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The Creativity of Crete: City States and the Foundations of the Modern World
Malcolm Cross
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Description for The Creativity of Crete: City States and the Foundations of the Modern World
Paperback. For the amateur archaeologist - summarizes 65 archaeological sites with maps and coordinates Num Pages: 256 pages, colour plates and maps. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Crete is famous for its Minoan civilization, which by 1200BC had come to an end. It is far less well known that less than 600 years later, Crete pioneered the idea of the 'city-state' and developed it for longer than anywhere else in the ancient Greek world. Thought by Homer to have numbered up to one hundred, even the whereabouts of many of the cities at the heart of these tiny states is now unknown. This original book describes 65 sites from the Classical (500-330 BC) and Hellenistic (330-67 BC) periods and argues that the achievements of the city-states should ... Read more
Crete is famous for its Minoan civilization, which by 1200BC had come to an end. It is far less well known that less than 600 years later, Crete pioneered the idea of the 'city-state' and developed it for longer than anywhere else in the ancient Greek world. Thought by Homer to have numbered up to one hundred, even the whereabouts of many of the cities at the heart of these tiny states is now unknown. This original book describes 65 sites from the Classical (500-330 BC) and Hellenistic (330-67 BC) periods and argues that the achievements of the city-states should ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904955955
SKU
V9781904955955
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About Malcolm Cross
Malcolm Cross is social scientist with an international reputation for research on comparative issues. He has taught for many years in universities in Europe and North America. He divides his time between the UK and Crete.
Reviews for The Creativity of Crete: City States and the Foundations of the Modern World
'Will do wonders to promote a different view of ancient, post-Minoan Crete and it is a fine example of how sensitive and intelligent analysis of ancient societies can illuminate modern socio-political issues.'
Dr. Philip de Souza, Department of Classics, University College, Dublin
Dr. Philip de Souza, Department of Classics, University College, Dublin