THE GREEKS OVERSEAS: Their Early Colonies and Trade

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1980. New Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good+/As New. B&W artifact photos, sketches, floorplans, etc.. CONDITION: Very Good + 1980 Thames & Hudson (NY) hardcover (green boards with gold foil design) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), NEW & ENLARGED Edition, printing not given. Some call this a "second edition." I don't. The interior is a bit odd - there are 2-3 chapters which obviously have been read while the rest of the book appears to have not been touched/read. There are 319 B&W illustrations. Questions welcome. CONTENT: The spread of Greek civilization through Europe and into Africa and the Near East began long before the classical period, long after Troy, Mycenae, and Knossos had fallen. This study gives an archaeologist’s view of one of the most important periods of European history, describing how, out of a time of reduced population and comparative penury, the Greeks set their sails north, south, east, and west to plant trading posts and colonies, to reap whatever harvest of materials and expertise the barbarian could offer, and to disseminate the benefits of their own rapidly developing and brilliant civilization. The book vividly demonstrates the value of archaeology to the historical record and indicates how much the arts and culture of classical Greece already owed to foreign influences.