Author: T. V. Buttrey
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780924171482
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Coins, for reasons that do not always make sense, are often treated by field excavators as more reliable chronological indexes than other classes of artifacts. This always makes their discovery a welcome event, especially when they are silver or gold, which tend to survive in the ground in a more recognizable state than their bronze counterparts. The Red Figure pottery does not have quite the same chronological relevance as the coins but does on occasion contribute to the dating of archaeological contexts. Its often high quality and interesting variety of shapes has already generated commentary elsewhere in addition to what is presented here. University Museum Monograph, 97
Author: Donald White
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1934536571
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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This is the climactic volume on the archaeological and architectural history from ca. 31 B.C. to A.D. 365 of the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. It deals with the impact of Christianity on the cult and the causes of its decline, with particular emphasis on the largest body of evidence recorded anywhere for iconoclastic damage, presumably by Christian populations, to sculpted images of worshippers and twin goddesses. The volume traces the characteristics of major Demeter sanctuaries elsewhere (e.g., Eleusis, Corinth, Pergamon, Acragas, and Selinus) and places Cyrene's sanctuary within the context of this development. The volume also presents the sanctuary's important lapidary and lead inscriptions as analyzed by Joyce Reyonlds. It is the eighth volume in the final reports series for the excavations conducted for the University of Michigan, and subsequently the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, between 1969 and 1981. University Museum Monograph, 134
Author: Donald White
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780934718776
Category : Cyrene (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Gerald P. Schaus
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780934718554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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This volume includes a detailed illustrated catalogue of the East Greek, Island, and Laconian pottery from the sanctuary. The author uses the data to help establish the chronology for the founding and early development of this important Greek colony. University Museum Monograph, 56
Author: Arcadia Kocybala
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780924171451
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Corinthian pottery represents the largest percentage of all the imported archaic Greek wares found at the sanctury of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene in Libya. With its markedly broad range of types and quality, it provides insight into both the early history of the sanctuary and the nature of the export wares of this major Greek pottery center. In addition, the pottery provides some interesting new material for Corinthian vase painting in general, and adds to our knowledge of certain vase painters in particular. University Museum Monograph, 95
Author: Donald White
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780934718516
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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According to Herodotus, Cyrene was colonized by settlers from the island of Thera, later joined by other colonists from Crete, Samos, Laconia, and Rhodes. Traditionally the foundation date has been set at 631 B.C. The sanctuary began to develop within a generation of the establishment of the colony and continued in use until its destruction by an earthquake in A.D. 262. In this volume, the excavator presents the background of the site, the history of its excavation, and an overall view of the current project. University Museum Monograph, 52
Author: J. Rasmus Brandt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199696098
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Greek and Roman Festivals addresses the multi-faceted and complex nature of Greco-Roman festivals and analyses the connections that existed between them, as religious and social phenomena, and the historical dynamics that shaped them. It contains twelve articles which form an interdisciplinary perspective of classical scholarship on the topic.
Author: Donald White
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780934718776
Category : Cyrene (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Peter Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199277478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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A collection of essays, by leading international scholars, on the history of the Greek theatre, and on the wider context of festival culture in which theatrical activity took place in the Greek world. The emphasis is on the documentary material - inscriptions, archaeological remains and monuments - which provides so much of our 'hard' evidence for the activities of the theatre. Much of the important material discussed here is unknown except to specialists, and these studies offeraccess to its interpretation to a wider audience. They cover a wide range of time and place, from the earliest days of the Greek theatre to the Roman period, with special emphasis on the neglected Hellenistic period, which is especially rich in documentary evidence.
Author: Kathryn Lomas
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047402669
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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This collection of essays, in honour of Professor B.B. Shefton, provides an innovative exploration of the culture of the Greek colonies of the Western Mediterranean, their relations with their non-Greek neigbours, and the evolution of distinctive regional identities.
