Discoveries The Search For Ancient Greece

Chronicles the history of archeological discovery in Greece beginning with the writings of Pausanias in the 2nd century, continuing through and focusing on the expeditions of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Excerpt from Discovery in Greek Lands: A Sketch of the Principal Excavations and Discoveries of the Last Fifty Years This little book was originally written for the Camerz'a'ge Manual; of Science and Literature, and is confined to the limits of space allowed in that series. Its aim is to give the general reader some idea of the additions made by the excavations of the past fifty years to our knowledge of Ancient Greece. The specialist in Archaeology Will naturally look elsewhere for his information, but it is hoped that this slight sketch may be of interest to those who are not specialists in the subject, but would like to know something of the progress of dis covery in Greece and Greek lands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

To understand ancient Greece is to understand our world. Its states numbered Athens, Sparta and Thebes; it founders were men such as Homer, Pythagoras and Socrates. This account explores the invention of philosophy, mathematics, democracy, drama, classical sculpture and architecture.

Explores the history of the early civilizations of Greece, as well as their architecture, art, poetry, drama, and music.

The new series Studies in Classical Archaeology aims to bring recent archaeological finds, fieldwork and research to the forefront among Greek scholars. This first volume includes 24 papers, plus an epilogue by John Boardman, taken from a colloquium held at Somerville College in Oxford in 2001). The papers are well illustrated throughout, including 86 pages of photographs, and covers a range of different approaches, finds and sites from c.900 BC-AD 200, including: Everyday life and the afterlife in ancient Thasos (M Sgourou); Classical Amphipolis (Ch Koukouli-Chrysanthaki); Discoveries in Pella (M Lilimpaki-Akamati); Skyros in the Early Iron Age (E Sapouna-Sakellaraki); the cemetery at Kerameikos (E Baziotopoulou-Valavani); Ancient theatre of Sparta (G Waywell); Sanctuary of Delos

"A balanced, high-quality analysis of the developing nature of Athenian political society and its relationship to 'democracy' as a timeless concept."—Mark Munn, author of The School of History

Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas created more than two thousand years ago. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, fascinating anecdotes, and fifteen hands-on activities, readers will learn how Greek innovations and ideas have shaped world history and our own world view.