In the Land of a Thousand Gods : A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

by: Marek, Chr.

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 In the Land of a Thousand Gods
A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World
Christian Marek
Translated by: Steven Rendall

About this book
A monumental history of Asia Minor from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire

In this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. Blending rich narrative with in-depth analyses, In the Land of a Thousand Gods shows Asia Minor?s shifting orientation between East and West and its role as both a melting pot of nations and a bridge for cultural transmission. Marek employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more. He draws on the latest research—in fields ranging from demography and economics to architecture and religion—to describe how Asia Minor became a center of culture and wealth in the Roman Empire. A breathtaking work of scholarship, In the Land of a Thousand Gods will become the standard reference book on the subject in English.

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the Second German Edition

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction: Anatolia between East and West

Chapter 2 Modern Fieldwork in Asia Minor

Chapter 3 From Prehistory to the Oldest Written Culture

Chapter 4 The Late Bronze and Iron Age

Chapter 5 The Western Persian Empire and the World of the Greeks in Asia Minor (547/546 BCE to 333 BCE)

Chapter 6 Monarchies, Vassals, and Cities from Alexander?s Empire to the Pax Romana (331 BCE to 31 BCE)

Chapter 7 Imperium Romanum: The Provinces from Augustus to Aurelian

Chapter 8 Asia Minor and Imperial Administration under the Principate

Chapter 9 Economic, Socio-Political, and Cultural Conditions in the Provinces of the Imperial Period

Chapter 10 Epilogue and Outlook

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Authors and Editors Cited in the Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index

In the Land of a Thousand Gods : A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

by: Marek, Chr.

• ISBN-13: 9780691159799 / 978-0-691-15979-9
• ISBN-03: 0691159793 / 0-691-15979-3
• Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2016

Price: 50,00 EURO

1 copy in stock