{"product_id":"9780192801463","title":"The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative, wide-ranging, and unrivalled in its accessibility, \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World \u003c\/i\u003eis a concise and lucid survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC - AD 180, from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable, user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOxford Classical Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, this book offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world, from politics, medicine, philosophy, art, and architecture, to history, myth and religion, mathematics, and literature, with biographical entries on the important individuals - both real and mythological - of the period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices include a clear and comprehensive account of money and its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece and the east and Rome and the west; maps; and a two-way quick-reference gazetteer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable resource for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization is quick and easy to use, as well as being a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007229673712,"sku":"9780192801463","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780192801463_p0.jpg?v=1763662323","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780192801463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}