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A pioneer in establishing the study of geography in British universities, Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829-1916) sought to share his deep appreciation of ancient authorities, particularly Strabo. This 1897 textbook traces the progress of geographical writing in Greek and Latin from Homeric times to the end of Rome's western empire.

Controversial for centuries, Hannibal's route over the Alps was the subject of an extended scholarly dispute between William John Law (1786-1869) and Robert Ellis (1820-85). This two-volume 1866 publication, Law's major contribution to the debate, examines several theories and the accounts of Polybius and Livy.

This, the second edition of an influential commentary on the Roman satirist Juvenal by John Mayor (1825-1910), was published in 1872-1879. It features thirteen of Juvenal's satires, followed by detailed notes. Volume 1 contains the thirteen satires, and Mayor's notes on the first five pieces in his selection.

This, the second edition of an influential commentary on the Roman satirist Juvenal by John Mayor (1825-1910), was published in 1872. It features thirteen of Juvenal's satires, followed by detailed notes on these challenging texts. Volume 2 contains Mayor's notes on Satires 8 and 10-16.

Sir Richard Jebb's seven-volume edition of the works of Sophocles, published between 1883 and 1896, remains a landmark in Greek scholarship. The text itself is given with an introduction, a parallel English translation, collation and explanatory notes. This volume contains Oedipus Coloneus.

The notes of English classical scholar Peter Paul Dobree (1782-1825) are collected in this two-volume edition of Adversaria. Volume 1 (1831) includes the praelection which gained Dobree the Regius chair of Greek at Cambridge, as well as his notes on Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, and numerous other subjects.

Volume 3 of Joseph B. Mayor's influential 1880s edition of Cicero's De Natura Deorum contains the text of Cicero's Book 3 and a full commentary. Here, Cicero explores the topics of divination, worship, and mythology and asks whether the worship of deities is compatible with philosophical reason.

Munro's two-volume edition of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, published in Cambridge in 1864, was an important contribution to nineteenth-century classical scholarship. Volume 2 contains Munro's notes and index.

Walter Leaf, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, produced an acclaimed edition of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. As a scholar, Leaf was interested in the physical reality of antiquity, which set him apart from the thinking of the Cambridge Ritual School. Volume 1 contains books 1-12 of the poem.

Walter Leaf, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, produced an acclaimed edition of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. As a scholar, Leaf was interested in the physical reality of antiquity, which set him apart from the thinking of the Cambridge Ritual School. Volume 2 contains books 13-24 of the poem.

A leading classical scholar and philologist, Gottfried Hermann conducted his most important work on Greek grammar and poetry, although he also published critical editions of poems and plays. This two-volume academic study was published in Leipzig in 1852. Volume 1 contains the seven tragedies, plus Prometheus Bound, and notes.

In this four-volume set first published in 1871, the leading Greek scholar and academic Benjamin Jowett translates into English the dialogues of one of the world's greatest philosophers. In Volume 4 he discusses Plato's last work, the Laws, together with three additional writings of questionable authorship.

Published in two volumes in 1845 and 1850, Fasti Romani, Henry Fynes Clinton's chronological history of the Roman Empire, made an important contribution to the study of the ancient world. Clinton's strict methodological reading of the sources established high standards for historical research in classical studies.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

This six-volume translation of and commentary on the works of Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller and antiquarian, was published in 1898 by Sir James Frazer (1854-1941), best remembered today for his study of religion, The Golden Bough. Volume 4 covers Elis, Achaia and Arcadia.

This six-volume translation of and commentary on the works of Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller and antiquarian, was published in 1898 by Sir James Frazer (1854-1941), best remembered today for his study of religion, The Golden Bough. Volume 3 covers Corinth, Laconia, Messenia and Elis.

Volume 3 of Thomas Arnold's critical edition of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1835, contains Books 6-8. Arnold's detailed topographical and historical notes, explaining the geographical and political background to the History, are still an indispensable guide for students and scholars.

The works of Latin comedic playwright Titus Maccius Plautus owe their modern reputation to this monumental four-volume edition, begun by the eminent philologist Friedrich Ritschl. Volume 1 (1871-81) includes Ritschl's edition of Trinummus, the only play he completed before his death, together with Epidicus, Curculio, Asinaria, and Truculentus.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

These collected literary remains of the lesser Greek geographers were published in two volumes in 1855 and 1861 by German classicist Karl Muller (1813-94). Volume 1, with introduction, commentary and parallel translations in Latin, contains works by Hanno the Carthaginian, Agatharchides and Arrian, among others.

Wilamowitz-Moellendorff's edition of Herakles was published in 1895. Volume 2 contains Moellendorf's commentary on the etymological, historical and dramatic details of Euripides' interpretation of Herakles' fate. He emphasises that the modern reader or spectator has to make full use of the imagination to appreciate the play's religious context.

Volume 1 of Thomas Arnold's critical edition of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1830, contains Books 1-3. Arnold's detailed topographical and historical notes, explaining the geographical and political background to the History, are still an indispensable guide for students and scholars.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

Based on Ast's complete edition of Plato, this lexicon gives citations both from Plato and from later works that quote Plato. It remains a milestone in Plato scholarship and is a valuable resource for readers interested in the history of philology and textual criticism. Volume 1, published in 1835, covers Alpha to Epsilon.

Volume 2 of Joseph B. Mayor's influential 1880s edition of Cicero's De Natura Deorum contains the text of Cicero's Book 2 and a full commentary. Here the Stoic Balbus presents his arguments for the role of divine providence in ordering the universe, giving crucial insights into Stoic cosmology.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

Volume 3 of Paley's English commentary on Euripides, first published in 1860, contains the Greek text of the plays Hercules Furens, Phoenissae, Orestes, Iphigenia in Tauris, Iphigenia in Aulide, and Cyclops, each with a detailed introductory essay and a line-by-line commentary. This influential work remains a key text in Euripidean scholarship.