Samothrace, Volume 11 - The Nekropoleis

Summary

The Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace was a renowned center of religious life in the northern Aegean from the 7th century BC until the 4th century after Christ, and the mysteries practiced there rank in historical importance with those of Eleusis. This volume focuses primarily on excavations of the southern (S) Nekropolis.

Product details

• Authors: Elsbeth B. Dusenbery, Dusenbery Elsbeth B.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.1998
• EAN: 9780691036793
• ISBN: 978-0-691-03679-3
• No. of pages: 1252
• Series: Bollingen Series; Samothrace
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Ancient Greece, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ART / European, Greece, History of Art, Ancient World, Non-graphic art forms, Archaeology by period / region, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient Greek style, Non-graphic and electronic art forms