Demand The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4233-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten, E-Book

The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History reveals therole of the complex interaction of Mediterranean seafaring andmaritime connections in the development of the ancient Greekcity-states.
* Offers fascinating insights into the origins of urbanization inthe ancient Mediterranean, including the Greek city-state
* Based on the most recent research on the ancientMediterranean
* Features a novel approach to theories of civilization change -foregoing the traditional isolationists model of development infavor of a maritime based network
* Argues for cultural interactions set in motion by exchange andtrade by sea

Autoren/Hrsg.

Demand, Nancy H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations vii
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction: The "Fantastic Cauldron" of theMediterranean Koine xi
1 Seafaring in the Mesolithic Mediterranean 1
2 The Neolithic Revolution/Transition 13
3 The Neolithic Diaspora 35
4 Urbanization in Mesopotamia 60
5 The Third Millennium 83
6 The Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BC): Recoveries 126
7 Late Bronze Age Maritime Networks 162
8 The Late Bronze Age Collapse and its Aftermath 193
9 Recovery and Expansion (1050-850 BC) 220
Bibliography 256
Index 349

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy H. Demand is Professor Emerita in the Department of History, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Her books include Thebes in the Fifth Century (1982); Urban Relocation in Archaic and Classical Greece: Flight and Consolidation (1990); Birth, Death and Motherhood in Classical Greece (1994); and A History of Ancient Greece (1996).