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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography was the first truly comprehensive and accurate guide to the geography of the ancient world. Written by a team of leading scholars of the day, under the editorship of William Smith, the Dictionary provides detailed coverage of all the important countries, regions, towns, cities, geographical features, and other details, that occur in Greek and Roman literature, including the sacred scriptures. The work is both historical and geographical,...

Sir Richard Jebb (1841-1905) was the most celebrated classical scholar in late Victorian Britain: his edition of Sophocles, which remains a classic, brought him a knighthood. Professor of Greek at Cambridge from 1889, and MP for the University from 1891 until his death, Jebb became a national spokesman for the humanities. "Sophocles' Jebb" charts his career through 275 newly discovered letters, presented here with introductions and full annotation. By allowing Jebb and his contemporaries to speak in their own words, it enables a significant reassessment of a key cultural figure of late...