{"product_id":"athens-and-persia-in-the-fifth-century-bc-a-study-in-cultural-receptivity-paperback-9780521607582","title":"Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC; A Study in Cultural Receptivity (Paperback) 9780521607582","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAthens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study in Cultural Receptivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst comprehensive collection of evidence of the relations between Athens and Persia in fifth century BC.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret C. Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521607582, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 19 August 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages, 150 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 18.9 x 2.1 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt is a commonplace of modern scholarship that the Athenians hated and despised the Persians, but the claims of contempt are disproved by the evidence of archaeology, epigraphy, iconography and literature, all of which reveal some facet of Athenian receptivity to Achaemenid Persian culture. The Athenian response was as richly complex as the spheres of interaction: both private and public, elite and sub-elite. It appears in pot shapes, clothing, luxurious display and monumental architecture. This innovative study, the first comprehensive collection of evidence pertaining to the relations between Athens and Persia in the fifth century BC, aims to make this evidence better known and in so doing to argue that the social culture of classical Athens was not the monolithic construct it might appear.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Spheres of Contact: 1. Relations between Athenians and Persians to the late fifth century: an overview\u003cbr\u003e 2. Infusion and diffusion of alien goods: spoils of the Persian wars\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cultural exchange through trade\u003cbr\u003e 4. Zones of contact between Greeks and the Western Empire\u003cbr\u003e 5. Diplomatic exchange: visions of splendour\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Perserie: 6. Persian gold and Attic clay\u003cbr\u003e 7. Incorporation of foreign items of dress\u003cbr\u003e 8. Metamorphosis of a luxury culture\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Odeion of Perikles and imperial expression\u003cbr\u003e 10. Perserie: Athenian receptivity to Achaemenid culture\u003cbr\u003e Figures\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908884193560,"sku":"9780521607582","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521607582i_dc6da0a1-f72d-477a-a683-751c15f8048a.jpg?v=1691370460","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/athens-and-persia-in-the-fifth-century-bc-a-study-in-cultural-receptivity-paperback-9780521607582","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}