The Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World

Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence
Herausgeber: Harris, Edward M.; Fachard, Sylvian

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Produktbeschreibung

The book studies the destruction of cities in the Ancient Greek World by comparing literary and archaeological evidence. It shows that ancient authors often exaggerated the impact of destruction. The book highlights the resilience of ancient populations and focuses on the recovery phase of cities in the long term.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 375
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108818780
• ISBN-10: 1108818781
• Artikelnr.: 72104348

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: destruction, survival, and recovery in the ancient Greek
world Sylvian Fachard and Edward M. Harris; 2. Destruction, abandon,
reoccupation: What Microstratigraphy and Micromorphology tell us Panagiotis
Karkanas; 3. Miletus after the disaster of 494 B.C.: Refoundation or
recovery? Hans Lohmann; 4. The Persian destruction of Athens: Sources and
Archaeology John Mckesson Camp; 5. The Carthaginian conquest and
destruction of Selinus in 409 B.C.: Diodorus and archaeology Clemente
Marconi; 6. Ancient methone (354 B.C.): Destruction and abandonment Manthos
Bessios, Athina Athanassiadou, and Konstantinos Noulas; 7. The destruction
of cities in Northern Greece during the Classical and Hellenistic periods:
The numismatic evidence Christos Gatzolis and Selene Psoma; 8. Eretria's
"destructions" during the Hellenistic period and their impact on the city's
development Guy Ackermann (translated by E. M. Harris and S. Fachard); 9.
Rhodes ca. 227 B.C.: Destruction and recovery Alain Bresson; 10.
Destruction, survival and colonisation: Effects of the Roman arrival to
Epirus Björn Forsén; 11. From the destruction of Corinth to Colonia Laus
Iulia Corinthiensis Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis, Kathleen W. Slane,
and with Stephen Tracy; 12. Sulla and the siege of Athens: Reconsidering
crisis, survival, and recovery in the 1st B.C. Dylan K. Rogers; 13. The
Herulian invasion in Athens (A.D 267): The archaeological evidence Lamprini
Chioti; 14. Epilogue. The survival of cities after military devastation:
Comparing the classical Greek and Roman experience John Bintliff; 15.
Appendix. The destruction and survival of cities.