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A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families.

The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media--oral, aural, visual, and literary.* Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world* Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume* Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations* Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society

A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69-96 CE).* Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars organized into six thematic sections* Illustrates how economic, social, and cultural forces interacted to create a variety of social worlds within a composite Roman empire* Concludes with a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information and an extensive glossary of terms* Examines the Flavian Age more broadly and inclusively than ever before incorporating coverage of often neglected groups, such as women and non-Romans within the Empire

A Companion to Ancient Education presents a series of essays from leading specialists in the field that represent the most up-to-date scholarship relating to the rise and spread of educational practices and theories in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Reflects the latest research findings and presents new historical syntheses of the rise, spread, and purposes of ancient education in ancient Greece and Rome Offers comprehensive coverage of the main periods, crises, and developments of ancient education along with historical sketches of various educational methods and the diffusion of education throughout the ancient world Covers both liberal and illiberal (non-elite) education during antiquity Addresses the material practice and material realities of education, and the primary thinkers during antiquity through to late antiquity