This volume explores Cyprus in ancient literature and through contemporary evidence, discussing texts from Greco-Roman antiquity that examine the island, its my

Why did ancient autocrats patronise theatre? How could ancient theatre – rightly supposed to be an artform that developed and flourished under democracy – s

A collection of essays, most of which were published previously. Partial contents:

"Studies aroma in Jewish life and literature in Palestine in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. Uses the history and material culture of perfume and in

The history of healthcare in the classical world suffers from notable neglect in one crucial area. While scholars have intensively studied both the rationalisti