The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome

This is a comprehensive reference work for both students and academics.

The Edinburgh Companion is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome.

Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain guidance in drawing together the perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to history, from poetry to archaeology, from art history to numismatics, and many more.

Part 1 gives an overview of modern approaches to the diverse features of the classical world and provides a brief survey of geography and history.

Part 2 looks at the physical background to the peoples of the Greek and Roman worlds and the material evidence used to study them.

Part 3 covers the wide spectrum of the written genres, from literary topics to the less well-studied genres such as technical handbooks and musical treatises.

Part 4 provides a practical guide to such essential information as names, measures, dating systems, together with a full list of abbreviations essential to steer a path through the publications in the various disciplines.