5th-Century BC Greek Colonies - Ancient Amphipolis, Battle of Amphipolis, Brasidas, Heraclea in Trachis, Military Decree of Amphipolis, Berge (Paperback)


Chapters: Ancient Amphipolis, Battle of Amphipolis, Brasidas, Heraclea in Trachis, Military Decree of Amphipolis, Berge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. 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: Amphipolis - View of the delta of the river Strymon from the acropolis of AmphipolisArchaeology has uncovered remains at the site dating to approximately 3000 BC. Due to the strategic location of the site it was fortified from very early. Xerxes I of Persia passed during his invasion of Greece of 480 BC and buried alive nine young men and nine maidens as a sacrifice to the river god. Near the later site of Amphipolis Alexander I of Macedon defeated the remains of Xerxes' army in 479 BC. Throughout the 5th century BC, Athens sought to consolidate its control over Thrace, which was strategically important because of its primary materials (the gold and silver of the Pangaion hills and the dense forests essential for naval construction), and the sea routes vital for Athens' supply of grain from Scythia. After a first unsuccessful attempt at colonisation in 497 BC by the Miletian Tyrant Histiaeus, the Athenians founded a first colony at Ennea-Hodoi (Nine Ways) in 465, but these first ten thousand colonists were massacred by the Thracians. A second attempt took place in 437 BC on the same site under the guidance of Hagnon, son of Nicias. Map of AmphipolisThe new settlement took the name of Amphipolis (literally, "around the city"), a name which is the subject of much debates about lexicography. Thucydides claims the name comes from the fact that the Strymon flows "around the city" on two sides; however a note in the Suda (also given in the lexicon of Photius) offers a different explanation apparently given by Marsyas, son of Periander: that a large proportion of the population lived "around the city.."..More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1727

R247

Or split into 4x interest-free payments of 25% on orders over R50
Learn more

Discovery Miles2470
Delivery AdviceOut of stock

Toggle WishListAdd to wish list
Review this Item

Product Description

Chapters: Ancient Amphipolis, Battle of Amphipolis, Brasidas, Heraclea in Trachis, Military Decree of Amphipolis, Berge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. 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: Amphipolis - View of the delta of the river Strymon from the acropolis of AmphipolisArchaeology has uncovered remains at the site dating to approximately 3000 BC. Due to the strategic location of the site it was fortified from very early. Xerxes I of Persia passed during his invasion of Greece of 480 BC and buried alive nine young men and nine maidens as a sacrifice to the river god. Near the later site of Amphipolis Alexander I of Macedon defeated the remains of Xerxes' army in 479 BC. Throughout the 5th century BC, Athens sought to consolidate its control over Thrace, which was strategically important because of its primary materials (the gold and silver of the Pangaion hills and the dense forests essential for naval construction), and the sea routes vital for Athens' supply of grain from Scythia. After a first unsuccessful attempt at colonisation in 497 BC by the Miletian Tyrant Histiaeus, the Athenians founded a first colony at Ennea-Hodoi (Nine Ways) in 465, but these first ten thousand colonists were massacred by the Thracians. A second attempt took place in 437 BC on the same site under the guidance of Hagnon, son of Nicias. Map of AmphipolisThe new settlement took the name of Amphipolis (literally, "around the city"), a name which is the subject of much debates about lexicography. Thucydides claims the name comes from the fact that the Strymon flows "around the city" on two sides; however a note in the Suda (also given in the lexicon of Photius) offers a different explanation apparently given by Marsyas, son of Periander: that a large proportion of the population lived "around the city.."..More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1727

Customer Reviews

No reviews or ratings yet - be the first to create one!

Product Details

General

Imprint

Books + Company

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

Availability

Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.

First published

September 2010

Editors

Creators

Dimensions

152 x 229 x 2mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

30

ISBN-13

978-1-158-16996-2

Barcode

9781158169962

Categories

LSN

1-158-16996-5



Trending On Loot