A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world.• Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity• Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace• Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources• Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe/Eurasia• Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross–cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace INDICE: I. Introduction.An Introduction to Studying Ancient Thrace .Nikola Theodossiev. .II. Thrace and Thracians.Geography .Jan Bouzek and Denver Graninger.Ethnicity and Ethne .Denver Graninger . .III. History .Early History of Thrace to the Assassination of Kotys I (360 BCE) .M. Zahrnt .Thrace from the Assassination of Kotys I to Koropedion (360–281 BCE) .Peter Delev .Thrace from Koropedion to the Third Mithridatic War (281–73 BCE) .Peter Delev.Roman Thrace .Ivaylo Lozanov.Late Antique Thrace .Boyan Dumanov. .IV. Evidence.Settlements .Hristo Popov.Dolmens and Rock–cut monuments .Georgi Nehrizov.Ritual pits .Rumiyana Georgieva.Tomb architecture .Daniela Stoyanova.The Decoration of Thracian Chamber Tombs .Julia Valeva.Gold, silver, and bronze vessels .Julia Valeva .Adornments .Milena Tonkova .The Pottery of Ancient Thrace .Anelia Boshkova.Inscriptions .Dan Dana .Introduction to the numismatics of Thrace, ca. 530 BCE – 46 CE.Evgeni Paunov. .V. Influence and Interaction.The Greek colonists .Margarit Damyanov.Athens.Matthew Sears.Persia .Maya Vassileva .Thracian and Macedonian Kingship.W. S. Greenwalt .Thracians and Scythians: tensions, interactions, and osmosis.David Braund .Celts .Julij Stoyanov . .VI. Controversies.Social Structure .Zosia Archibald .Urbanization .Emil Nankov .Trade .Chavdar Tzochev.Warfare .Totko Stoyanov .Religion.Kostadin Rabadjiev
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-5104-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 19/02/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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