Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon
Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC - 300 AD
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Biographical note
Robin Lane Fox is Oxford University Reader in Ancient History and Fellow and Tutor at New College, Oxford. His books on Alexander the Great, the Classical World and Pagans and Christians have been widely translated and his many scholarly articles include studies of Alexander, Philip and their period.
Readership
All those interested in the archaeology, history and culture of the Greek world, 650 BC - 300 AD, as well as early Christian and Roman imperial studies.
Reviews
"This is a superb and hard-hitting volume that brings together the very best archaeologists and historians of ancient Macedonia - packed with exciting new material, handsomely illustrated, as well as strong arguments and important new perspectives."
R.R.R. Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Oxford University
R.R.R. Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Oxford University
Table of contents
Contributors
Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Ioannis M. Akamatis, Stella Drougou, Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos,
Georgia Karamitrou-Mentessidi, Angeliki Kottaridi, Chaiido Koukouli-Chrysanthaki, Sophia Kremydi, Dimitris J. Kyrtatas, Robin Lane Fox, Louisa D. Loukopoulou, John Ma, Manuela Mari, Olga Palagia, Selene Psoma, Chryssoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli, Stavros Paspalas, Thea Stefanidou-Tiveriou, Bettina Tsigarida
Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Ioannis M. Akamatis, Stella Drougou, Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos,
Georgia Karamitrou-Mentessidi, Angeliki Kottaridi, Chaiido Koukouli-Chrysanthaki, Sophia Kremydi, Dimitris J. Kyrtatas, Robin Lane Fox, Louisa D. Loukopoulou, John Ma, Manuela Mari, Olga Palagia, Selene Psoma, Chryssoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli, Stavros Paspalas, Thea Stefanidou-Tiveriou, Bettina Tsigarida
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