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Pharos: The Parian Settlement in Dalmatia: A study of a Greek colony in the Adriatic

Pharos: The Parian Settlement in Dalmatia: A study of a Greek colony in the Adriatic

Kirigin, Branko

Paperback

Series: BAR International, Book 1561

ArchaeologyAncient Greece

ISBN10: 1841719919
ISBN13: 9781841719917
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports
Published: Nov 15 2006
Pages: 188
Weight: 1.37
Height: 0.51 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English

This is the first detailed study in English of the Greek settlement of Pharos (Stari Grad) on the Croatian island of Hvar. This book presents life in Stari Grad (a Parian colony of the 4th c BC) and its nearby vicinity in the period occurring more than two millennia ago. The author employs methods used in prehistoric and classical archaeology, as well as data known from written, epigraphic, and numismatic sources. Chapter 2 outlines the prehistory; Chapter 3 focuses on the colonial aspirations of Cycladic island of Paros; Chapter 4 presents the remains of the city of Pharos today; Chapter 5 explores the landscape around the city; Chapter 6, the social organisation and city administration; Chapter 7, the economy; Chapter 8, the numismatics; Chapter 9, the ceramics; Chapter 10, the cults of Pharos; Chapter 11, burial rituals; Chapters 12 and 13, Demetrius of Pharos.

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