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Item Details
| Title:
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MACEDONIA
FROM PHILIP II TO THE ROMAN CONQUEST |
| By: |
Rene Ginouves, et al, David Hardy (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£74.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691036357 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691036359 |
| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
27 March, 1994 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A survey of recent discoveries at the royal tombs of Vergina, which testifies to the cultural wealth and sophistication of ancient Macedonia. The text provides a synthesis of archaeological and art historical details recorded by leading French and Greek researchers. |
| Synopsis: |
Since the discovery in 1977 of the royal tombs of Vergina and the treasures they contained, an increasingly rich portrait of ancient Macedonia has emerged from the ongoing archaeological excavation and historical research. The evidence testifies to the enormous cultural wealth of this ancient kingdom, which, despite its many internal and external conflicts, brought the fruits of Greek civilization to the very ends of the known world, while preserving its own distinctive cultural features. This book, intended for general readers and specialists alike, conveys the excitement of the recent discoveries by combining illustrations with a synthesis of up-to-date archaeological and art historical information provided by leading French and Greek experts in both fields. Together, the authors cover Macedonia from the ascendancy of Philip II to its defeat by the Romans. A kingdom located at the outskirts of the Greek city-states, Macedonia in many respects may appear to have been backward in its lifestyle. But the evidence of an original currency and the exploitation of forests and precious metals reveals that its cities had developed sophisticated economies.A flourishing of artistic activity has also been detected in the unearthing of astounding examples of funerary architecture, frescos and paintings that tell us much about Greek painting, and an extraordinary body of mosaics and metal work. Incorporating these and many other discoveries, this book is both a technical reference and a lavish work of art history. |
| Illustrations: |
142 color photos 55 b&w illus. 3 color maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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