The archaeology of Greece and Rome : studies in Honour of Anthony Snodgrass / edited by John Bintliff and Keith Rutter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bintliff, J. L. (John L.), editor.

Rutter, N. K., editor.

Snodgrass, Anthony M., honoree.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Greece.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Rome.

Greece--Antiquities.

Greece.

Rome (Italy)--Antiquities.

Rome (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 460 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Contributions to Greek and Roman archaeology and history, inspired by the work of Anthony Snodgrass.<p>Over his long and illustrious career as Lecturer, Reader and Professor in Edinburgh University (1961-1976), Lawrence Professor of Classical Archaeology at Cambridge (1976-2001) and currently Fellow of the McDonald Institute of Archaeology at Cambridge, Anthony Snodgrass has influenced and been associated with a long series of eminent classical archaeologists, historians and linguists.</p><p>In acknowledgement of his immense academic achievement, this collection of essays by a range of international scholars reflects his wide-ranging research interests: Greek prehistory, the Greek Iron Age and Archaic era, Greek texts and Archaeology, Classical Art History, societies on the fringes of the Greek and Roman world, and Regional Field Survey. Not only do they celebrate his achievements but they also represent new avenues of research which will have a broad appeal.</p>

Contents:

Prehistory

Around Homer

The archaic and classical Greek world

The Greeks and their neighbours

The Roman and much wider world

The scholar in the university and in the field : personal histories.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).

ISBN:

1-4744-2668-9

1-4744-1711-6

1-4744-1710-8

OCLC:

1301548462