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OCTOBER 2008 BOOKS RECEIVED

Those interested in reviewing a book for CJ may contact CJ Book Review 
Editor Charles McNelis [log in to unmask] after consulting reviewer 
guidelines at http://classicaljournal.org/available.php#guidelines. Include 
return address.

Please note that some of the books listed below may already be assigned to 
a reviewer and that a few books may not be assigned at all.

BOWENS, AMANDA. Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and 
Practice. Second Edition. Malden, MA and Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 
2009. Pp. xii + 226. Paper, $44.95. ISBN 978–1–405–17591–3.

BRAGUE, RÉMI. The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea. 
Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. Chicago and London: University of Chicago 
Press, 2008. Pp. xi + 365. Paper, $22.50. ISBN 978–0–226–24066–4.

GARANI, MYRTO. Empedocles Redivivus: Poetry and Analogy in Lucretius. New 
York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 336. Cloth, $95.00. ISBN 0–415–98849–7.

HEILEN, STEPHAN et al., eds. In Pursuit of Wissenschaft: Festschrift für 
William M. Calder III zum 75. Geburtstag. Spudasmata 119. Zurich and New 
York: Georg Olms, 2008. Pp. xiii + 508. Cloth, no price given. ISBN 
978–3–437–13632–5.

LILLIOS, KATINA T. Heraldry for the Dead. Austin: University of Texas 
Press, 2008. Pp. 236. Cloth, $60.00. ISBN 978–0–292–71822–7.

LOWENSTAM, STEVEN. As Witnessed by Images: The Trojan War Tradition in 
Greek and Etruscan Art. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 
Pp. xiii + 230. Cloth, $50.00. ISBN 978–0–8018–8775–8.

MAGNALDI, GIUSEPPINA, ed. Le Filippiche di Cicerone: Edizione critica. 
Minima Philologica, Serie latina 5. Alessandria: Edizioni dell’Orso, 
2008. Pp. lxv + 275. Cloth, €25.00. ISBN 978–88–6274–054–8.

MATTUSCH, CAROL C. et al. Pompeii and the Roman Villa. New York: Thames & 
Hudson, 2008. Pp. 360 + illustrations. Cloth, $60.00. ISBN 
978–0–500–51436–8.

NICASTRO, NICHOLAS. Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to 
Measure the Globe. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2008. Pp. xi + 211. 
Paper, $23.95. ISBN 978–0–312–37247–7.

SCHALLENBERG, MAGNUS. Freiheit und Determinismus: Ein philosophischer 
Kommentar zu Ciceros Schrift De fato. Reihe: Quellen und Studien zur 
Philosophie 75. Berlin and New York: de Gruyter, 2008. Pp. 294. Cloth, 
$141.00. ISBN 978–3–11–018940–7.

SISSA, GUILIA. Sex and Sensuality in the Ancient World. Translated by 
George Staunton. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. Pp. vii + 224. 
Cloth, $38.00. ISBN 978–0–300–10880–4.

WISEMAN, T.P. Unwritten Rome. Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2008. Pp. 
x + 366. Paper, $37.95. ISBN 978–0–85989–823–2.

BOOKS RECEIVED FOR FORUM REVIEW

The following are books, translations and textbooks of pedagogical interest 
currently offered for Online Forum review. Reviewers should first consult 
the reviewer guidelines at
http://classicaljournal.org/forumavailable.php#guidelines before contacting 
the Forum Editor, Emily West ([log in to unmask]) to request a book for 
review. Include return address.

CLAUGHTON, JOHN. Herodotus and the Persian Wars. Greece & Rome: Texts and 
Contexts. Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University 
Press, 2008. Pp. vii + 152. Paper, $25.00. ISBN 978–0–521–68943–4.

DEACY, SUSAN. Athena. New York and London: Routledge, 2008. Pp. xviii + 
175. Paper, $28.95. ISBN 978–0–415–30066–7.

DUGDALE, ERIC. Greek Theatre in Context. Greece & Rome: Texts and Contexts. 
Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 
2008. Pp. viii + 200.

JORDAN, HERBERT, tr. Homer: The Iliad. Introduction by E. Christian Kopff. 
University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. Pp. xxxii + 512. Paper, $39.95. ISBN 
978–0–8061–3974–6.

KAMM, ANTONY. The Romans: An Introduction. Second edition. New York: 
Routledge, 2008. Pp. xvii + 240. Paper, $32.95. ISBN 
978–0–415–45825–2.

LISTER, BOB, ed. Meeting the Challenge: International Perspectives on the 
Teaching of Latin. Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge 
University Press, 2008. Pp. viii + 168. Paper, no price given. ISBN 
978–0–521–69043–0.

MATYSZAK, PHILIP. Ancient Athens on 5 Drachmas a Day: Where to eat, drink 
and meet a philosopher—your guide to the cradle of Western culture. 
London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. Pp. 135. Paper, $18.95. ISBN 
978–0–500–28765–1.

——. Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day: your guide to sleeping, shopping 
and sightseeing in the City of the Caesars. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. 
Pp. 143. Paper, $18.95. ISBN 978–0–500–28760–6.

MORWOOD, JAMES. Virgil: A Poet in Augustan Rome. Greece & Rome: Texts and 
Contexts. Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University 
Press, 2008. Pp. v + 161. Paper, $25.00. ISBN 978–0–521–68944–1.

—— AND MARK WARMAN. Our Greek and Latin Roots. Second Edition. 
Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 
2008. Pp. 72. Paper, $25.00. ISBN 978–0–521–699999–0.

MURRELL, JOHN. Cicero and the Roman Republic. Greece & Rome: Texts and 
Contexts. Cambridge Learning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University 
Press, 2008. Pp. vi + 184. Paper, $25.00. ISBN 978–0–521–69116–1.

OGDEN, DANIEL. Perseus. New York and London: Routledge, 2008. Pp. xxiv + 
194. Paper, $28.95. ISBN 978–0–415–42725–8.

ROBERTSON, ROBIN, tr. Euripides’ Medea: A New Translation. New York: Free 
Press, 2008. Pp. xxii + 83. Cloth, $16.00. ISBN 978–1–4165–9223–5.

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