The first in a four-volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, Volume 1 provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient

Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable--or not

The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a d

How did the Greeks and Roman perceive rape? How seriously was it taken, and who were seen as its main victims? The studies in this volume look at the social and

Examines women whose influence was positive, as well as those whose reputations were more notoriousSupremely well researched from many different historical sour