Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World - Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence

The book studies examples of destruction of Ancient Greek cities and provides examples of human resilience and economic recovery following catastrophe.

About the author

Sylvian Fachard is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Lausanne and Director of the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece. He was the A.W. Mellon Professor at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (2017–2020). He has conducted extensive archaeological research in Euboea, Attica, and Argos.Edward M. Harris is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Durham University and Honorary Professorial Fellow at Edinburgh University. He is the author of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens and co-editor of The Ancient Greek Economy and Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome.

Product details

• Authors: Sylvian Harris Fachard
• Assisted by: Sylvian Fachard (Editor), Edward M. Harris (Editor), Harris Edward M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781108818780
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81878-0
• No. of pages: 375
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE