Robert Garland is Professor of Classics at Colgate University, New York. He is the author of many books, including "Hannibal" (Ancients in Action series, 2010), "Celebrity in Antiquity: From Media Tarts to Tabloid Queens" (Classical Inter/Faces series, 2006), "Surviving Greek Tragedy" (2004) and "Religion and the Greeks" (Classical World series, 1994).

'... should be read by everyone with a concern for where we come from morally, intellectually, politically and culturally' - Paul Cartledge, Times Higher Educational Supplement. 'Garland's enthusiasm and erudition have produced one of the most readable and informative books of recent years in the field of ancient social history ... an excellent introduction to the subject' - Tim Parkin, Classical Review.

• Preface to the Second Edition Supplementary Bibliography Preface to the First Edition AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Survival of the Weakest 2. Half-Lives 3. The Roman Emperor in his Monstrous World 4. The Deformed and the Divine 5. Deriding the Disabled 6. The Physiognomic Consciousness 7. Images of the Deformed 8. Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 9. Towards a Teratology 10. Racial Deformity Conclusions Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Locorum General Index