Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119016182
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 512


Description:


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