Library Guides/ Ancient History 500 BC-500 AD

New Ebooks on our Ebook Platforms

The six links below lead to overviews of new ebooks that enter our collection through our publisher package deals.
For individually purchased print books and ebooks from other publishers, please see below.

Brill (Brill and partner presses)
All books in the field of Ancient History published in 2023 and 2024.
Cambridge Core (Cambridge University Press and partner presses)
All books in the field of Ancient History published in the last 12 months.
De Gruyter (De Gruyter and partner presses)
All books in the field of Ancient History published in the last 12 months.
Oxford University Press
All books in the field of Classical History published in 2023 and 2024.
Taylor & Francis (T&F and partner presses)
All books in the field of Classical Studies (including Ancient History) published in the last 12 months.
Bloomsbury Collections
All books in the field of Ancient History published in 2023 and 2024.

New Books (September-October 2024)

A Cultural History of Democracy in Antiquity

Cartledge, Paul, and Carol Atack, eds. A Cultural History of Democracy in Antiquity. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Sanctuaries and Experience

Woolf, Greg, Ilaria Bultrighini, and Camilla Norman, eds. Sanctuaries and Experience: Knowledge, Practice and Space in the Ancient World. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024.

From East to West in Late Antiquity

Noel Emmanuel Lenski, Roger Rees, and Onno van Nijf, eds. From East to West in Late Antiquity: Studies in Honor of Jan Willem Drijvers. Bari: Edipuglia, 2024.

Epigraphische Forschungen in Termessos und Seinem Territorium III

İpli̇kçi̇oǧlu, Bülent, Güler Çelgi̇n, and A. Vedat Çelgi̇n. Epigraphische Forschungen in Termessos Und Seinem Territorium III. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1994.

Een kennismaking met de oude wereld (ebook 7e druk)

Blois, Lukas de, and Bert van der Spek. Een kennismaking met de oude wereld. Zevende, herziene druk. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho, 2017.

New Books (July-August 2024)

The Ambleside Hoard

Needham, Stuart. The Ambleside Hoard: A Discovery in the Royal Collections. London: British Museum, 1982.

Necropoli di Selinunte I, Buffa

Meola, Emma. Necropoli di Selinunte I, Buffa. Palermo: Accademia nazionale di scienze lettere e arti, 1998.

Ancient Cities (3rd Edition)

Gates, Charles, and Andrew Goldman. Ancient Cities: The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient near East and Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Third edition. London: Routledge, 2024.

Empresses-In-Waiting

Rollinger, Christian, and Nadine Viermann, eds. Empresses-in-Waiting: Female Power and Performance at the Late Roman Court. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2024.

Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia and Pisidia

D. H. French. Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia and Pisidia: In Memorian A.S. Hall. London: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 1994.

Saeculum

Hay, Paul. Saeculum: Defining Historical Eras in Ancient Roman Thought. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2023.

New Books (June 2024)

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Philosophy

Edwards, M. J., ed. The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Philosophy. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2021.

Epigraphische Forschungen in Termessos und Seinem Territorium (Vol. 1, 2, 4)

İplikçioğlu, Bülent, Güler Çelgin, and A. Vedat Çelgin. Epigraphische Forschungen in Termessos und seinem Territorium. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1991.

Women, Pilgrimage and Rituals of Healing in Modern and Ancient Greece

Haland, Evy Johanne. Women, Pilgrimage and Rituals of Healing in Modern and Ancient Greece: A Comparison. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.

Polis

Ma, John. Polis: A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State from the Early Iron Age to the End of Antiquity. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024.

New Books (May 2024)

Associations and Religion in Context

Styliani Skaltsa and Annelies Cazemier, eds. Associations and Religion in Context: The Hellenistic and Roman Eastern Mediterranean. Liège Centre international d’étude de la religion grecque antique: Presses universitaires de Liège, 2022.

Authority and History

Federico Santangelo, and Juliana Bastos Marques, eds. Authority and History: Ancient Models, Modern Questions. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

New Books (April 2024)

Zeitzeichen

Winter, Eva. Zeitzeichen: Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2013.

Der Asklepios-Tempel von Messene auf der Peloponnes

Sioumpara, Elisavet P. Der Asklepios-Tempel von Messene auf der Peloponnes: Untersuchungen zur hellenistischen Tempelarchitektur. München: Hirmer Verlag, 2011.

The Persians (Ebook)

Brosius, Maria. The Persians: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 2006.

Polis und Porträt

Griesbach, Jochen, ed. Polis und Porträt: Standbilder als Medien der öffentlichen Repräsentation im hellenistischen Osten. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag Wiesbaden, 2014.

Vincere la memoria, costruire il potere

Maranesi, Alessandro. Vincere la memoria, costruire il potere: Costantino, i retori, la lode dell’autorità e l’autorità della lode. Milano: Mimesis, 2016.

