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Klappentext The study of Olbia has always been set apart through the outstanding results of its excavations and the splendor of individual finds there. This volume focuses on the interaction of the city of Olbia and the population around it, embracing both the Scythian and the classical worlds. Chapters consider the progress of archaeology at Olbia, Herodotus' account of Olbia and its environs, interaction between Greeks and non-Greeks, and Olbia's situation under the early Roman Empire. Offering the opportunity to engage with some of the most pressing current issues in this field, this volume will be essential reading for scholars and students engaged with the ancient history and archaeology of the Black Sea. Zusammenfassung The study of Olbia has always been set apart through the outstanding results of its excavations and the splendour of individual finds there. This volume focuses on the interaction of the city of Olbia and the population around it, embracing both the Scythian and the classical worlds. Chapters consider the progress of archaeology at Olbia, Herodotus' account of Olbia and its environs, interaction between Greeks and non-Greeks, and Olbia's situation under the early Roman Empire. Offering the opportunity to engage with some of the most pressing current issues in this field, this volume will be essential reading for scholars and students engaged with the ancient history and archaeology of the Black Sea. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Main Results of the Excavations at Olbia in the past three Decades Criteria for the Presence of barbarians in the Population of Early Olbia Contacts between Greeks and Non-Greeks on the Lower Bug in the Sixth and Fifth Centuries BC Greater Olbia: Ethnic, Religious, Economic, and Political Interactions in the region of Olbia, c.600-100 BC Herodotus and Olbia Religious Interactions between Olbia and Scythia Trakhtemirov: A Fortified City Site on the Dnieper Olbian-Scythian Trade: Exchange Issues in the Sixth to fourth Centuries BC Social and Economic Issues in the Development of Steppe Scythia Dio Chrysostom's Construction of Olbia Olbia and the Barbarians from the First to the Fourth Century AD Roman Military Units in Olbia ...
