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Recounts discoveries in Greek archaeology, discusses the principle elements of ancient Greek civilization, and describes the history and ruins of the most significant sites
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A lavishly illustrated, well informed, and highly readable introduction to the ancient Greeks and their civilization that also describes the course of archaeological rediscovery from the Roman conquest after 197 BC up to the present. The final section is a gazetteer of the major sites in the Greek archeological heritage, with explanations of what the visitor can see today and what the sites originally looked like. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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