A Companion to Ancient Thrace.

By: Valeva, JuliaContributor(s): Nankov, Emil | Graninger, DenverMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World SerPublisher: Chicester : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (709 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118878057Subject(s): Thrace - AntiquitiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Companion to Ancient ThraceDDC classification: 939/.861 LOC classification: DR50.6 .C66 2015Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Part I Thrace and Thracians -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Studying Ancient Thrace -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Geography -- 2.1 The Problem of Boundaries -- 2.2 The Geography of Ancient Thrace: A Sketch -- 2.3 Microfoundations -- 2.4 Roads and Connectivity -- 2.5 Imaginary Thrace -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Ethnicity and Ethne -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Synchrony -- 3.3 Diachrony -- 3.4 "Thracians" -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part II History -- Chapter 4 Early History of Thrace to the Murder of Kotys I (360 bce) -- 4.1 Greek Colonization -- 4.2 The Persian Invasions -- 4.3 Delian League and Peloponnesian War -- 4.4 After the Peloponnesian War -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Thrace from the Assassination of Kotys I to Koroupedion (360-281 BCE) -- 5.1 Decline and Fall of the Odrysian Kingdom (360-336 BCE) -- 5.2 Thrace in the Age of Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE) -- 5.3 Thrace in the Age of the Successors (323-281 BCE) -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- 1. On the Age of Philip and Alexander -- 2. On the Age of the Successors -- Chapter 6 From Koroupedion to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War (281-73 BCE) -- 6.1 From Koroupedion to the Accession of Philip V in Macedonia, 281-221 BCE -- 6.2 From the Accession of Philip V to the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia, 221-148 BCE -- 6.3 From the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War, 148-73 BCE -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Roman Thrace -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Prelude to the Provinces: Roman Thrace up to the Time of Augustus.
7.3 Moesia et Thracia Provinciae -- 7.4 Cities: Urban Development and Civic Life -- 7.5 The Third-Century CE Crisis -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Thrace in Late Antiquity -- 8.1 Administrative Divisions -- 8.2 Christianization and Construction of Churches -- 8.3 Urbanism and Non-Urban Structures -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part III Evidence -- Chapter 9 Settlements -- 9.1 Sources and State of Research -- 9.2 Demographic Potential and Social Structure -- 9.3 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace During the Early Iron Age, ca. 11th-6th c. BCE -- 9.4 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace of the Late Iron Age, 5th-1st c. BCE -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Dolmens and Rock-Cut Monuments -- 10.1 Megalithic Monuments in Thrace -- 10.2 Dolmens -- 10.3 Other Megalithic Monuments -- 10.4 Rock-Cut Megalithic Sites -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 11 "Ritual Pits" -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Location and Nature -- 11.3 Interpretation and Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 12 Tomb Architecture -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Problems of Chronology -- 12.3 The Tumulus and Access to the Tomb -- 12.4 Façade -- 12.5 Building Materials and Construction Techniques -- 12.6 Layouts and Entrances -- 12.7 Roofing -- 12.8 Interior and Decorative Elements -- 12.9 Furniture -- 12.10 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 13 The Decoration of Thracian Chamber Tombs -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Monochrome Painting -- 13.3 Use of Greek Architectural Elements -- 13.4 Iconography -- 13.5 The Decorative Program -- 13.6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 14 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Vessels -- 14.1 Use and Deposition -- 14.2 Gold and Silver Vessels.
14.3 Bronze Vessels -- 14.4 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 15 Adornments -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Early Iron Age, 1200-500 -- 15.3 The Early Classical Period, ca. 500-375 -- 15.4 The Late Classical Period, ca. 375-325 -- 15.5 The Early Hellenistic Period, ca. 325-250 -- 15.6 The Middle and Late Hellenistic period, ca. 250-1 -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 16 The Pottery of Ancient Thrace -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The Pottery of the Late Bronze Age -- 16.3 The Pottery of the Early Iron Age (Geometric and Archaic Age) -- 16.4 Late Archaic and Classical Pottery -- 16.5 Pottery of the Hellenistic Period -- 16.6 The Hand-Made Pottery of the Classical and Hellenistic Period -- 16.7 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 17 Inscriptions -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Inscriptions in Thracian Language -- 17.3 Inscriptions in Classical and Hellenistic Thrace -- 17.4 Inscriptions in Roman Thrace -- 17.5 Inscriptions in Late Antique Thrace -- 17.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 18 Introduction to the Numismatics of Thrace, ca. 530 BCE-46 CE -- 18.1 Previous Research -- 18.2 The Setting -- 18.3 Numismatic History of Thrace -- 18.4 Thracian Coinage: Royal and Tribal -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part IV Influence and Interaction -- Chapter 19 The Greek Colonists -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Preliminary Considerations -- 19.3 The Northern Aegean -- 19.4 The Black Sea -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 20 Athens -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Historical Outline -- 20.3 Military Influence of Thrace -- 20.4 Athenian Attitudes to Thrace and the Thracians -- 20.5 Athenian Thracophiles -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 21 Persia.
21.1 Persians in Thrace -- 21.2 The Achaemenid Impact -- 21.3 Persian Influence -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 22 Thracian and Macedonian Kingship -- 22.1 Political Structures -- 22.2 Coin Evidence for the King as Hero -- 22.3 Herodotus and the Foundation of the Argead Dynasty -- 22.4 Ideology and Religion -- 22.5 The Royal Hunt as Ideology -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 23 Thracians and Scythians: Tensions, Interactions and Osmosis -- 23.1 Introductory Remarks: Framing Issues, Considering the Evidence -- 23.2 Danubian Crossings -- 23.3 Scyles' Story: Spanning Scythia and Thrace -- 23.4 Conclusions -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 24 Celts -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Early Long-Range Contacts Along the Danube - Visible and Invisible -- 24.3 Galli ad Portas -- 24.4 Politics of "Danegeld" in Hellenistic Thrace -- 24.5 Hellenization and Latenization - Two Sides of the Same Coin? -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part V Controversies -- Chapter 25 Social Life of Thrace -- 25.1 Literary Sources on Ancient Thracian Society -- 25.2 Theories about Thracian Society -- 25.3 Current Trends in Scholarship -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 26 Urbanization -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Setting the Agenda -- 26.3 Macedonian Colonies -- 26.4 Emporia -- 26.5 Royal Cities -- 26.6 Tyrseis and Country Estates -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 27 Trade -- 27.1 Early Iron Age Contacts -- 27.2 Colonization and Trade -- 27.3 The Royal Economy -- 27.4 Marketplaces -- 27.5 Monetization -- 27.6 Commodities -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 28 Warfare -- 28.1 Introduction -- 28.2 The Artifacts -- 28.3 Cavalry: Weaponry and Equipment -- 28.4 Artillery -- 28.5 Fortified Settlements, Fortresses, and Structures.
28.6 Organization, Strategy, and Tactics -- 28.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 29 Religion -- 29.1 Introduction -- 29.2 Pantheon and Priests -- 29.3 Ritual Space and Practice -- 29.4 Beyond Death -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Index Locorum -- General Index -- EULA.
Summary: A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe/Eurasia Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross-cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Part I Thrace and Thracians -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Studying Ancient Thrace -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Geography -- 2.1 The Problem of Boundaries -- 2.2 The Geography of Ancient Thrace: A Sketch -- 2.3 Microfoundations -- 2.4 Roads and Connectivity -- 2.5 Imaginary Thrace -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Ethnicity and Ethne -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Synchrony -- 3.3 Diachrony -- 3.4 "Thracians" -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part II History -- Chapter 4 Early History of Thrace to the Murder of Kotys I (360 bce) -- 4.1 Greek Colonization -- 4.2 The Persian Invasions -- 4.3 Delian League and Peloponnesian War -- 4.4 After the Peloponnesian War -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Thrace from the Assassination of Kotys I to Koroupedion (360-281 BCE) -- 5.1 Decline and Fall of the Odrysian Kingdom (360-336 BCE) -- 5.2 Thrace in the Age of Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE) -- 5.3 Thrace in the Age of the Successors (323-281 BCE) -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- 1. On the Age of Philip and Alexander -- 2. On the Age of the Successors -- Chapter 6 From Koroupedion to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War (281-73 BCE) -- 6.1 From Koroupedion to the Accession of Philip V in Macedonia, 281-221 BCE -- 6.2 From the Accession of Philip V to the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia, 221-148 BCE -- 6.3 From the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War, 148-73 BCE -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Roman Thrace -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Prelude to the Provinces: Roman Thrace up to the Time of Augustus.

