Colossus of Rhodes - Archaeology of a Lost Wonder

In The Colossus of Rhodes, the first comprehensive examination of the Colossus, Nathan Badoud mobilises a large array of sources, ranging from antiquity to the present day, proposing an intellectual excavation through the layers of the literary, artistic, and scientific tradition to discover the historical Colossus.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: The Rise Of Helios


• 2: The Kolossoí


• 3: The Artist


• 4: The Kolossós Of Rhodes


• 5: Over The Seas And On The Land


• 6: The Location Of The Colossus Of Rhodes


• 7: The Image Of The Statue


• Conclusion

Info autore

Nathan Badoud is an archaeologist and historian specializing in classical antiquity. He has held teaching and research posts in several universities, including Neuchâtel, Bordeaux, Rome, Vienna, Oxford, and Harvard. He also spent four years working in Greece as a member of the French School at Athens. A Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation, he was formerly Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Fribourg. He is now Director of the Archaeological Service of the State of Geneva.

Riassunto

In The Colossus of Rhodes, the first comprehensive examination of the Colossus, Nathan Badoud mobilises a large array of sources, ranging from antiquity to the present day, proposing an intellectual excavation through the layers of the literary, artistic, and scientific tradition to discover the historical Colossus.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nathan Badoud, Nathan (Director Badoud
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9780198903734
• ISBN: 978-0-19-890373-4
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Rhodes, Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Greek Islands, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, HISTORY / Europe / Greece