Edited by Simon Hornblower and Tony Spawforth
497 entries
This dictionary of ancient biography provides comprehensive coverage of centrally important individuals from every aspect of ancient life, including Greek and Roman writers, thinkers, artists, scientists, statesmen, kings, queens, and other historical figures.
The book's extraordinarily broad coverage is devoted entirely to real people. Many entries offer more than biographical information being short essays in themselves covering major historical and cultural themes in antiquity centred round individuals as varied as Herodotus, Socrates, Plato, Alexander the Great, and Augustus.
Drawing on the latest edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, this book offers authoritative and accessible scholarship from over 190 world-experts on their subjects, providing an invaluable guide for students and general readers alike.
Simon Hornblower is Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University College, London.
Tony Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
