Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome, by Guy de la B¨¦doy¨¨re Barbara Graziosi finds flaws in a claim that Roman wives and mothers held true power By Barbara Graziosi 20 December
The Transformation of Athens: Painted Pottery and the Creation of Classical Greece, by Robin Osborne There¡¯s more to the vases of ancient Athens than initially meets the eye, finds Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 12 April
Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths, by Emily Katz Anhalt Book of the week: Classical heroes can teach modern society much about anger management, notes Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 14 December
The Plague of War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece, by Jennifer T. Roberts Barbara Graziosi on a lively account of the opposition between an authoritarian state and a mercantile democracy By Barbara Graziosi 27 April
Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet, by Philip Freeman Following textual ¡®clues¡¯ sheds little new light on an ancient literary figure, says Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 3 March
Stealing Helen: The Myth of the Abducted Wife in Comparative Perspective, by Lowell Edmunds A search for shared motifs in folklore and Classics is impressively broad-ranging, says Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 3 December
Tragic Modernities, by Miriam Leonard Barbara Graziosi on an ambitious and well-researched study By Barbara Graziosi 20 August