7.3 Moesia et Thracia Provinciae -- 7.4 Cities: Urban Development and Civic Life -- 7.5 The Third-Century CE Crisis -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Thrace in Late Antiquity -- 8.1 Administrative Divisions -- 8.2 Christianization and Construction of Churches -- 8.3 Urbanism and Non-Urban Structures -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part III Evidence -- Chapter 9 Settlements -- 9.1 Sources and State of Research -- 9.2 Demographic Potential and Social Structure -- 9.3 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace During the Early Iron Age, ca. 11th-6th c. BCE -- 9.4 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace of the Late Iron Age, 5th-1st c. BCE -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Dolmens and Rock-Cut Monuments -- 10.1 Megalithic Monuments in Thrace -- 10.2 Dolmens -- 10.3 Other Megalithic Monuments -- 10.4 Rock-Cut Megalithic Sites -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 11 "Ritual Pits" -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Location and Nature -- 11.3 Interpretation and Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 12 Tomb Architecture -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Problems of Chronology -- 12.3 The Tumulus and Access to the Tomb -- 12.4 Façade -- 12.5 Building Materials and Construction Techniques -- 12.6 Layouts and Entrances -- 12.7 Roofing -- 12.8 Interior and Decorative Elements -- 12.9 Furniture -- 12.10 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 13 The Decoration of Thracian Chamber Tombs -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Monochrome Painting -- 13.3 Use of Greek Architectural Elements -- 13.4 Iconography -- 13.5 The Decorative Program -- 13.6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 14 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Vessels -- 14.1 Use and Deposition -- 14.2 Gold and Silver Vessels.

