Boiotia in Antiquity
Title | Boiotia in Antiquity PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Schachter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 463 |
Release | 2016-05-16 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1107053242 |
A collection of papers - revised or previously unpublished - about the history, institutions, and literature of Boiotia, by a leading expert on the region.
A History of Boeotia
Title | A History of Boeotia PDF eBook |
Author | Robert J. Buck |
Publisher | University of Alberta |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780888640512 |
Robert Buck's history examines the archaeological record, takes a fresh look at what the ancients said about the Boeotians and at the references of classicists of more recent times, retells the legends, and reconstructs the history of the region from the heroic Bronze Age to the Pelopponesian War.
Boiotia in Ancient Times
Title | Boiotia in Ancient Times PDF eBook |
Author | John M. Fossey |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 363 |
Release | 2019-10-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004382852 |
The results of over 50 years of research into the History and Topography of Boiotia, the early development of its League and its coinage, the confrontation with Sparta and the battle of Leuktra, discussion of some cults and myths, especially those of Artemis, Herakles and the Horseman Hero.
Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C.
Title | Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel D. Gartland |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2017-01-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812293762 |
The region of Boiotia was one of the most powerful regions in Greece between the Peloponnesian War and the rise of Macedonian power under Philip II and Alexander the Great. Its influence stretched across most of the Greek mainland and, at times, across the Aegean; its fourth-century leaders were of legendary ability. But the Boiotian hegemony over Greece was short lived, and less than four decades after the Boiotians defeated the Spartans at the battle of Leuktra in 371 B.C., Alexander the Great destroyed Thebes, Boiotia's largest city, and left the fabric of Boiotian power in tatters. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story, one that is limited in the diversity of historical experience. The breadth of essays in this volume is designed to give a picture of the current state of scholarship and to provide a series of in-depth studies of particular evidence, experience, and events. These studies present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. And rather than turning away from the region following the famous Macedonian victory at Chaironeia in 338 B.C., or the destruction of Thebes three years later, the scholars cover the entire span of the century, and the questions posed are as diverse as the experiences of the Boiotians: How free were Boiotian communities, and how do we explain their demographic resilience among the catastrophes? Is the exercise of power visible in the material evidence, and how did Boiotians fare outside the region? How did experience of widespread displacement and exile shape Boiotian interactivity at the end of the century? By posing these and other questions, the book offers a new historical vision of the region in the period during which it was of greatest consequence to the wider Greek world. Contributors: Samuel D. Gartland, John Ma, Robin Osborne, Nikolaos Papazarkadas, P. J. Rhodes, Thom Russell, Albert Schachter, Michael Scott, Anthony Snodgrass.
The Ancient Boeotians
Title | The Ancient Boeotians PDF eBook |
Author | William Rhys Roberts |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1895 |
Genre | Greece |
ISBN |
Federalism in Greek Antiquity
Title | Federalism in Greek Antiquity PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Beck |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 635 |
Release | 2015-11-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521192269 |
A comprehensive reassessment of federalism and political integration in antiquity, including detailed descriptions of all the Greek federal states.
Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess
Title | Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Lalonde |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2019-10-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004416390 |
In Athena Itonia Gerald V. Lalonde offers a comparative study of the social, political and military aspects of the cult of Athena Itonia and its propagation among the four regions of ancient Greece where major evidence has come to light.