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Greece : an Oxford archaeological guide / Christopher Mee & Antony Spawforth.

By: Mee, C. (Christopher)Contributor(s): Spawforth, AntonyMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Oxford archaeological guidesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001. Description: xv, 464 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 22 cmISBN: 0192880586Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Guidebooks | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Guidebooks | Greece -- Antiquities -- GuidebooksGenre/Form: GuidebooksDDC classification: 938 LOC classification: DF78 | .M37 2001
Contents:
Introduction -- Environment and Ecology -- Historical Overview -- Warfare and Defence -- Residential Space -- Waterworks -- The Agora and Gymnasium -- Gods and their Sanctuaries -- Competitions -- The Greek Way of Death -- Ancient Travellers and Tourists -- Athens, Attika, and the Saronic -- Corinth and Environs -- Argolid -- Lakonia -- Messenia -- Arkadia -- Elis and Achaia -- Central Greece and Euboia -- Akarnania and Aitolia -- Thessaly and Environs -- Epeiros -- Macedonia -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Action note: committed to retain 20181001 in perpetuity ReCAP Shared CollectionSummary: Greece, with all its temples, cities, and sanctuaries created by Europe's most formative ancient civilization, is a must-see for the archaeological traveler. This valuable new addition to the acclaimed Oxford Archaeological Guides series provides coverage of all the main archaeological sites in Greece, ranging from prehistory to the sixth century AD. The individual sites are arranged by region, and include Philip's Tomb at Vergina, the Palace complex at Mycenae, the Temples of the Acropolis, the Hellenistic city of the Messene, and the Roman colony of Corinth. Also included in the book are 'partner factor' ratings that rank the most worthwhile sites for travelers to visit during their stay. An up-to-date introduction surveys Greece's landscape, history, and archaeology from the Neolithic period to the end of antiquity, and places the sites in their cultural context. Finally, there is a chronology for reference and a glossary of essential terms.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-453) and index.

Introduction -- Environment and Ecology -- Historical Overview -- Warfare and Defence -- Residential Space -- Waterworks -- The Agora and Gymnasium -- Gods and their Sanctuaries -- Competitions -- The Greek Way of Death -- Ancient Travellers and Tourists -- Athens, Attika, and the Saronic -- Corinth and Environs -- Argolid -- Lakonia -- Messenia -- Arkadia -- Elis and Achaia -- Central Greece and Euboia -- Akarnania and Aitolia -- Thessaly and Environs -- Epeiros -- Macedonia -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

Greece, with all its temples, cities, and sanctuaries created by Europe's most formative ancient civilization, is a must-see for the archaeological traveler. This valuable new addition to the acclaimed Oxford Archaeological Guides series provides coverage of all the main archaeological sites in Greece, ranging from prehistory to the sixth century AD. The individual sites are arranged by region, and include Philip's Tomb at Vergina, the Palace complex at Mycenae, the Temples of the Acropolis, the Hellenistic city of the Messene, and the Roman colony of Corinth. Also included in the book are 'partner factor' ratings that rank the most worthwhile sites for travelers to visit during their stay. An up-to-date introduction surveys Greece's landscape, history, and archaeology from the Neolithic period to the end of antiquity, and places the sites in their cultural context. Finally, there is a chronology for reference and a glossary of essential terms.

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