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Macedonia : from Philip II to the Roman conquest

Title
Macedonia : from Philip II to the Roman conquest / René Ginouvès [with the collaboration of] Ioannis Akamatis [and others] ; [translated by David Hardy].
Author
Ginouvès, René.
Publication
[Athens] : Ekdotikē Athēnōn ; Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors
Akamatēs, Giannēs M.
Description
254 pages : color illustrations; 30 cm
Uniform Title
Macédoine. English
Alternative Title
Macédoine.
Subject
  • Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382 B.C.-336 B.C
  • Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
  • Macedonia > Civilization
  • Greece > History > Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
  • Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C
  • Macedonia > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-241) and indexes.
Contents
The emergence of Macedonia. The natural and human resources. The rise of Macedonia -- The Macedonia of Philip II -- Alexander and the Diadochi. Alexander. The Diadochi. The organisation of the kingdom -- Cities and sanctuaries of Macedonia. The palaces. The cities. Cults and myths. The setting of everyday life -- The "Macedonian tombs" Architecture and rituals. The tombs of Vergina. The tombs of Lefkadia. The tomb of Langada. The tomb of Pydna. The monumental cist tombs. Macedonian tombs and Greece -- Macedonian dedications outside Macedonia. Olympia. Megalopolis. Oropos. Delos. Samothrake. Other notable buildings. Macedonian baroque -- The end of the kingdom of Macedonia. Macedonia in Greek history -- Index of geographical names and names of peoples -- Index of names of men and women, heroes and deities.
ISBN
0691036357 (CL) :
LCCN
93038156
OCLC
  • 29182526
  • ocm29182526
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries