In The Land Of A Thousand Gods: A History Of Asia Minor In The Ancient World

This monumental book provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. In this English-language edition of the critically acclaimed German book, Christian Marek masterfully employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more.

• | Author: Christian Marek, Peter Frei
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 18, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 824 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0691182906
• | ISBN-13: 9780691182902