Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 1179541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Koloski-Ostrow |
| SIGNATURE | KOLOSKI-OSTROW A O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Moving City
Bathing in the Roman World by Fikret Yegül
200 PHOENIX Arsinoë Rotunda at Samothrace and the Temple of Demeter dedicated on behalf of Boa, the mother of Philetairos and Eumenes, at Pergamon. This gendered architectural study is an excellent analysis of prominent works and breathes new life into what one might have considered fairly well-understood subjects. N. D. Cahill’s chapter begins with the history of mapping at Sardis and the problems encountered over the years. His examinations of …
An Overture to The Oxford Handbook
An Overture to The Oxford HandbookSerafina Cuomo, Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (bio) Serafina Cuomo produced her thoughtful but somewhat quirky book at an opportune moment.1 It not only offers a timely recognition of the ever-increasing popularity of the subject of ancient technology, but it is also a serious attempt to correct its long marginalization and to acknowledge all that it has to contribute…
New Perspectives on Ancient Technology and Engineering in Greece and Rome
The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World (2008), edited by John Peter Oleson, successfully deploys (in thirty-two chapters divided into eight parts) new, critical examinations both of the progress and direction of many debates concerning Greek and Roman technology and engineering. Its 850+ pages cover everything from written sources to architecture to mining and metallurgy, to agriculture, to water power, to war an…
A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome
Reviewed by: A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome: For Her Bount No Winter Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (bio) A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome: For Her Bounty No Winter. By David L. Thurmond . Leiden: Brill, 2006. Pp. x+294. $138. D. L. Thurmond's Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome evolved from a simple question: How did Romans in the first century bce and the first two centuries ce feed themselves in Rome itself a…
Leptiminus (Lamta) Report No. 2
De Aquis Pompeiorum. Das Castellum Aquae in Pompeji
Frontinus' Legacy
Naked Truths
Frontinus' Legacy
Frontinus' Legacy challenges historians of science and technology, engineers interested in ancient water supply, and classicists drawn to problems raised by the ancient text De aquis urbis Romae, Frontinus' treatise on the aqueducts of Rome. Frontinus composed his work after he was appointed to the post of water commissioner in the year 97 C.E. In addition to providing us with a vast repository of information concerning the aqueducts, he paints a…
Roman Baths and Bathing
Tota Italia
Pompeii
Die Pracht der Latrine
Roman Poets of the Early Empire
An anthology of poetry drawn from all of the genres practised during the early Roman Empire. This translation includes the work of Ovid, Seneca, Persius, Lucan, Statius, Martial and Juvenal, as well as minor poets of the period
Building God's House in the Roman World
The Sanctuary of Apollo Hytates at Kourion, Cyprus
Hellenistic Painting Techniques
Hellenistic Painting Techniques
The Sanctuary of Apollo Hytates at Kourion, Cyprus
Building God's House in the Roman World
Roman Poets of the Early Empire
An anthology of poetry drawn from all of the genres practised during the early Roman Empire. This translation includes the work of Ovid, Seneca, Persius, Lucan, Statius, Martial and Juvenal, as well as minor poets of the period
Die Pracht der Latrine
Pompeii
Roman Baths and Bathing
Tota Italia
Frontinus' Legacy
Frontinus' Legacy challenges historians of science and technology, engineers interested in ancient water supply, and classicists drawn to problems raised by the ancient text De aquis urbis Romae, Frontinus' treatise on the aqueducts of Rome. Frontinus composed his work after he was appointed to the post of water commissioner in the year 97 C.E. In addition to providing us with a vast repository of information concerning the aqueducts, he paints a…
Naked Truths
Leptiminus (Lamta) Report No. 2
De Aquis Pompeiorum. Das Castellum Aquae in Pompeji
Frontinus' Legacy
A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome
Reviewed by: A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome: For Her Bount No Winter Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (bio) A Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome: For Her Bounty No Winter. By David L. Thurmond . Leiden: Brill, 2006. Pp. x+294. $138. D. L. Thurmond's Handbook of Food Processing in Classical Rome evolved from a simple question: How did Romans in the first century bce and the first two centuries ce feed themselves in Rome itself a…
New Perspectives on Ancient Technology and Engineering in Greece and Rome
The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World (2008), edited by John Peter Oleson, successfully deploys (in thirty-two chapters divided into eight parts) new, critical examinations both of the progress and direction of many debates concerning Greek and Roman technology and engineering. Its 850+ pages cover everything from written sources to architecture to mining and metallurgy, to agriculture, to water power, to war an…
An Overture to The Oxford Handbook
An Overture to The Oxford HandbookSerafina Cuomo, Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (bio) Serafina Cuomo produced her thoughtful but somewhat quirky book at an opportune moment.1 It not only offers a timely recognition of the ever-increasing popularity of the subject of ancient technology, but it is also a serious attempt to correct its long marginalization and to acknowledge all that it has to contribute…
Bathing in the Roman World by Fikret Yegül
200 PHOENIX Arsinoë Rotunda at Samothrace and the Temple of Demeter dedicated on behalf of Boa, the mother of Philetairos and Eumenes, at Pergamon. This gendered architectural study is an excellent analysis of prominent works and breathes new life into what one might have considered fairly well-understood subjects. N. D. Cahill’s chapter begins with the history of mapping at Sardis and the problems encountered over the years. His examinations of …
The Moving City
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