Contributions based on papers presented at the conference Approaches to Greek and Latin im/politeness held at the Universidad Autâonoma de Madrid in June 2017.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Im/Politeness Research in Ancient Greek and Latin: Concepts, Methods, Data Luis Unceta Gómez and ¿ukasz Berger; Part II. The Expression of Im/Politeness: 2. Towards a Comparison of Greek and Roman Politeness Systems Peter Barrios-Lech; 3. How to Be Polite without Saying 'Please' in Classical Greek? The Role of ¿¿ in Polite Requests Camille Denizot; 4. Text as Interaction: ut mihi (quidem) uidetur as a Hedging Device in Latin Literary Texts Francesca Mencacci; 5. Politeness Formulae in Roman Non-Literary Sources: The Case of Juridical Texts Rolando Ferri; Part III. Im/Politeness in Use: 6. Friendship Terms in Plato Michael Lloyd; 7. Conversational Openings and Politeness in Menander. An Integrated Pragmatic Approach to Menandrean Dialogue Giada Sorrentino; 8. Im/politeness of Interruptions in Roman Comedy ¿ukasz Berger; 9. Im/Politeness and Conversation Analysis in Greek Tragedy: The Case of Theseus and the Herald in Euripides' Supplices Evert Van Emde Boas; 10. Qui honoris causa nominatur. Form and Function of Third-Party Politeness in Cicero Lidewij Van Gils and Rodie Risselada; 11. Banter, Teasing and Politeness in Varro's De re rustica Jon Hall; Part IV. Ancient Perceptions on Im/Politeness: 12. Being Polite the Roman Way. Comments about Im/Politeness in the Comedies of Plautus and Terence Luis Unceta Gómez; 13. Impoliteness outside Literature: The Colloquium Harleianum Federica Iurescia; 14. Politeness in Ancient Scholarship Anna Zago.