Eris vs. Aemulatio - Valuing Competition in Classical Antiquity

Eris vs. Aemulatio examines the functioning and effect of competition in ancient society, in both its productive and destructive aspects.

About the author

Cynthia Damon, Ph.D. (1990), Stanford University, is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Among her publications are a critical edition of Caesar's Civil War and an English translation of Tacitus' Annals.

Christoph Pieper, Ph.D. (2008), Bonn University, is University Lecturer of Latin at Leiden University. Among his publications are a monograph on the 15th century-poet Cristoforo Landino and a volume on the value of antiquity in antiquity (in the Penn Leiden Colloquia-series).

Product details

• Assisted by: Cynthia Damon (Editor), Christoph Pieper (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2018
• EAN: 9789004383968
• ISBN: 978-90-04-38396-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity