{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-thrace-isbn-9781119016182","title":"A Companion to Ancient Thrace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Thrace\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history, and general history of Thrace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Balances consideration of material evidence relating to Ancient Thrace with more traditional literary sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Integrates a study of Thrace within a broad context that includes the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and southeast Europe\/Eurasia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Reflects the impact of new theoretical approaches to economy, ethnicity, and cross-cultural interaction and hybridity in Ancient Thrace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors’ Preface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Thrace and Thracians 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 An Introduction to Studying Ancient Thrace 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikola Theodossiev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Geography 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Bouzek and Denver Graninger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ethnicity and \u003ci\u003eEthne \u003c\/i\u003e22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Graninger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II History 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Early History of Thrace to the Murder of Kotys I (360 BCE) 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Zahrnt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Thrace from the Assassination of Kotys I to Koroupedion (360–281 BCE) 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Delev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 From Koroupedion to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War (281–73 BCE) 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Delev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Roman Thrace 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvaylo Lozanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Thrace in Late Antiquity 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoyan Dumanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Evidence 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Settlements 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHristo Popov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dolmens and Rock-Cut Monuments 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgi Nekhrizov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 “Ritual Pits” 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRumyana Georgieva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Tomb Architecture 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniela Stoyanova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Decoration of Thracian Chamber Tombs 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Valeva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Vessels 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Valeva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Adornments 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilena Tonkova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Pottery of Ancient Thrace 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnelia Bozkova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Inscriptions 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Dana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Introduction to the Numismatics of Thrace, ca. 530 BCE–46 CE 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvgeni I. Paunov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Influence and Interaction 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19 The Greek Colonists 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargarit Damyanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Athens 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Sears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Persia 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaya Vassileva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Thracian and Macedonian Kingship 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Greenwalt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Thracians and Scythians: Tensions, Interactions and Osmosis 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Braund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Celts 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulij Emilov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Controversies 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Social Life of Thrace 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZosia Archibald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Urbanization 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmil Nankov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Trade 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChavdar Tzochev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Warfare 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTotko Stoyanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Religion 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKostadin Rabadjiev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 457\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE EDITORS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Valeva\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at the Institute for Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Painted Coffers of the Ostrusha Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eTypology of the Thracian Tombs\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eEarly Christianity in Contexts\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmil Nankov\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was Archaeology Program Officer (2009-2014) and Acting Academic Director (2014–2017) of the American Research Center in Sofia. He has an MA in Classical archaeology from Sofia University (1999) and a PhD in art history and archaeology from Cornell University (2009). His main scholarly interests focus on urbanization and warfare in the Hellenistic period. He has published articles on the archaeology and history of ancient Thrace. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eSandanski and Its Territory during Prehistory, Antiquity and Middle Ages. Current Trends in Archaeological Research. Proceedings of an International Conference at Sandanski, September 17-20, 2015. Papers of the American Research Center in Sofia, vol. 3\u003c\/i\u003e, (Veliko Tarnovo: Faber Publishers, 2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver Graninger\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside and faculty member of the Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCult and Koinon in Hellenistic Thessaly\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COMPANION TO \u003cb\u003eANCIENT THRACE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEDITED BY JULIA VALEVA, EMIL NANKOV, AND DENVER GRANINGER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Thrace\u003c\/i\u003e presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural complexity of the ancient Indo-European peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. Although the Thracians have often had limited interest from Western scholars, recent discoveries in archaeology and other fields have brought about an interdisciplinary reappraisal of this powerful ancient culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from leading scholars in Thracian archaeology, art, and history, the essays focus primarily on the five centuries of Classical and Hellenistic Thrace. Other readings consider problems of continuity and discontinuity with the preceding Early Iron Age and the succeeding Roman Imperial period. By shedding new light on the spread of Thrace's cultural influences beyond its borders to the eastern Mediterranean and European worlds, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Thrace\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new standard in Thracian scholarship while furthering our understanding of antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601651429,"sku":"NP9781119016182","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119016182.jpg?v=1761780926","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-thrace-isbn-9781119016182","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}