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Iron and Steel in Ancient Greece

Author : Maria Kostoglou
Publisher : BAR International Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron and Steel in Ancient Greece written by Maria Kostoglou and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2008 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the iron metallurgy of Aegean Thrace as a culturally generated activity. The methodology used combines archaeological evidence from recent excavations, analytical data from optical and chemical analyses of industrial waste and iron artefacts, and documentary and iconographic evidence. The aims of the work are to establish the level of effectiveness in iron technology as it was practised in Aegean Thrace from Classical to Roman times, to understand indigenous involvement in iron production and to interpret the social context of iron technology. The long-term aim is to determine whether there are aspects of technological, economic, artistic or symbolic uses of iron which are reflected in culturally distinct groups living within the same area (in this case, Thracian versus Greek or Roman). Finally, an attempt is made to provide a theoretical and methodological model for the archaeological and archaeometallurgical study of interaction between ancient technology and society.

Myth, Ritual and Metallurgy in Ancient Greece and Recent Africa

Author : Sandra Blakely
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521855004
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Myth, Ritual and Metallurgy in Ancient Greece and Recent Africa written by Sandra Blakely and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-07 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

The Economics of Ancient Greece

Author : Humfrey Michell
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Ancient Greece written by Humfrey Michell and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1963 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Public Economy of Athens

Author : August Boeckh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Public Economy of Athens written by August Boeckh and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Iron Working in Ancient Greece

Author : Radomír Pleiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Iron Working in Ancient Greece written by Radomír Pleiner and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Účelem práce je shrnout archeologické a literární prameny o zpracování železa ve starověkém Řecku a zhodnotit je. Zabývá se otázkou, kdy a odkud se objevily v Řecku železné předměty, a dělí dobu železnou v Řecku do několikaepoch, ze kterých pocházejí šperky, zbraně, mince, předměty denní potřeby, votivní předměty ze železa, kterého se používalo i ve stavebnictví. Písemné památky dosvědčují také znalost technologie kovářství, začátků hutnictví aproblematiky výroby litiny. Autor věnuje také pozornost 24 zmínkám o železu v Homérově Iliadě.

The Spartans

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1590208374
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Spartans written by Paul Cartledge and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2003-05-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Remarkable . . . [The author’s] crystalline prose, his vivacious storytelling and his lucid historical insights combine here to provide a first-rate history.” —Publishers Weekly Sparta has often been described as the original Utopia—a remarkably evolved society whose warrior heroes were forbidden any other trade, profession, or business. As a people, the Spartans were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, the nobility of arms in a cause worth dying for, sacrificing the individual for the greater good of the community (illustrated by their role in the battle of Thermopylae), and the triumph over seemingly insuperable obstacles—qualities often believed today to signify the ultimate heroism. In this book, distinguished scholar and historian Paul Cartledge, long considered the leading international authority on ancient Sparta, traces the evolution of Spartan society—the culture and the people as well as the tremendous influence they had on their world and even ours. He details the lives of such illustrious and myth-making figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander, and explains how the Spartans, while placing a high value on masculine ideals, nevertheless allowed women an unusually dominant and powerful role—unlike Athenian culture, with which the Spartans are so often compared. In resurrecting this culture and society, Cartledge delves into ancient texts and archeological sources and includes illustrations depicting original Spartan artifacts and drawings, as well as examples of representational paintings from the Renaissance onward—including J.L. David’s famously brooding Leonidas. “A pleasure for anyone interested in the ancient world.” —Kirkus Reviews “[An] engaging narrative . . . In his panorama of the real Sparta, Cartledge cloaks his erudition with an ease and enthusiasm that will excite readers from page one.” —Booklist “Our greatest living expert on Sparta.” —Tom Holland, prize-winning author of Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

The Role of Metals in Ancient Greek History

Author : M. Yu. Treister
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900432982X
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Metals in Ancient Greek History written by M. Yu. Treister and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in-depth study of the field in more than 20 years analyzes the role of various metals in the context of Greek economic life, politics, culture and art, traces the movement of metal from ore to finished objects, including works of art, and shows the relations between the regions where metals were extracted and the centres of metalworking, the structure of the workshops and the connections between them and the role of the workshops in economic life at different stages in Greek history. In doing so it adopts a multidisciplinary approach, defining the role of metals in the history of Greek society using the widest possible variety of sources: the excavated remains of workshops and hoards, archaeometallurgical finds; the results of studies of ancient mines and analyses of ancient metal objects; bronze plastics and jewelry, coins etc. The chronological span of the study is the 8th-1st centuries B.C., i.e. from the beginning of the main period of Greek colonization till the end of the Hellenistic era. The geographical scope of the work is the Greek oikumene. New to most scholars will be Treister's knowledge of objects and technologies in the eastern Greek and Roman world of the Northern Black Sea and Colchis. While this book does not pretend to be a definitive survey of the history of mining and metallurgy in the Greek world, it is a particularly useful interim report.

Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

Author : Nigel Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113678800X
Total Pages : 829 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece written by Nigel Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, the highly praised two-volume work. Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.

