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Index
Cover Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World Title page Copyright page Editors’ Preface Notes on Contributors Abbreviations Part I: Thrace and Thracians
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Studying Ancient Thrace
References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 2: Geography
2.1 The Problem of Boundaries 2.2 The Geography of Ancient Thrace: A Sketch 2.3 Microfoundations 2.4 Roads and Connectivity 2.5 Imaginary Thrace References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 3: Ethnicity and Ethne
3.1 Introduction 3.2 Synchrony 3.3 Diachrony 3.4 “Thracians” References Guide to Further Reading
Part II: History
Chapter 4: Early History of Thrace to the Murder of Kotys I (360 BCE)
4.1 Greek Colonization 4.2 The Persian Invasions 4.3 Delian League and Peloponnesian War 4.4 After the Peloponnesian War References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 5: Thrace from the Assassination of Kotys I to Koroupedion (360–281 BCE)
5.1 Decline and Fall of the Odrysian Kingdom (360–336 BCE) 5.2 Thrace in the Age of Alexander the Great (336–323 BCE) 5.3 Thrace in the Age of the Successors (323–281 BCE) References Guide to Further Reading 1. On the Age of Philip and Alexander 2. On the Age of the Successors
Chapter 6: From Koroupedion to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War (281–73 BCE)
6.1 From Koroupedion to the Accession of Philip V in Macedonia, 281–221 BCE 6.2 From the Accession of Philip V to the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia, 221–148 BCE 6.3 From the Establishment of the Roman Province of Macedonia to the Beginning of the Third Mithridatic War, 148–73 BCE References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 7: Roman Thrace
7.1 Introduction 7.2 Prelude to the Provinces: Roman Thrace up to the Time of Augustus 7.3 Moesia et Thracia Provinciae 7.4 Cities: Urban Development and Civic Life 7.5 The Third-Century CE Crisis 7.6 Conclusion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 8: Thrace in Late Antiquity
8.1 Administrative Divisions 8.2 Christianization and Construction of Churches 8.3 Urbanism and Non-Urban Structures References Guide to Further Reading
Part III: Evidence
Chapter 9: Settlements
9.1 Sources and State of Research 9.2 Demographic Potential and Social Structure 9.3 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace During the Early Iron Age, ca. 11th–6th c. BCE 9.4 Settlements and Settlement System in Thrace of the Late Iron Age, 5th–1st c. BCE References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 10: Dolmens and Rock-Cut Monuments
10.1 Megalithic Monuments in Thrace 10.2 Dolmens 10.3 Other Megalithic Monuments 10.4 Rock-Cut Megalithic Sites References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 11: “Ritual Pits”
11.1 Introduction 11.2 Location and Nature 11.3 Interpretation and Discussion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 12: Tomb Architecture
12.1 Introduction 12.2 Problems of Chronology 12.3 The Tumulus and Access to the Tomb 12.4 Façade 12.5 Building Materials and Construction Techniques 12.6 Layouts and Entrances 12.7 Roofing 12.8 Interior and Decorative Elements 12.9 Furniture 12.10 Conclusion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 13: The Decoration of Thracian Chamber Tombs
13.1 Introduction 13.2 Monochrome Painting 13.3 Use of Greek Architectural Elements 13.4 Iconography 13.5 The Decorative Program 13.6 Conclusions References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 14: Gold, Silver, and Bronze Vessels
14.1 Use and Deposition 14.2 Gold and Silver Vessels 14.3 Bronze Vessels 14.4 Conclusions References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 15: Adornments
15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Early Iron Age, 1200–500 15.3 The Early Classical Period, ca. 500–375 15.4 The Late Classical Period, ca. 375–325 15.5 The Early Hellenistic Period, ca. 325–250 15.6 The Middle and Late Hellenistic period, ca. 250–1 References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 16: The Pottery of Ancient Thrace
16.1 Introduction 16.2 The Pottery of the Late Bronze Age 16.3 The Pottery of the Early Iron Age (Geometric and Archaic Age) 16.4 Late Archaic and Classical Pottery 16.5 Pottery of the Hellenistic Period 16.6 The Hand-Made Pottery of the Classical and Hellenistic Period 16.7 Conclusion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 17: Inscriptions
17.1 Introduction 17.2 Inscriptions in Thracian Language 17.3 Inscriptions in Classical and Hellenistic Thrace 17.4 Inscriptions in Roman Thrace 17.5 Inscriptions in Late Antique Thrace 17.6 Conclusion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 18: Introduction to the Numismatics of Thrace, ca. 530 BCE–46 CE
18.1 Previous Research 18.2 The Setting 18.3 Numismatic History of Thrace 18.4 Thracian Coinage: Royal and Tribal References Guide to Further Reading
Part IV: Influence and Interaction
Chapter 19: The Greek Colonists
19.1 Introduction 19.2 Preliminary Considerations 19.3 The Northern Aegean 19.4 The Black Sea References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 20: Athens
20.1 Introduction 20.2 Historical Outline 20.3 Military Influence of Thrace 20.4 Athenian Attitudes to Thrace and the Thracians 20.5 Athenian Thracophiles References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 21: Persia
21.1 Persians in Thrace 21.2 The Achaemenid Impact 21.3 Persian Influence References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 22: Thracian and Macedonian Kingship
22.1 Political Structures 22.2 Coin Evidence for the King as Hero 22.3 Herodotus and the Foundation of the Argead Dynasty 22.4 Ideology and Religion 22.5 The Royal Hunt as Ideology References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 23: Thracians and Scythians: Tensions, Interactions and Osmosis
23.1 Introductory Remarks: Framing Issues, Considering the Evidence 23.2 Danubian Crossings 23.3 Scyles’ Story: Spanning Scythia and Thrace 23.4 Conclusions References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 24: Celts
24.1 Introduction 24.2 Early Long-Range Contacts Along the Danube – Visible and Invisible 24.3 Galli ad portas 24.4 Politics of “Danegeld” in Hellenistic Thrace 24.5 Hellenization and Latenization – Two Sides of the Same Coin? References Guide to Further Reading
Part V: Controversies
Chapter 25: Social Life of Thrace
25.1 Literary Sources on Ancient Thracian Society 25.2 Theories about Thracian Society 25.3 Current Trends in Scholarship References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 26: Urbanization
26.1 Introduction 26.2 Setting the Agenda 26.3 Macedonian Colonies 26.4 Emporia 26.5 Royal Cities 26.6 Tyrseis and Country Estates References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 27: Trade
27.1 Early Iron Age Contacts 27.2 Colonization and Trade 27.3 The Royal Economy 27.4 Marketplaces 27.5 Monetization 27.6 Commodities References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 28: Warfare
28.1 Introduction 28.2 The Artifacts 28.3 Cavalry: Weaponry and Equipment 28.4 Artillery 28.5 Fortified Settlements, Fortresses, and Structures 28.6 Organization, Strategy, and Tactics 28.7 Conclusion References Guide to Further Reading
Chapter 29: Religion
29.1 Introduction 29.2 Pantheon and Priests 29.3 Ritual Space and Practice 29.4 Beyond Death References Guide to Further Reading
Index Locorum General Index End User License Agreement
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