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For all that the monuments of classical Athens--the Parthenon and its sculptures above all--are best known, it is frequently the sculpture and pottery of earlier Athens (800-500 BCE) that grabs the attention of museum visitors. This book provides the first comprehensive guide to what we know about the archaeology, artefacts, and history of archaic Athens. Author Robin Osborne offers a clear and well-illustrated description of all aspects of Athenian art, archaeology, and history, and demonstrates how the different stories that we tell about Athenian pots, sculpture, law, politics and culture all fit together.…mehr

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For all that the monuments of classical Athens--the Parthenon and its sculptures above all--are best known, it is frequently the sculpture and pottery of earlier Athens (800-500 BCE) that grabs the attention of museum visitors. This book provides the first comprehensive guide to what we know about the archaeology, artefacts, and history of archaic Athens. Author Robin Osborne offers a clear and well-illustrated description of all aspects of Athenian art, archaeology, and history, and demonstrates how the different stories that we tell about Athenian pots, sculpture, law, politics and culture all fit together.
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Autorenporträt
Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at King's College, University of Cambridge, where he is also a Fellow and the current Vice-Provost. He previously served as President of the Society for Promotion of Hellenic Studies and of the Classical Association, and as Chair of the Classics Sub-Panel for the Research Excellent Framework in 2014. He has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 2006 and an Honorary Member of the Greek Epigraphical Society since 2015. His previous books include The Transformation of Athens: Painted Pottery and the Creation of Classical Greece, co-winner of the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award.