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This collection of eight essays on the archaeology of Greek colonisation, dedicated to Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his retirement, has now been reprinted in paperback. Greek colonisation continues to be a much debated topic among ancient historians and archaeologists of the Mediterranean region.

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The nature and standing of the early western colonies (A M Snodgrass); Precolonisation: early Greek contact with the East (M R Popham); Phoenicians and Greeks in the West: a view from Pithekoussai (D Ridgway); Prospectors and pioneers: Pithekoussai, Kyme and central Italy (J N Coldstream); Massalia and colonization in the north-western Mediterranean (B B Shefton): The foundation of Selinous: overpopulation or opportunities? (F De Angelis); Greek penetration of the Black Sea (G R Tsetskhladze); Settlement for trade and land in North Africa: problems of identity (J Boardman).

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      Publisher: Oxford University School of Archaeology
      Publication Date: 4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780947816612, 978-0947816612
      ISBN10: 0947816615
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This collection of eight essays on the archaeology of Greek colonisation, dedicated to Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his retirement, has now been reprinted in paperback. Greek colonisation continues to be a much debated topic among ancient historians and archaeologists of the Mediterranean region.

      Table of Contents
      The nature and standing of the early western colonies (A M Snodgrass); Precolonisation: early Greek contact with the East (M R Popham); Phoenicians and Greeks in the West: a view from Pithekoussai (D Ridgway); Prospectors and pioneers: Pithekoussai, Kyme and central Italy (J N Coldstream); Massalia and colonization in the north-western Mediterranean (B B Shefton): The foundation of Selinous: overpopulation or opportunities? (F De Angelis); Greek penetration of the Black Sea (G R Tsetskhladze); Settlement for trade and land in North Africa: problems of identity (J Boardman).

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