Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
List of New and Replacement Entries in the Second Edition
List of Maps
Contributor List
Thematic Listing of Entries
Abbreviations
How to Use this Book
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
Chronology
Select Bibliography
Maps
Simon Hornblower is Senior Research Fellow in Classical Studies at
All Souls College, Oxford.
Antony Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the University
of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Esther Eidinow is Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the
University of Nottingham.
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