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HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP IN THE ATHENIAN AGORA

HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP IN THE ATHENIAN AGORA

SKU: 9780876616390
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JOHN McK. CAMP II

 

Agora Picture Book 24

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  • Specifications

    40 pages 

    56 color figures

    paperback, 22x14 cm

  • Description

    This concise and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the many roles played by the horse in the lives of the Greeks, from its place in myth and early history to its significance as a marker of social status and its use in warfare, transportation, games, and festivals. From their arrival in Greece, at the start of the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000 B.C.), horses were a powerful symbol of rank. Bridles and other horse trappings are often found in graves, alongside vases depicting horses grazing, racing, and parading. Sculpture is also full of horse imagery, from monumental equestrian statues (a bronze leg and gilded sword are all that remain from one of these) to tiny terracotta figurines, perhaps the toys of a child. As well as presenting many examples of horse imagery found in the Agora, the author reports on recent finds near the ancient hipparcheion, the stables of the Athenian cavalry.

  • Languages

    English 9780876616390

  • Author

    John McK. Camp II is Director of Excavations at the Athenian Agora and Professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia.

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