Download or read book Household and City Organization at Olynthus written by Nicholas Cahill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olynthus, an ancient city in northern Greece, was preserved in an exceptionally complete state after its abrupt sacking by Phillip II of Macedon in 348 B.C., and excavations in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered more than a hundred houses and their contents. In this book Nicholas Cahill analyzes the results of the excavations to reconstruct the daily lives of the ancient Greeks, the organization of their public and domestic space, and the economic and social patterns in the city. Cahill compares the realities of daily life as revealed by the archaeological remains with theories of ideal social and household organization espoused by ancient Greek authors. Describing the enormous variety of domestic arrangements, he examines patterns and differences in the design of houses, in the occupations of owners, and in the articulations between household and urban economies, the value of land, and other aspects of ancient life throughout the city. He thus challenges the traditional view that the Greeks had one standard household model and approach to city planning. He shows how the Greeks reconciled conflicting demands of ideal and practice, for instance between egalitarianism and social inequality or between the normative roles of men and women and roles demanded by economic necessities. The book, which is extensively illustrated with plans and photographs, is supported by a Web site containing a database of the architecture and finds from the excavations linked to plans of the site.

Download or read book A History of Olynthus written by Mabel Gude and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Excavations at Olynthus written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Excavations at Olynthus The terra cottas of Olynthus found in 1931 by D M Robinson written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Excavations at Olynthus Domestic and public architecture with excursus I on pebble mosaics excursus II on the Oecus unit written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Terra cottas of Olynthus Found in 1931 written by David Moore Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Decline of Hellas a History of Greece 371 323 B C written by Arthur Hadrian Allcroft and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Decline of Hellas written by Arthur Hadrian Allcroft and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great written by Frances Pownall and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent scholarship has recognized that Philip II and Alexander the Great adopted elements of their self-fashioning and court ceremonial from previous empires in the Ancient Near East, but it is generally assumed that the advent of the Macedonian court as a locus of politics and culture occurred only in the post-Alexander landscape of the Hellenistic Successors. This volume of ground-breaking essays by leading scholars on Ancient Macedonia goes beyond existing research questions to assess the profound impact of Philip and Alexander on court culture throughout the ages. The papers in this volume offer a thematic approach, focusing upon key institutional, cultural, social, ideological, and iconographical aspects of the reigns of Philip and Alexander. The authors treat the Macedonian court not only as a historical reality, but also as an object of fascination to contemporary Greeks that ultimately became a topos in later reflections on the lives and careers of Philip and Alexander. This collection of papers provides a paradigm-shifting recognition of the seminal roles of Philip and Alexander in the emergence of a new kind of Macedonian kingship and court culture that was spectacularly successful and transformative.

Download or read book In the Shadow of Olympus written by Eugene N. Borza and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In tracing the emergence of the Macedonian kingdom from its origins as a Balkan backwater to a major European and Asian power, Eugene Borza offers to specialists and lay readers alike a revealing account of a relatively unexplored segment of ancient history. He draws from recent archaeological discoveries and an enhanced understanding of historical geography to form a narrative that provides a material-culture setting for political events. Examining the dynamics of Macedonian relations with the Greek city-states, he suggests that the Macedonians, although they gradually incorporated aspects of Greek culture into their own society, maintained a distinct ethnicity as a Balkan people. "Borza has taken the trouble to know Macedonia: the land, its prehistory, its position in the Balkans, and its turbulent modern history. All contribute...to our understanding of the emergence of Macedon.... Borza has employed two of the historian's most valuable tools, autopsy and common sense, to produce a well-balanced introduction to the state that altered the course of Greek and Near Eastern history."--Waldemar Heckel, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Download or read book History of Greece written by George Grote and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Download or read book All Things Ancient Greece 2 volumes written by James W. Ermatinger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an invaluable resource for students and general audiences investigating Ancient Greek culture and history, this encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the Mediterranean world and its influence on modern society. All Things Ancient Greece examines the history and cultural life of Ancient Greece until the death of Philip II of Macedon in 336 BCE. The encyclopedia shows how the various city-states developed from the Bronze Age to the end of the Classical Age, influencing the Greek world and beyond. The cultural achievements of the Greeks detailed in this two-volume set include literature, politics, medicine, religion, and the arts. This work has entries on the various city-states, regions, battles, culture, and ideas that helped shape the ancient Greek world and its societies. Each entry delves into detailed topics with suggested readings. Many entries include sidebars containing primary documents from ancient sources that explore ancillary ideas, biographies, and specific examples from literature and philosophy. Readers, both students of ancient history and a general audience, are encouraged to interact with the material either chronologically, thematically, or geographically.

Download or read book A History of Greece written by George Grote and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-05 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original.

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Download or read book Excavations at Olynthus The Chalcidic mint and the excavation coins found in 1928 1934 by D M Robinson and P A Clement written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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