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Wandering Greeks: the ancient Greek diaspora from the age of Homer to the death of Alexander the Great

By Garland , Robert

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780691161051, 9781400850259, 1400850258
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3161929 bytes)
Pages
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and w
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Civilization;Greeks--Migrations--History--To 1500;

Description

Most classical authors and modern historians depict the ancient Greek world as essentially stable and even static, once the so-called colonization movement came to an end. But this work argues that the Greeks were highly mobile, that their movement was essential to the survival, success, and sheer sustainability of their society, and that this wandering became a defining characteristic of their culture. Addressing a neglected but essential subject, this text focuses on the diaspora of tens of thousands of people between about 700 and 325 BCE, demonstrating the degree to which Greeks were liable to be forced to leave their homes due to political upheaval, oppression, poverty, warfare, or simply a desire to better themselves.

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