Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

The Gorgias Classical & Late Antiquity series publishes monographs, edited volumes and translations on the Greco-Roman world and its transition into Late Antiquity, encompassing political and social structures, knowledge and educational ideals, art, architecture and literature. For more information about the series or to submit a proposal, please contact submissions@gorgiaspress.com.

Series Editorial Board

Johannes Niehoff-Panagiotidis (Chair) Freie Universität Berlin

Ulrike-Rebekka Nieten, Freie Universität Berlin

Adrian Pirtea, University of Vienna

Irene Schneider, University of Göttingen

Manolis Ulbricht, University of Göttingen

Series Advisory Board

Nicola Denzey Lewis, Claremount Graduate University

Stefan Esders, Freie Universität Berlin

Thomas Figueira, Rutgers University

Christian Freigang, Freie Universität Berlin

David Hernandez de la Fuente, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Markham J. Geller, University College London

Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Brown University

AnneMarie Luijendijk, Princeton University

Roberta Mazza, University of Manchester

Arietta Papaconstantinou, University of Reading

Meron-Martin Piotrkowski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Shabo Talay, Freie Universität Berlin

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The Portrayal and Role of Anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus Marcellinus

By Barbara Sidwell

Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity 6

ISBN: 978-1-60724-128-7

Ammianus’ treatment of the emotion of anger reveals as much, if not more, about his education, values, beliefs, personality, than it does about the people he writes about. This research contributes to a greater depth of understanding of the role of the key emotion of anger within the individual and collective lives of the characters as portrayed by Ammianus Marcellinus and how he uses them to influence the reader and colour his narrative.

$176.00 (USD) $105.60 (USD)

Hearsay, History, and Heresy

Collected Essays on the Roman Republic by Richard E. Mitchell

Edited with an Introduction by Randall Howarth

Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity 4

ISBN: 978-1-59333-642-4

A collection of articles by Richard E. Mitchell presenting all the major historiographical problems scholars encounter in reconstructing the early Republic. Mitchell was one of the first scholars to question the practice of taking the broad outlines of the accounts handed down by Roman historians (writing hundreds of years later) at face value in writing modern accounts of the period.

$177.00 (USD) $106.20 (USD)

The Military Consilium in Republican Rome

By Pamela Delia Johnston

Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity 5

ISBN: 978-1-59333-373-7

The consilium, or advisory council, played an important role in the everyday activities of the Roman magistrate in his role as military commander. This work is an in-depth look at the commander's consilium from its first depicted appearances in the accounts of the legendary period to 31 BC. The concilium adapted to meet changing needs and serves to illustrate how Romans felt about their own society. The role of the commander's consilium can be seen as a pragmatic compromise between the desire for competent leadership and personal ambition on the one hand, and the Romans' ever-present fear of tyrannical behavior on the other.

$126.00 (USD) $75.60 (USD)

Early Christian Attitudes to War, Violence and Military Service

By Despina Iosif

Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity 1

ISBN: 978-1-61143-486-6

The early Christians were not of one mind when it came to war, violence and military service. There was a bewildering variety of opinion as to how they understood their place in the world. It seems however that generally they did not stand apart from society. On the contrary, they were happy to integrate and conform and they often accepted war and service in the army as activities which did not raise specific ethical problems.

$182.00 (USD) $109.20 (USD)

The Ceramic Oil Lamp as an Indicator of Cultural Change within Nabataean Society in Petra and its En

By Deirdre Grace Barrett

Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity 14

ISBN: 978-1-59333-628-8

How did the Nabataeans view their world at the time of the Roman annexation in CE 106? If it is possible to detect an altered perception after their monarchy was dissolved at that time, how can we be sure it was authentic and not a veneer, masking the identity of a disaffected people? One approach is to consider religious practice as a diagnostic for identity within Nabataean society. Religious practice is examined through the ceramic oil lamp, a ubiquitous vessel that can portray socio-political and religious symbolism and cultural hybridization.

$134.00 (USD) $80.40 (USD)