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#AIASCS2021: Browse Titles for History and Religion Courses
Jan 12 2021
Explore our groundbreaking books that facilitate teaching across disciplines. To request an exam copy, click on “Request an Exam or Desk Copy” on the book page, and this will take you to our distributor's site where you can order your copy.Medea: A New Translation by Euripides and transl
#AIASCS2021: Limited Time Free Content from UC Press Journals
Jan 06 2021
Although we won't be able to see you in person this year at the annual joint conference for the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies, we are pleased to offer you a chance to sample the current issues of our ancient world/classical studies journals for free for a
Q&A with Tim Whitmarsh: Beyond the Second Sophistic and New Directions in Classics
Jan 05 2021
This post is part of our #AIASCS2021 blog series. Learn more at our virtual conference exhibit.As part of our author blog series for the 2021 Archaeological Institute of America & Society for Classical Studies virtual conference, we reached out to author Tim Whitmarsh to discuss his book
#AIASCS2021: Virtual Conference Highlights from Eric Schmidt
Jan 04 2021
For the Archaeological Institute of America & Society for Classical Studies 2021, Eric Schmidt shares virtual conference highlights."I acquire broadly in premodern history and religion. Our publishing program has a cultural studies remit overall, and as part of the premodern list, I’m es
Q&A with Clara Bosak-Schroeder: What We Can Learn from Ancient Greek Ethnography
Dec 28 2020
This post is part of our #AIASCS2021 blog series. Learn more at our virtual conference exhibit.As part of our author blog series for the 2021 Archaeological Institute of America & Society for Classical Studies virtual conference, we reached out to author Clara Bosak-Schroeder to discuss the
From Constantinople to the COVID-Era: Why Rituals Matter
Dec 01 2020
By Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, author of Constantinople: Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial CapitalRitualized occasions—holy days and holidays, funerals and weddings, graduations and retirements, conferences, protests, and elections—are crucial for communities.
Demagogues & Democracy: An Ancient Comedy for Modern Times
Oct 05 2020
by Robert C. Bartlett, author of Against Demagogues: What Aristophanes Can Teach Us about the Perils of Populism and the Fate of Democracy, New Translations of the Acharnians and the KnightsIt’s fair to say that ours are troubled times, with deep economic division, racial strife, and even a plag
Virtual Q&A with Edward Watts, author of The Final Pagan Generation
Sep 25 2020
Rome in the time of the fourth century was one of dramatic political and religious change. After thousands of years of pagan tradition, Christianity was suddenly the new order. In 311, The Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Heated confrontations saw the Christian establishment legislate