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Chapters: Corinth, Chios, Thessaloniki, Pylos, Corfu, Aegina, Ithaca, Heraklion, Eleusina, Piraeus, Samothrace, Chalcis, Mytilene, Patras, Volos, Kastelorizo, Rhodes, Kastro-Kyllini, Zakynthos, Paros, Alexandroupoli, Kalamata, Aigio, Kythira, Ierapetra, Nafplion, Gytheio, Naupactus, Gavdos, Kavala, Messolonghi, Poros, Argostoli, Paxi, Preveza, Mykonos, Astypalaia, Rafina, Myrina, Greece, Rethymno, Rio, Greece, Alonissos, Amorgos, Laurium, Skiathos, Porto Rafti, Antirrio, Parga, Serifos, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Skyros, Skopelos, Amfilochia, Itea, Phocis, Souda, Katakolo, Petalidi, Vonitsa, Mati, Greece, Kranidi, Astros, Greece, Hora Sfakion, Oinousses, Nydri, Parikia, Gaios, Tinos, Vatsiana. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 441. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Corfu -Map of Corfu. Its satellite islands of Ereikousa, Othoni and Mathraki counterclockwise NW, WNW and W respectively (with respect to the northern part of the island at the top of the map) and Paxoi and Antipaxoi on the SE side, are visible.The name Corfu is an Italian corruption of the Byzantine (Koryph), meaning "city of the peaks", which is derived from the Greek (Koryphai) (crests or peaks), denoting the two peaks of Palaio Frourio. In shape it is like the sickle (drepan, ), to which it was compared by the ancients: the concave side, with the town and harbour of Corfu in the centre, lies toward the Albanian coast. With the island's area estimated at 227 square miles (588 km), it runs approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, with greatest breadth at around 20 miles (32 km). Two high and well-defined ranges divide the island into three districts, of which the northern is mountainous, the central undulating, and the southern low-lying. The more important of the two ranges is that of Pantokrator (), the ancient Istone, which ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=45462 ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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London : printed by W. Strahan for the author, 1754. [4],311,[1]p.,plates : maps,tables ; 2° ... Read more

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Thessaloniki. List of largest cities and second largest cities bycountry, Greece , List of mayors of Thessaloniki,AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki, History of the Jews of Thessaloniki,Festivals of Thessaloniki, Thessalonike of Macedon, Kingdomof Thessalonica, Thessaloniki Prefecture, Thessaloniki UrbanArea, International Thessaloniki Film Festival, Macedonia(region), Byzantine Empire. ... Read more

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Explores the connections between sexual difference and political structure in ancient Greek tragedy. ... Read more

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These fourteen critical essays examine the autonomous Greek polis from its origins in the "Dark Age" until the point at which it was transformed into a basis for world civilization by the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent expansion of polis institutions. Contributors such as B. D'Agostino, N. Purcell, O. Rackham, A. Snodgrass, L. Nixon, S. Price, M. Jameson, P. Schmitt-Pantel, M.H. Hansen, O. Murray, and W.G. Runciman, among others, discuss a wide range of topics, including the relationship between landscape and city, the relationship between public and private spheres, the phenomenon of the polis, the urbanization of the Italian peninsula, and the eventual decline of the polis. ... Read more

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Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings, or as individual volumes:
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Focusing on the Mediterranean area where water management is crucial, this pioneering study is the first to show how the supply, distribution, and drainage of water contributed to the urbanization of ancient cities. Drawing from classical archaeology, the theory and history of urbanization, geology, and hydraulic engineering, Crouch examines water-system elements, including springs, fountains, wells, channels and drains, latrines, laundry, and dishwashing, as they relate to each other and to the physical, historical, and social bases of ancient Greek cities.Studying numerous sites including Pompeii, Pergamon, Athens, Samos, Delphi, and Corinth, she concludes that increased knowledge and skill in management of water contributed directly to the urbanization of the ancient Greek world.Illustrated with excellent photographs and line drawings, the discussions of supply, distribution, and drainage of water are organized topically, rather than chronologically or by site, offering an excellent example of the interdisciplinary approach. Crouch's study raises stimulating questions for further research, indicates entirely new directions for established academic disciplines, and suggests useful procedures for modern cities facing problems of water supply and management. ... Read more

