This book contains twenty-six essays by international scholars on the brilliant history and art of the island, including discussions of literature, poetry, archaeology, and painting.
This book is the first to examine how this fascinating but neglected man interacted with his peers and conceptualized himself and his world during one of the most exciting periods of ancient history.
... Chios and neighbouring islands . From diaries he wrote at the time , Brigadier Turnbull , who led the operations in the area , supplied full information regarding the liberation itself ; the material from the diaries is incorporated in ...
This book explores both Theopompus's historical method and the intellectual milieu in which he worked, while placing the fragments themselves in "context" by examining where and why they are cited by later authors.