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This book is a comprehensive survey of the period from 900-700 BC in Greece. It was written by a professor and has been updated with new information since its first publication. The text is divided into three main sections: the passing of the dark ages, c. 900-770 BC; the Greek renaissance, c. 770-700 BC, and the final part on life in eighth century Greece. The geographical coverage in the Mediterranean ranges from Syria to Sicily. The book is illustrated with images of several finds that have never been published before.
Geometric Greece has long been the standard work on this absorbing period, which saw the evolution of the Greek city-states, the composition of the Homeric poems, the rise of the great Panhellenic sanctuaries and the first exodus of Greek colonists to southern Italy and Sicily.
Professor Coldstream has now fully updated his comprehensive survey with a substantial new chapter on the abundant discoveries and developments made since the book's first publication.
The text is presented in three main sections: the passing of the dark ages, c. 900-770 BC; the Greek renaissance, c. 770-700 BC, covered region by region, and the final part on life in eighth century Greece. Its geographical coverage in the Mediterranean ranges from Syria to Sicily, and the detailed archaeological evidence is amplified by reference to literary sources.
Highly illustrated, including images of several finds never previously published, this is the essential handbook for anyone studying early Greek antiquity.
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