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Book SynopsisThis book presents the results of a major project carried out by a team from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the 14th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities at Lamia. The book gives a full picture of a extensive area of Greece known as Epicnemidian Locris, on which very little has been studied and published in the past. Its relevance in historical times was due to its natural environment and mainly on the pass at Thermopylae, which marked the physical boundary between central/northern Greece and the south, being the scene of repeated conflicts. The book offers a a complete picture of what Epicnemidian Locris was like in the past: its geography, topography, frontiers and the ancient settlements of the region.
Trade Review"[C]et ouvrage collectif d'une grande qualité constitue une bonne synthèse de l'état de la recherche sur une région injustement délaissée. Son caractère exhaustif et scientifiquement solide ne peut que l'imposer comme point de départ de toute étude future sur la Locride orientale et intéressera au-delà tous les chercheurs concernés par la géographie historique ou les prospections de surface." Nicolas Kyriakidis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2015.04.15.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Explanatory notes Abbreviations Acknowledgments Preface N. Kyparissi-Apostolika Introduction PART ONE: GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER ONE. The Natural Landscape of Epicnemidian Locris: The Historical Conditions of Its Physical Environment J. A. González, C. Arteaga, F. Arteaga-Manjón-Cabeza, M. Arjona and R. García PART TWO: TOPOGRAPHY CHAPTER TWO. The Ancient Topography of the Epicnemidian Locris J. Pascual CHAPTER THREE. The Dipotamos Valley and the “Phocian Corridor” M. Papakonstantinou and G. Zachos CHAPTER FOUR. The necropoleis of Epicnemidian Locris and Dipotamos Valley M. Papakonstantinou and E. Karantzali CHAPTER FIVE. The Fortifications of Epicnemidian Locris S. Milán CHAPTER SIX. Communication Routes in and around Epicnemidian Locris E. Sánchez-Moreno CHAPTER SEVEN. Mountain Passes in Epicnemidian Locris E. Sánchez-Moreno CHAPTER EIGHT. Θάλαττα Λοκρῶν: plying the sea of the Locrians M. Arjona PART THREE: HISTORY CHAPTER NINE. From Neolithic to Late Helladic S. Dimaki CHAPTER TEN. Early settlement and configuration of the Archaic poleis A. J. Domínguez Monedero CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Late Archaic Period A.J. Domínguez Monedero CHAPTER TWELVE. The Classical Period (480-323) J. Pascual CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Hellenistic Period (323-146) J.J. Moreno Hernández and I. M. Pascual Valderrama CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Roman Period from 146 BC to Justinian G. Zachos Conclusions Bibliography Indices
