In classical Latin, luxuria means 'desire for luxury'; it is linked with the ideas of excess and deviation from a standard. It is in most cases labelled as a vi

In classical Latin, luxuria means 'desire for luxury'; it is linked with the ideas of excess and deviation from a standard. It is in most cases labelled as a vi

Sharrock.--William C. Fitzgerald, University of California, Berkeley "American Historical Review"

A collection of papers that introduces the notion of the technosoma (techno body) into discussions on the representations of the body in classical antiquity. By

The brief word-histories in this book are meant to provide background on some words that everyone learns when they study Latin, as well as some rarer terms that