14.3 Bronze Vessels -- 14.4 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 15 Adornments -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Early Iron Age, 1200-500 -- 15.3 The Early Classical Period, ca. 500-375 -- 15.4 The Late Classical Period, ca. 375-325 -- 15.5 The Early Hellenistic Period, ca. 325-250 -- 15.6 The Middle and Late Hellenistic period, ca. 250-1 -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 16 The Pottery of Ancient Thrace -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The Pottery of the Late Bronze Age -- 16.3 The Pottery of the Early Iron Age (Geometric and Archaic Age) -- 16.4 Late Archaic and Classical Pottery -- 16.5 Pottery of the Hellenistic Period -- 16.6 The Hand-Made Pottery of the Classical and Hellenistic Period -- 16.7 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 17 Inscriptions -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Inscriptions in Thracian Language -- 17.3 Inscriptions in Classical and Hellenistic Thrace -- 17.4 Inscriptions in Roman Thrace -- 17.5 Inscriptions in Late Antique Thrace -- 17.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 18 Introduction to the Numismatics of Thrace, ca. 530 BCE-46 CE -- 18.1 Previous Research -- 18.2 The Setting -- 18.3 Numismatic History of Thrace -- 18.4 Thracian Coinage: Royal and Tribal -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part IV Influence and Interaction -- Chapter 19 The Greek Colonists -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Preliminary Considerations -- 19.3 The Northern Aegean -- 19.4 The Black Sea -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 20 Athens -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Historical Outline -- 20.3 Military Influence of Thrace -- 20.4 Athenian Attitudes to Thrace and the Thracians -- 20.5 Athenian Thracophiles -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 21 Persia.

21.1 Persians in Thrace -- 21.2 The Achaemenid Impact -- 21.3 Persian Influence -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 22 Thracian and Macedonian Kingship -- 22.1 Political Structures -- 22.2 Coin Evidence for the King as Hero -- 22.3 Herodotus and the Foundation of the Argead Dynasty -- 22.4 Ideology and Religion -- 22.5 The Royal Hunt as Ideology -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 23 Thracians and Scythians: Tensions, Interactions and Osmosis -- 23.1 Introductory Remarks: Framing Issues, Considering the Evidence -- 23.2 Danubian Crossings -- 23.3 Scyles' Story: Spanning Scythia and Thrace -- 23.4 Conclusions -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 24 Celts -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Early Long-Range Contacts Along the Danube - Visible and Invisible -- 24.3 Galli ad Portas -- 24.4 Politics of "Danegeld" in Hellenistic Thrace -- 24.5 Hellenization and Latenization - Two Sides of the Same Coin? -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Part V Controversies -- Chapter 25 Social Life of Thrace -- 25.1 Literary Sources on Ancient Thracian Society -- 25.2 Theories about Thracian Society -- 25.3 Current Trends in Scholarship -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 26 Urbanization -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Setting the Agenda -- 26.3 Macedonian Colonies -- 26.4 Emporia -- 26.5 Royal Cities -- 26.6 Tyrseis and Country Estates -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 27 Trade -- 27.1 Early Iron Age Contacts -- 27.2 Colonization and Trade -- 27.3 The Royal Economy -- 27.4 Marketplaces -- 27.5 Monetization -- 27.6 Commodities -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 28 Warfare -- 28.1 Introduction -- 28.2 The Artifacts -- 28.3 Cavalry: Weaponry and Equipment -- 28.4 Artillery -- 28.5 Fortified Settlements, Fortresses, and Structures.

28.6 Organization, Strategy, and Tactics -- 28.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Chapter 29 Religion -- 29.1 Introduction -- 29.2 Pantheon and Priests -- 29.3 Ritual Space and Practice -- 29.4 Beyond Death -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Further Reading -- Index Locorum -- General Index -- EULA.

A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe/Eurasia Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross-cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace.

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