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East and West

Papers in Ancient History Presented to Glen W. Bowersock

East and West( )
Editor: Brennan, T. Corey
Flower, Harriet I.
Contribution by: Schiavone, Aldo
Ameling, Walter
Giardina, Andrea
Griffin, Miriam T.
Jones, Christopher P.
Penella, Robert J.
Brown, Peter
Sartre, Maurice
Series title:Loeb Classical Monographs
ISBN:978-0-674-03348-1
Publication Date:Mar 2009
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

The topics offered in East and West range throughout the ancient world from the second century bce to late antiquity, from Hellenistic Greece and Republican Rome to Egypt and Arabia, from the Second Sophistic to Roman imperial discourse, from Sulla's self-presentation in his memoirs to charitable giving among the Manichaeans in Egypt.

Book Details
Pages:218
Detailed Subjects: History / Ancient / General
History / Europe / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.41 x 8.385 x 0.732 Inches
Book Weight:0.788 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Miriam T. Griffin was born Miriam Tamara Dressler in Brooklyn, New York on June 6, 1935. She received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, a master's degree from Radcliffe College, and a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. In 1967, she became a fellow and tutor in ancient history at Somerville College, Oxford and taught there for decades. She wrote several books including Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics, Nero: The End of a Dynasty, and Seneca on Society: A Guide to De Beneficiis. She died from acute myeloid leukemia on May 16, 2018 at the age of 82.

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