| Dynastic Lycia: A Political History of the Lycians and Their Relations with Foreign Powers, C. 545-362 B.C. Contributor(s): Keen, Antony G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004109560 ISBN-13: 9789004109568 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: This volume deals with the history of Lycia in the Achaemenid period, the time of its most famous monuments, discussing all the evidence that can be used in the reconstruction. It is the first book-length treatment in English of Lycia that focuses on historical matters. The first four synchronic chapters deal with general aspects of the Lycian political set-up. The remaining nine chapters take the reader through a detailed examination of the history of the period. Because of the Lycians strategically important location between the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, this work is important for understanding the wider interaction of the Achaemenid Persian empire and the Greek world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 939.28 |
| LCCN: 97050505 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.38" W x 9.7" (1.46 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with the history of Lycia in the Achaemenid period, the time of its most famous monuments, discussing all the evidence that can be used in the reconstruction. It is the first book-length treatment in English of Lycia that focuses on historical matters. The first four synchronic chapters deal with general aspects of the Lycian political set-up. The remaining nine chapters take the reader through a detailed examination of the history of the period. Because of the Lycians strategically important location between the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, this work is important for understanding the wider interaction of the Achaemenid Persian empire and the Greek world. |