Demos: The Discovery of Classical Attika

by Robin Osborne

Book Overview

Demos is a study of a classical city-state. It is the first attempt to provide an integrated account which gives due attention to the countryside as well as the urban areas of a polis. Concentrating on classical Athens, for which the literary and archaeological evidence is richest, Dr Osborne establishes the nature of settlement in the countryside and explores how this relates to the farming of the land, the exploitation of mineral resources, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521619262
• ISBN13: 9780521619264
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"