List of Figures xi
List of Maps xii
Notes on Contributors xiii
Preface xix
Abbreviations, Reference Works xx
Abbreviations and Glossary, Ancient Authors xxiii
Timeline xxx
1 Personal Perspectives 1
Josiah Ober, Peter Derow, Andrea Giardina, Neil McLynn, Kathryn Welch
Part I: Evidence 11
2 Historiography 13
John Marincola
3 Epigraphical Cultures of the Classical Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Beyond 23
Gregory Rowe
4 Papyrology 37
Alan K. Bowman
5 Numismatics 48
A. R. Meadows
6 Archaeology and Ancient History 59
Stephen L. Dyson
7 Oratory 67
Catherine Steel
8 Ancient History Through Ancient Literature 77
Tim Whitmarsh
Part II: Problems and Approaches 87
9 Ancient History Today 89
J. A. North
10 Political History 99
Robert Morstein-Marx
11 Economic and Social History 112
Neville Morley
12 Ethnicity and Culture 123
Edward Herring
13 Population and Demography 134
Walter Scheidel
14 Writing Women into History 146
Amy Richlin
15 Interpreting Myth 154
Carol Dougherty
16 Environmental History 164
Robert Sallares
Part III: People and Places 175
17 The Near East 177
Maria Brosius
18 Egypt under the Pharaohs 189
John Ray
19 The Jews 201
Gideon Bohak
20 The Greeks 213
Thomas Harrison
21 Asia Minor 222
Peter Thonemann
22 Rome 236
Christer Bruun
23 Italy beyond Rome 248
Kathryn Lomas
24 North Africa 260
Josephine Crawley Quinn
25 The Iberian Peninsula in the Roman Period 273
A. T. Fear
26 The "Celts" 284
Constanze Witt
Part IV: Encountering the Divine 299
27 Religion 301
Mark Humphries
28 The Emergence of Christianity 312
John Curran
Part V: Living and Dying 327
29 The Family 329
Mary Harlow and Tim Parkin
30 Food 342
John Wilkins
31 Eros: Love and Sexuality 352
James Davidson
32 Housing 368
Lisa C. Nevett
33 Entertainment 381
David Potter
34 Education 392
Jason König
35 Medicine 403
Helen King
36 Death 414
David Noy
Part VI: Economy 427
37 The Mediterranean and the History of Antiquity 429
R. Bruce Hitchner
38 Ancient Economies 436
John Davies
39 Labor: Free and Unfree 447
Peter Fibiger Bang
40 The Countryside 462
Robert Witcher
41 Finance and Resources: Public, Private, and Personal 474
Paul Millett
42 Ancient Technology 486
Tracey Rihll
Part VII: Politics and Power 497
43 Structures 499
Hans Beck
44 Citizenship 510
Andrew Lintott
45 Law 520
Elizabeth A. Meyer
46 Warfare 531
Louis Rawlings
Part VIII: Repercussions 543
47 The Impact of Antiquity 545
Rosamond McKitterick
48 Ancient History and National Identity 555
Andrew Erskine
49 Hollywood's Ancient World 564
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Bibliography 580
Index 654

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history.
* Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history
* Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars
* Moves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean
* Draws on the latest research in the field
* Provides an essential resource for any student of ancient history