Material Connections in the Ancient Mediterranean

Author : Peter van Dommelen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136903461
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Material Connections in the Ancient Mediterranean written by Peter van Dommelen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean. Fighting against ‘hyper-specialisation’ within the subject area, it explores the multiple ways that material culture was used to establish, maintain and alter identities, especially during periods of transition, culture encounter and change. A new perspective is adopted, one that perceives the use of material culture by prehistoric and historic Mediterranean peoples in formulating and changing their identities. It considers how objects and social identities are entangled in various cultural encounters and interconnections. The movement of people as well as objects has always stood at the heart of attempts to understand the courses and process of human history. The Mediterranean offers a wealth of such information and Material Connections, expanding on this base, offers a dynamic, new subject of enquiry – the social identify of prehistoric and historic Mediterranean people – and considers how migration, colonial encounters, and connectivity or insularity influence social identities. The volume includes a series of innovative, closely related case studies that examine the contacts amongst various Mediterranean islands – Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus, the Balearics – and the nearby shores of Italy, Greece, North Africa, Spain and the Levant to explore the social and cultural impact of migratory, colonial and exchange encounters. Material Connections forges a new path in understanding the material culture of the Mediterranean and will be essential for those wishing to develop their understanding of material culture and identity in the Mediterranean.

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times

Author : John Stewart Milne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times written by John Stewart Milne and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Warfare in the Ancient World

Author : Brian Todd Carey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1781592632
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Warfare in the Ancient World written by Brian Todd Carey and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe between the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia in the late fourth millenium BC and the fall of Rome. Through a exploration of twenty-six selected battles, military historian Brian Todd Carey surveys the changing tactical relationships between the four weapon systems - heavy and light infantry and hevay and light cavalry - focusing on how shock and missile combat evolved from tentative beginnings in the Bronze Age to the highly developed military organization created by the Romans. The art of warfare reached a very sophisticated level of development during this three millenia span. Commanders fully realized the tactical capabilities of shock and missile combat in large battlefield situations. Modern principles of war, like the primacy of the offensive, mass, and economy of force, were understood by pre-modern generals and applied on battlefields throughout the period. Through the use of dozens of multiphase tactical maps, this fascinating introduction to the art of war during western civilizationÕs ancient and classical periods pulls together the primary and secondary sources and creates a powerful historical narrative. The result is a synthetic work that will be essential reading for students and armchair historians alike.

The Gladius

Author : M.C. Bishop
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472815874
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book The Gladius written by M.C. Bishop and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena. Literary sources tell of the terror it inspired, while archaeological evidence of wounds inflicted is testament to its deadly effect. By pulling together strands of literary, sculptural and archaeological evidence renowned expert M.C. Bishop creates a narrative of the gladius' development, exploring the way in which the shape of the short sword changed as soldiers and gladiators evolved their fighting style. Drawing together historical accounts, excavated artefacts and the results of the latest scientific analyses of the blades, this volume reveals the development, technology, training and use of the gladius hispaniensis: the sword that conquered the Mediterranean.

The Economics of Ancient Greece

Author : H. Michell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107419115
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Ancient Greece written by H. Michell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1940, this book provides an overview of the economy of ancient Greece, with a particular focus on the economy of Athens and its eventual empire. Michell uses literary and epigraphic evidence to detail the main types of revenue generation prevalent in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, such as mining and foreign trade, and provides an introduction discussing the impact of other factors on the Greek economy, including infanticide and Greek economic thought. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient economics and money-making in ancient Greece.

Engineering in the Ancient World

Author : John Gray Landels
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520034297
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Engineering in the Ancient World written by John Gray Landels and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows how these machines were developed and made. He draws together evidence from archaeological discoveries and from literary sources.

Ancient Greek Beliefs

Author : Perry L. Westmoreland
Publisher : LEE AND VANCE PUBLISHING CO
ISBN 13 : 0979324815
Total Pages : 829 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Beliefs written by Perry L. Westmoreland and published by LEE AND VANCE PUBLISHING CO. This book was released on 2007 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Greek Beliefs explores the mysteries of the ancient myths and religious beliefs of a great people. The text is divided into three sections, Greek mythology, the ancient Greeks, and conclusions. A brief history and lengthy glossary are included. The book is designed as a basic text for the introduction to ancient Greek mythology and beliefs, and the text muses about the religious lessons we might learn from them. It contains abridged stories of Greek mythology, including the extant Greek plays, and considers portions of the works of the great writers, including Aeschylus, Euripides Hesiod, Homer, Plato, and Sophocles. It opens a comprehensive window into the lives of these great ancient people.

The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece

Author : James Augustus St. John
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece written by James Augustus St. John and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Knight and the Blast Furnace

Author : Alan R. Williams
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004124985
Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Knight and the Blast Furnace written by Alan R. Williams and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The suit of armour distinguishes the European Middle Ages & Renaissance. This book tells its story from the 14th to the 17th century, and the making of its steel. The metallurgy of 600 armours has been analysed, and their probable effectiveness in battle assessed.