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Brill's companion to ancient Macedon : studies in the archaeology and history of Macedon, 650 BC-300 AD / edited by Robin J. Lane Fox.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Macedonia--History--To 168 B.C.
- Macedonia.
- Macedonia--History--168 B.C.-1389 A.D.
- Greece--Antiquities.
- Greece.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 642 pages, 69 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)
- Other Title:
- Companion to ancient Macedon
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Greek and other European archaeologists and historians, make available to English readers some of the findings that have come to light over the past few decades on the linguistic, cultural, institutional, civic, and funerary histories of Macedon, which dominated Greek history for nearly two centuries. Some survey general themes while others focus on a particular place or period. The topics include Macedonians and other Greeks, the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Chalcidic League, coinage and finance, the ancient city of Aegae, the 360s, Philip and Alexander's Macedon, Philippi, traditional cults and beliefs, Macedonia in Thrace, the reigns of Antigonos Gonatas and Demetrios II, Thessalonike, art in the Roman period 168 BC-337 AD, and early Christianity in Macedonia. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction: dating the royal tombs at Vergina / R. Lane Fox
- Macedonian studies / M. B. Hatzopoulos
- Macedonia and Macedonians / M. B. Hatzopoulos
- Macedonians and other Greeks / M. B. Hatzopoulos
- Archaic and early classical Macedonia / M. Mari
- Aiani-historical and geographical context / G. Karamitrou-Mentessidi
- The Kingdom of Macedonia and the Chalcidic League / S. Psoma
- Chalcidice / B. Tsigarida
- Coinage and finance / S. Kremmidi
- Classical art / S. Paspalas
- 399-369 BC / R. Lane Fox
- The cities / M. B. Hatzopoulos
- Vergina-the ancient city of Aegae / S. Drougou
- The 360s / R. Lane Fox
- The arts at Vergina-Aegae, the cradle of the Macedonian Kingdom / C. Paliadeli
- The palace at Aegae / A. Kottaridi
- Philip of Macedon: accession, ambitions, and self-presentation / R. Lane Fox
- Philip's and Alexander's Macedon / R. Lane Fox
- Pella / I. M. Akamatis
- Amphipolis / Ch. Koukouli-Chrysanthaki
- Philippi / Ch. Koukouli-Chrysanthaki
- Traditional cults and beliefs / M. Mari
- Macedonia in Thrace / L. Loukopoulou
- Hellenistic art / O. Palagia
- "Glorious servitude..": the reigns of Antigonos Gonatas and Demetrios II / R. Lane Fox
- Court, king, and power in Antigonid Macedonia / J. Ma
- Thessalonike / P. Adam-Veleni
- Art in the Roman period 168 BC-337 AD / Th. Stefanidou-Tiveriou
- Early christianity in Macedonia / D. J. Kyrtatas.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Alexander Lamberton Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Brill's companion to ancient Macedon.
- ISBN:
- 9004209239
- 9789004209237
- Publisher Number:
- 99950265160
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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