New Books (March 2024)

From Midas to Cyrus and Other Stories

From Midas to Cyrus and Other Stories: Papers on Iron Age Anatolia in Honour of Geoffrey and Françoise Summers. Edited by Catherine M. Draycott, Scott Branting, Joseph W. Lehner and Yasemin Özarslan. Monograph, 57. London: British Institute at Ankara, 2023.

The Painted Tetrarchic Reliefs of Nicomedia

Şare Ağtürk, Tuna. The Painted Tetrarchic Reliefs from Nicomedia: Uncovering the Colourful Life of Diocletian’s Forgotten Capital. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021.

Hygieia

Hygieia: Health, Illness, Treatment from Homer to Galen. Edited by Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidēs, and Giōrgos Tasoulas. Athens: Museum of Cycladic Art, 2014.

New Books (January-February 2024)

Rom und die Vereinigungen im Südwestlichen Kleinasien (133 v. Chr.-284 n. Chr.)

Sommer, Stefan. Rom und die Vereinigungen im Südwestlichen Kleinasien (133 v. Chr.-284 n. Chr.). Hennef: Buchverlag M. Clauss, 2006.

Paysages d’Achaie I

Rizakēs. A.D. Paysages d’Achaie I: Le bassin du Peiros et la plaine occidentale. Paris: Centre de recherches de l’antiquité grecque et romaine, 1992.

Paysages d’Achaïe II

Rizakēs, A. D. Paysages d’Achaïe II: Dymé et son territoire: Actes du colloque international Dymaia et Bouprasia, Katô Achaïa, 6-8 octobre 1995. Paris: Centre de recherches de l’antiquité grecque et romaine, 2000.

The Reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161

McHugh, John S. The Reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. London: Pen & Sword History, 2022

Gods in the House

Dardenay, Alexandra, and Laurent Bricault, eds. Gods in the House: Anthropology of Roman Housing II. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023.

Journeys of the Mind

Brown, Peter. Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023.

Roman London's First Voices

Tomlin, Roger. Roman London’s First Voices: Writing Tablets from the Bloomberg Excavations, 2010-14. London: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), 2016.

L’Asie mineure après Alexandre (vers 323-vers 270 av. J.-C.)

Capdetrey, Laurent. L’Asie mineure après Alexandre (vers 323-vers 270 av. J.-C.): L’invention du monde hellénistique. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2022.

Localism in Hellenistic Greece

Ager, Sheila L., and Hans Beck, eds. Localism in Hellenistic Greece. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2024.

Narratives of Time and Gender in Antiquity

Eidinow, Esther, and Lisa Maurizio, eds. Narratives of Time and Gender in Antiquity. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020.

Assyria

Frahm, Eckart. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

How Women Became Poets

Hauser, Emily. How Women Became Poets: A Gender History of Greek Literature. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023.

TimeSpace

May, Jon, and N. J. Thrift. TimeSpace: Geographies of Temporality. London: Routledge, 2003.

New Books (November-December 2023)

The Late Roman and Early Byzantine Inscriptions of Athens and Attica

Sironen, Erkki. “The Late Roman and Early Byzantine Inscriptions of Athens and Attica: An Edition with Appendices on Scripts, Sepulchral Formulae and Occupations.” Dissertation, University of Helsinki, 1997.

Kaiser, Christ, and Canaan

Kurtz, Paul Michael. Kaiser, Christ, and Canaan: The Religion of Israel in Protestant Germany, 1871-1918. Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 122. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2019.

Corpus des Inscriptions de Thasos V

Fournier, Julien. Corpus des inscriptions de Thasos V: Documents publics d'époque romaine, Ier s. av. J.-C. - IVe s. apr. J.-C. Études Thasiennes, 28. Athènes: Ecole française d'Athènes, 2023.

Centro y periferia en el mundo clásico = Centre and Periphery in the Ancient World (2 vols)

Álvarez Martínez José María, Trinidad Nogales Basarrate, and Rodà Isabel, eds. Centro y periferia en el mundo clásico : XVIII Congreso Internacional Arqueología Clásica = Centre and Periphery in the Ancient World: XVIIIth International Congress of Classical Archaeology. Mérida: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, 2014.

Cirene e la Cirenaica nell'antichita

Luni, Mario, ed. Cirene e la Cirenaica nell'antichità. Monografie di archeologia libica, 30. Roma: "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 2010.

Late Roman Italy

Wijnendaele, Jeroen, ed. Late Roman Italy: Imperium to Regnum. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Bauurkunden und Bauprogramm von Epidauros (2 vols)

Prignitz, Sebastian. Bauurkunden und Bauprogramm von Epidauros (2 vols). Vestigia : Beiträge zur alten Geschichte / Kommission für alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des deutschen archäologischen Instituts, 67, 75. München: Verlag C.H. Beck, 2014.