A Companion to Ancient Thrace
- Editore:
John Wiley & Sons
- Collana:
- Blackwell Companions to the An
- EAN:
9781444351040
- ISBN:
1444351044
- Pagine:
- 512
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione A Companion to Ancient Thrace
A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. * Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity * Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace * Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources * Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe/Eurasia * Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross-cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace