1st Edition
Archaic Eretria A Political and Social History from the Earliest Times to 490 BC
By Keith G. Walker
Copyright 2004
368 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents for the first time a history of Eretria during the Archaic Era, the city's most notable period of political importance and Keith Walker examines all the major elements of the city's success.
One of the key factors explored is Eretria's role as a pioneer coloniser in both the Levant and the West - its early Aegaen 'island empire' anticipates that of Athens by more than a... Read more
1 The geography of Euboia and the Eretrias 2 Prehistory, mythology and cult: the earliest inhabitants of Euboia from late Neolithic Age to the end of the Mycenaen Age 3 Old Eretria (Lefkandi) during the Dark Ages and early Iron Age (c.1050 to c.750) 4 Eretria from c, 825 to c. 650 5 Eretria: its history in the wider Greek world during the seventh and early sixth centuries 6 Eretria: emergent 'great power' of the mid-sixth century 7 The tyranny of Diagoras (c.538-509) 8 The Eretrian democracy (c. 509-490) 9 Eretria in the 490s 10 Epilogue
Biography
Keith Walker is a Research Associate in the Department of Classics, History and Religion at the University of New England, Armidale, Austrailia.
'Well-documented and well-argued.' - Minerva
