The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and includes a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity ...

In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the ...

This is by far the most detailed commentary yet on Horace's Epodes.

In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the ...

First the author differentiates the various types of curses found in ancient poetry; this is followed by a chronological examination of the curses, from archaic and classical Greece to Hellenistic and Roman times.

In this exciting and inspiring study, the author describes the work she has undertaken over the past twenty years in a neonatal intensive care unit.

"Marcus Valerius Martialis, or Martial (born between 38 and 41 CE, died between 102 and 104 CE) is celebrated for his droll, frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low society during the first century rule of the emperors ...

"Family history of the Cole family. Pioneers who settled in Spar Bush, Southland. Covers the first three generations plus some information about their origins in the UK."--Publisher information.

James and Elizabeth PINK immigrated to New Zealand in 1874, leaving behind an impoverished rural economy in Kent.