entries, covering topics from perceptions of colour, gender and even ghosts, there are feature entries on emotion, madness and even ancient concepts of the senses. It is therefore a very exciting and interesting second edition with a great deal of additional material to offer its readership. The companion is a compact version of The Oxford Classical Dictionary (Hornblower and Spawforth, 2012...