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This study of the changing relationships between burial rituals and social structure in Early Iron Age Greece will be required reading for all archaeologists working with burial evidence, in whatever period.This book differs from many recent studies of state formation in that unique and particular developments are given as much weight as those factors which are common to all early states.The ancient literary evidence and more recent historical and anthropological comparisons are extensively drawn on in an attempt to explain the transition to the city-state, a development which was to have decisive effects for the subsequent development of European society. ... Read more

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During the Hellenistic period, the Greek city states were thought to have lost their independence and thus also their means of democratic government. This study shows that interstate relations among the Greek cities of coastal Asia Minor were still active at that time. Measures were taken to solve conflicts and to strengthen ties of friendship among cities, but the cities did not refrain from claiming their rights from each other and even waging wars; in the power struggle between the changing hegemons, the polis had possibilities to maneuver fairly independently. By systematizing and analyzing the frequency and contents of Hellenistic decrees enacted by the councils and the demos of four East Greek city states, this study shows that the latter were democratically ruled, and the issues primarily concerned foreign relations. However, in the second half of the second century BC, polis decrees gradually decreased, ceasing altogether towards the end of the first century BC. A possible reason was the growing power of Rome and the establishment of the Roman province of Asia in 129 BC. Under a sole hegemon, the polis no longer had possibilities to set its own agenda. ... Read more

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Paper folded street and travel map in color. Scale 1:12,000. Legend includes public buildings, parks/forests, cemeteries, railways, Underground lines with station, parking only at parking-meters, churches, museums, hospitals, hotels, beaches. Includes inset map of Peiraias (1:23,000), Elliniko (1:23,000), Athens City Center (1:8,400), Athens and surroundings. Map includes extensive street index. ... Read more

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Clear, easy to read map
Excellent map of Athens for English speakers. Major roads are shown in Greek & English, smaller roads are just in English. Also shows metro stops on the map which is definitely helpful.

Good Athens Map
We are traveling to Athens this spring so this map should be helpful.It seems to cover the city extensively and also has a smaller scale map showing the route from the airport to Athens. ... Read more

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The transition from feudalism to capitalism has occurred in many different ways and the variety of forms and methods of this transition is particularly evident in Southern Europe. Focusing on Greater Athens between 1948 and 1981--the crucial period of transition--the author explores the role of social classes in urban development in the cities of Mediterranean Europe. Based on extensive research, the book presents for the first time a history of the Greek urban popular classes during the twentieth century.The author challenges urban growth models based on the Anglo-American experience and convincingly presents her own theoretical framework combining economic and ecological considerations with Gramsci's theories of culture, spontaneity, and informality. ... Read more

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This book addresses cult and religion in the city of Corinth from the 4th to 7th centuries of our era. The work incorporates and synthesizes all available evidence, literary, archaeological and other. The interaction and conflict between Christian and non-Christian activity is placed into its urban context and seen as simultaneously existing and overlapping cultural activity. Late antique religion is defined as cult-based rather than doctrinally-based, and thus this volume focuses not on what people believed, but rather what they did. An emphasis on cult activity reveals a variety of types of interaction between groups, ranging from confrontational events at dilapidated polytheist cult sites, to full polysemous and shared cult activity at the so-called "Fountain of the Lamps". Non-Christian traditions are shows to have been recognized and viable through the sixth century. The tentative conclusion is drawn that a clear definition of "pagan" and "Christian" begins at an urban level with the Christian re-monumentalization of Corinth with basilicas.The disappearance of "pagan" cult is best attributed to the development of a new city socially and physically based on Christianity, rather than any purely "religious" development. ... Read more