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After colonizing the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor, the ancient Greeks turned toward southern Italy and Sicily, driven by the unrest that troubled their homeland in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C. The new arrivals brought with them their language, as well as their cultural and religious traditions and the institution of the polis. In Italy they created an autonomous political community that eventually surpassed the cities of Greece in wealth, military power, and architectural and cultural splendour. Such forefathers of Western philosophy as Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Archimedes lived and worked within this civilization. The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily presents an overview of Greek colonization in Italy and the principal historical events that took place in this area from the Archaic period until the ascendancy of the Romans. Thiscomprehensive survey is followed by a review of the major archaeological sites in the region.
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Luca Cerchiai is professor of Italian archaeology and Etruscology at the University of Salerno. Lorena Jannelli is archaeological inspector at the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici of Liguria. Fausto Longo is a specialist in classical archaeology at the University of Lecce and doctor of research in archaeology at the University of Naples.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition but with lower corners bumped, one pretty hard, and impact marks at front fore edge, otherwise very clean. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 288 pages with a great many full color, often full page photos throughout of both current landscapes, with maps, floorplans, landscape drawings, detail maps of past and present cities, and art and architectural photos of the particular city, with a narrative from one of the four authors regarding the Greek colonization of southern Italy in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C., and the assimilation of Greek sensibilities and ideas into what eventually apppeared as the Roman Empire. Cities include: Those of the Fulf of Naples, Poseidonia, Paestum, Velia, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Kroton, Sybaris, Thurii, Siris, Herakleia, Metapontion, Taranto, Naxos, Cela, Karmarina, Morcantina, Selinute, Herakleia Minoa, Segesta, Himera, Tindari, etc. Keywords: Landscapes, Maps, Floorplans, Landscape drawings, Detail maps, Past, Present cities, Art, Architectural photos, City, Narrative, Authors. Cities, Greek, Art, Architecture, History, Sculpture, Vases, Those of the Fulf of Naples, Poseidonia, Paestum, Velia, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Kroton, Sybaris, Thurii, Siris, Herakleia, Metapontion, Taranto, Naxos, Cela, Karmarina, Morcantina, Selinute, Herakleia Minoa, Segesta, Himera, Tindari. Seller Inventory # 153881