Stephanie Lynn Budin

The Ancient Greeks

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible introduction surveys the land and peoples who gave us the Labyrinth, the Acropolis, the Iliad and Odyssey, Herodotus and Thucydides, Sappho and Sophocles, Aphrodite and Aristotle, and so much more. Using the full range of resources of art history, archaeology, and philology, this book details the familiar--mythic heroes and heroines, famous philosophers and poets, as well as classical art and architecture--and introduces the less-well-known aspects of ancient Greece, notably the civilizations of the Bronze and Dark Ages and even the earliest form of written Greek--Linear B. In addition, Stephanie Lynn Budin offers a full history of how the study of classical Greece has evolved from ancient times through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. She covers ongoing questions and new directions in Greek studies, including Minoan religion, the role of women in early Greek cultures, the historical accuracy of Homer and Herodotus, and the role of Greece amongst its non-Greek neighbors. The Ancient Greeks includes a rich collection of illustrations, drawings, maps, and photographs, including detailed renderings of Knossos, the evolution of Greek sculpture and pottery, and even a section on ancient weaponry. The result is a superb companion for both newcomers and long-time Hellenophiles, revealing not only what we know about ancient Greece but how we know it and how these cultures continue to influence us.

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Ancient Greeks chronicles the rise, decline, resurgence, and ultimate collapse of the Greek empire from its earliest stirrings in the Bronze Age, through the Dark Ages and Classical period, to the death of Cleopatra and the conquests by Macedon and Rome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780195379846
• ISBN-10: 0195379845
• Artikelnr.: 25427952

Autorenporträt

Stephanie Lynn Budin, Ph.D., is a professional writer specializing in ancient History, Ancient Greece, and the Near East. She is the author of The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity and The Origin of Aphrodite.

Inhaltsangabe

* Series Editor's Preface
* Preface and Acknowledgments
* Part 1: Introduction
* 1: Introduction
* What Did the Greeks Contribute to Modern Society?
* Part 2: Greek Civilization
* 2: Location of Greek Civilization and Environmental Setting
* The Greek Mainland
* Crete
* Cyclades
* Asia Minor's West Coast
* Cyprus
* 3: Historical and Chronological Setting
* The History of Greek Studies
* Sources for the Study of Greek History
* Chronology
* 4: Origins, Growth, and Decline of Greek Civilization
* Crete
* The Mainland
* The Dark Age
* The Eighth-Century Renaissance and the Archaic Age
* The Classical Period--From the Persian Invasions to the Death of
Alexander
* The Rise and Fall of the
* 5: Hellenistic Kingdoms: 323-30 B.C.E.Economics
* Palace Economics of the Aegean Bronze Age
* Trade in the Late Bronze Age
* The Dark Age
* The Early Emporia
* Archaic and Classical Greece
* 6: Social Organization and Social Structure
* Divisions
* Unions
* Groups
* 7: Politics
* Minoan Crete: Kings? Queens? Priestesses? Priests?
* The Dark Age and "Epic" Kingship
* The Archaic Age: Synoecism, Aristocracy, and Tyranny
* Forms of Rule in the Classical Period: Oligarchy and Democracy
* Politics beyond the Polis
* Alexander and the Hellenistic
* Monarchies
* Ancient Greek Law
* 8: Religion and Ideology
* Minoan Religion
* Mycenaean Religion
* Greek Religion in the Historical Periods
* 9: Material Culture
* Architecture
* Sculpture
* Pottery
* Clothing
* Arms and Armor
* The Art of Death
* 10: Intellectual Accomplishments
* Literature
* Science
* Philosophy
* Part 3: Current Assessments
* 11: Major Controversies and Future Directions in the Study of Greek
Civilization
* Excavation
* Linear A
* Minoan Deities
* The Dark Age
* Non-Athenian Culture
* Foreign Relations
* Women in Ancient Greece
* Glossary
* Chronology
* Resources for Further Study
* Index
* About the Author