The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome offers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world—Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman—from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE.
2,500 entries covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature, such as science, social structure, philosophy, and religion, and contains comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological. Coverage from 776 BCE to 180 AD.
An encyclopaedia of the ancient world for everyday use. Many articles are brief; but the survey articles provide orientation to periods, social and economic structures, genres, and philosophical systems of antiquity.
700 essays explore the history of archaeology, biographies of figures in this field, methods used in archeological research, and essays on human evolution, as well as the general facets of culture.