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Team Phaeton  Gregory S. Aldrete, Ph.D.
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Publications

Books
  • Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome. Ancient History and Society Series, The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, 2007.
  • Daily Life in the Ancient Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia. Greenwood Press: Westport, CT, 2004.
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Volume 1 - The Ancient World. (Includes: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Nubia, Greece, Rome, India, Australia) Editor and contributor, Greenwood Press: Westport, CT, 2004.
  • Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, Ancient History and Society Series, The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, 1999.
  • Forthcoming: After the Fact: Western Civilization, with J. Popiel, McGraw-Hill, (Textbook for use in Western Civilization survey courses)
Chapters in Books
  • "Riots," in The Cambridge Companion to the City of Rome, ed. by Paul Erdkamp, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, Forthcoming.
  • "The Eruption of Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii: A Portrait of Daily Life in a Roman City," in Ten Events that Shaped Rome, ed. by Frank Romer, Greenwood Press, Forthcoming.
  • "The Feeding of Imperial Rome: The Mechanics of the Food Supply System," with D.J. Mattingly, in Ancient Rome: The Archaeology of the Eternal City, ed. by Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge, Oxford University School of Archaeology, Monograph 54, 2001.
  • "Feeding the City: The Organization, Operation, and Scale of the Supply System for Rome," with D. J. Mattingly, in Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire, ed. by David Potter, University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, 1999.
Other Publications
  • "Tiber River:" article in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. by Michael Gagarin et al., Oxford University Press, Forthcoming.
  • "Rome," "Forum," "Agora:" articles in the Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, ed. by Ray Hutchison et al., SAGE Reference Publications, Forthcoming.
  • Review of Dining Posture in Ancient Rome: Bodies, Values, and Status, by Mathew B. Roller, The Classical Review, 57.2, Forthcoming 2007.
  • "Alimenta," "Atticus," "Caligula," "Censors," "Civil Strife," "Clubs, Roman" "Consuls," "Curia," "Food Supply, Roman" "Granaries," "Ostia/Portus," "Plebs," "Political Participation, Roman," "Praetors," "Public Order," "Public Records, Roman," "Revolution," "Riots," "Secret Police," "Sejanus," "Warehouses": articles in The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization, ed. by Graham Shipley et al., Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • "Roman Triumphs," "Roman Trials," "Hellenistic Parades," for Greenwood Press Encyclopedia of Daily Life online interactive database, 2004.
  • Review of Nature Embodied: Gesture in Ancient Rome, by Anthony Corbeill, New England Classical Journal, Nov. 2004.
  • "Parades and Power," "Money: From Real to Virtual," "Enhancing the Eye: Magnifying the Tiny and the Distant," "Communication Systems: Beyond the Spoken Word," "Women's Clothing: Revealing and Concealing," "Warships: Ultimate Weapons, Technological Masterpieces," "Cargo Ships: The Cornerstone of Long-Distance Trade," "Roads: The Map of Empire," "Maps and Worldview," "Food Preservation: The Fight Against Starvation." "Tours Through Time" for Greenwood Press Encyclopedia of Daily Life online interactive database, 2003.
  • Review of When a Gesture Was Expected: A Selection of Examples from Archaic and Classical Greek Literature, by Alan L. Boegehold, Classical World 94.4, 2001.
  • "Making History Come Alive in the Classroom Through the Use of Role-Playing," Teaching Forum, Vol. 19, No. 1, February 1998.
  • Review of Controlling Laughter: Political Humor in the Late Roman Republic, by Anthony Corbeill, History Reviews On-Line (http://www.depauw.edu/~trinkle/hrol.html), Vol. 5, no. 1, Summer/Fall 1998.
  • The Diabolical Plot of Dr. Dracupig, coauthored with Steven Datnow, Computerventures Software, Birmingham, AL. 1983. (Nationally distributed computer game for the Apple II computer)

 

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