| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 400 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Athens and Piraeus -- 2. Attica I : from Athens to Sounion and in the Mesogeia -- 3. Attica II : the plain of Marathon and north-east Attica -- 4. Attica III : Pentelikon, Parnes and the Thriasian plain -- 5. The Megarid, the Attic border forts and Perachora -- 6. The islands of the Saronic Gulf : Salamis, Aigina and Poros -- 7. Appendices |
| Summary |
This exciting new guide is the ideal companion to Greece if you are a traveller with historical and archaeological interests, as it combines practical information with impeccable scholarly research.Written by an expert on Greece's landscape and archaeology, the guide is unique in exploring a wide range of sites off the beaten track. It also tours all the best-known monuments and regions, from the Acropolis to Aegina, from Megara to Marathon and from Sounion to Salamis.Beautifully illustrated with over 200 plates, maps, plans and drawings, it includes:* precise descriptions of route |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-400) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Antiquities.
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057073
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Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks
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Attikē (Greece) -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks
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Megara (Greece) -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks
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| Subject |
Greece.
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Greece -- Athens.
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Greece -- Attikē.
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Greece -- Megara.
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203458818 |
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9780203458815 |
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041524370X |
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9780415243704 |
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