Geometric Greece

by: Coldstream, J.N.

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Geometric Greece

Author:J. N. Coldstream

Summary:The text is presented in three main sections: The passing of the dark ages, c.900–770 BC; the Greek renaissance, c.770–700 BC, covered region by region, and the final part on life in eighth century Greece. Its geographical coverage of the Mediterranean ranges from Syria to Sicily, and the detailed archaeological evidence is amplified by reference to literary sources. Highly illustrated, including images of several finds never previously published, this is the first successful edition as the essential handbook for anyone studying early Greek antiquity

Series:
Benn studies, archaeology

405 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm

Preface p. 5
Acknowledgements p. 11
Abbreviations p. 13
Introduction p. 17
The Passing of the Dark Ages C. 900-770 B.C p. 23
Isolation: The Early Ninth Century p. 25
Notes p. 53
The Awakening in the Mid-Ninth Century p. 55
Consolidation: Late Ninth to Early Eighth Century p. 73
The Greek Renaissance, C. 770-700 B.C p. 107
Athens and Attica p. 109
The Argolid, Arcadia, Laconia, and Messenia p. 140
Corinth and West Greece p. 167
Euboea, Boeotia, Thessaly, and the Cyclades p. 191
Italy and Sicily: Trade and Colonies p. 221
Eastern Greece and Anatolia p. 246
Crete p. 271
Life in Eighth-Century Greece p. 293
The Recovery of Literacy p. 295
Towns and Villages p. 303
Notes p. 316
Sanctuaries, Gods, and Votives p. 317
Recollection of a Heroic Past p. 341
Epilogue p. 367
Glossary p. 371
Bibliography and Site Index p. 373
Index p. 393

Geometric Greece

by: Coldstream, J.N.

• ISBN-13: 9780510270001 / 978-0-510-27000-
• ISBN-03: 051027000X / 0-510-27000-X
• Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1977

Price: 80,41 EURO

1 copy in stock