Exploring the World of the Ancient Greeks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Exploring the World of the Ancient Greeks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Camp
By (author) Elizabeth Fisher
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 188
ISBN/Barcode 9780500288740
ClassificationsDewey:938
Audience
General
Illustrations 269 Illustrations, black and white; 107 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 6 April 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The ancient Greeks set out from their homeland to colonize and settle almost all the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. They were a remarkable people, who have left their imprint on virtually every aspect of modern human endeavour - politics, theatre, art, philosophy, medicine, architecture and athletics. This exceptional book reveals how they developed and adapted from Paleolithic times on, and how they interacted, both peaceably and otherwise, with the surrounding cultures: Minoans, Carians, Phoenicians, Lydians, Persians and Romans. Extracts from Classical authors and inscriptions provide eye-witness accounts of events, people and places, bringing the story vividly to life and allowing the Greeks to speak for themselves.

Author Biography

John Camp is director of the Agora Excavations in Athens, the longest continuing excavation in Greece. Elizabeth Fisher is Professor of both Classics and Art History at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.