Antiquity - vibrant and diverse! In this historical volume, selected sources from antiquity are brought to life. Placed within their historical and cultural context, they create a vivid picture of this exciting era, incorporating current research trends as well as interdisciplinary questions: a problem-oriented introduction to the cultural studies of antiquity, a targeted connection of historical, philological, and archaeological themes and perspectives, and the development of exemplary cultural studies questions related to antiquity in a close argumentative connection between text and image. Exemplary aspects of Greek and Roman history: from the world of Homeric nobility to the Hellenistic polis, from the Roman Republic to the sacralization of the imperial office. Press reviews: "Alongside good comprehensibility and clarity.".