The folds of Olympus : mountains in ancient Greek and Roman culture / Jason König.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

König, Jason, author.

Series:

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Mountains in literature.

Mountains in popular culture.

Mountains in art.

Civilization, Classical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.) : 27 b/w illus. 1 map.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world. 'The Folds of Olympus' is a cultural and literary history that explores the important role mountains played in Greek and Roman religious, military, and economic life, as well as in the identity of communities over a millennium - from Homer to the early Christian saints. Aimed at readers of ancient history and literature as well as those interested in mountains and the environment, the book offers a powerful account of the landscape at the heart of much Greek and Roman culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Map

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I. Mountains and the divine

1 Summit Altars

2 Mountains in Archaic Greek Poetry

3 Pausanias: Mythical Landscapes and Divine Presence

4 Egeria on Mount Sinai: Mountain Pilgrimage in Early Christian and Late Antique Culture

Part II. Mountain Vision

5 Mountain Aesthetics

6 Scientific Viewing and the Volcanic Sublime

7 Mountains in Greek and Roman Art

8 Mountain Landmarks in Latin Literature

9 Mountains and Bodies in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses

Part III. Mountain Conquest

10 Warfare and Knowledge in Mountain Territories

11 Mountain Narratives in Greek and Roman Historiography

12 Strabo: Civilising the Mountains

13 Ammianus Marcellinus: Mountain Peoples and Imperial Boundaries

Part IV. Living in the mountains

14 Mountain and City

15 Dio Chrysostom and the Mountains of Euboia

16 Mountain Saints in Late Antique Christian Literature

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index Locorum

General Index

A note on the type

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 6, 2023).

ISBN:

9780691238494

0691238499

OCLC:

1321793480