Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome, by Guy de la Bédoyère 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
