The political rupture caused by the ascension of Augustus Caesar in ancient Rome, which ended the centuries-old Republic, had drastic consequences for the perfo

Volume III provides in-depth analyses of specific times and places in the history of world sexualities, to investigate more closely the lived experience of indi

This volume explores the role that republican political participation played in forging elite Roman masculinity. It situates familiarly "manly" traits like mili

The age of Augustus has long been recognized as a time when the Roman state put a new emphasis on `traditional' feminine domestic ideals, yet at the same time g

Provides the necessary context to read elegiac and lyric poetry, designed for novice and experienced Classics and Latin students alike A Guide to Latin Elegy an