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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795314003321

Autore

Fossey John M.

Titolo

Boiotia in ancient times [[e-book] ] : some studies of its topography, history, cults and myths / / by John M. Fossey ; with a contribution by S.M.L. Stringer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

90-04-38285-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

938.4

Soggetti

Voiōtia (Greece) Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the concluding volume presenting results of the author’s fieldwork spread over more than fifty years concerning the Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Boiotia that includes also discussions of the distribution within the topography of certain ancient cults, especially those of Artemis, Herakles and the Horseman Hero. Within the more purely topographic section there is much discussion of regional defense systems, all set against the history of the Boiotian League, especially its early coinage, its origins and its confrontation with Sparta and the pivotal battle of Leuktra.