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The world of the ancient Greeks / John Camp, Elizabeth Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Camp, John McK., II, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greece--History.
- Greece.
- History.
- Greece--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2002.
- Summary:
- The story of the ancient Greeks is told within its historical and cultural framework. Individual chapters look at the Greeks and their gods, and Greek art and architecture. The result is a sweeping and authoritative survey of a culture that made an unparalleled contribution to the rise of Western civilization. 280 illustrations, 90 in color.
- Contents:
- I Who were the Greeks?
- The Ancient Greeks Defined 8
- Historical Outline 14
- Written Sources and Archaeological Discoveries 20
- II The First Greeks
- Palaeolithic and Neolithic Greece 26
- The Early Bronze Age 30
- The Arrival of the Greeks 34
- III The Heroic Age
- The Mycenaean Palace 38
- The Mycenaean World 46
- Crete 48
- History or Myth? 52
- The End of the Palaces 56
- IV The Age of Expanding Horizons
- After the Palaces: The Dark Ages 60
- Colonization 66
- Panhellenism 68
- Eastern Influence 70
- The Beginnings of Greek Literature 74
- V Polis: The Early Greek City
- The Greek City 78
- Regional Diversity 88
- Cities of the Mainland 84
- East Greek Cities 94
- Western Greek Cities 102
- The Fight for Survival 110
- VI Classical Athens
- The Rise of Athens 118
- Government and Law 120
- Commerce and Business 124
- Religious Life 126
- The Dionysia and Greek Theatre 134
- Intellectual Life: Education and Philosophy 138
- Private Life 140
- VII Gods and Heroes
- Sanctuaries, Festivals and Sacrifices 144
- The Twelve Olympian Gods 146
- Heroes 152
- The Panhellenic Festivals 154
- Medicine and Healing Cults 160
- Oracular Shrines 162
- VIII Greek Art and Architecture
- Sculpture 174
- Pottery 182
- Painting 184
- Metalwork 186
- IX Alexander and the Hellenistic World
- Historical Background 190
- The Conquest of Asia 194
- The Hellenistic Kingdoms 196
- X Romans and Christians
- Roman Philhellenism 202
- Hadrian and the Greek World 206
- The Rise of Christianity 208
- Epilogue: Byzantines, Franks and Ottomans 212.
- Notes:
- "With 376 illustrations, 107 in color."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0500051127
- OCLC:
- 51183984
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