Edited by John Roberts
Over 2,500 entries
‘I would recommend this book to any school library or those with a general interest in the Classics’, Journal of Classics Teaching
Spanning almost one thousand years, from the first Olympic Games in 776 BC to the death of Marcus Aurelius in AD 180, this accessible and wide-ranging reference work draws on the groundbreaking Oxford Classical Dictionary to present more than 2,500 entries on the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. The dictionary covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature, such as science, social structure, philosophy, and religion, and contains comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Achilles to Zeno.
John Roberts (1932-2005) was Head of Classics at Eton College. The author of City of Sokrates, he was a founder member of the Ancient History Committee for the Joint Association of Classical Teachers, and the General Editor of the LACTOR series of translated sources from Greek and Roman history.
Print edition ISBN: 9780192801463; 0192801465
Publishing history: First published 2005, first published in paperback 2007
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 2000, 2004, 2007
