| Description |
xiv, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Greek language |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-314) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Preface -- Maps -- Part I. Spheres of Contact: 1. Relations between Athenians and Persians to the late fifth century: an overview -- 2. Infusion and diffusion of alien goods: spoils of the Persian wars -- 3. Cultural exchange through trade -- 4. Zones of contact between Greeks and the Western Empire -- 5. Diplomatic exchange: visions of splendour -- Part II. Perserie: 6. Persian gold and Attic clay -- 7. Incorporation of foreign items of dress -- 8. Metamorphosis of a luxury culture -- 9. The Odeion of Perikles and imperial expression -- 10. Perserie: Athenian receptivity to Achaemenid culture -- Figures -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- List of figures -- Index. |
| Subject |
Greece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
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Athens (Greece) -- Relations -- Iran.
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Iran -- Relations -- Greece -- Athens.
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Iran. |
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Relations. |
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Greece -- Athens. |
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International relations. |
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Greece. |
| Chronological Term |
479-431 B.C |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0521607582 (paperback) |
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9780521607582 (paperback) |
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0521495989 hardback |
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9780521495981 hardback |
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