A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre by Jessica Clarke, published recently in the Liverpool Studies in Ancient History series, is a radical reappraisal of how theatre developed in ancient Italy and Rome. Here, author Jessica Clarke asks the question: was Roman theatre really Roman? Reassessing the consensus that Rome was the centre of theatre … Continue reading
Translated Texts from Antiquity Vol. 1: Pomponius Mela’s Geography of the World
Translated Texts from Antiquity is a sister series to the renowned Translated Texts for Historians series, published by Liverpool University Press for over thirty years, latterly also joined by Translated Texts for Byzantinists. With a broad geographical focus, including the Ancient Near East and Egypt as well as the Mediterranean world to c. AD 300, and a variety … Continue reading
Plastered in History: Recasting the Story of Ancient Sculpture
Beneath the grandeur of marble, the allure of bronze, and the solidity of terracotta, another material quietly shaped the art of the ancient Mediterranean...
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New Series Editors and Editorial Committee Appointed for Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Emma Greensmith and Dr Giuseppe Pezzini as Series Editors of Aris & Phillips Classical Texts, following the retirement of Prof. Alan Sommerstein. LUP is extremely grateful to Alan Sommerstein who took up the mantle from his predecessor Prof. Chris Collard with great energy and … Continue reading
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