The World Of Ancient Spain
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly informative work of ancient history, The World of Ancient Spain presents a sweeping survey of the Iberian Peninsula's earliest civilizations, from prehistoric settlements through the successive waves of Phoenician, Greek, Carthaginian, and Roman influence that shaped the region's cultural and political identity. Antonio Pardo chronicles the rise and fall of indigenous peoples such as the Iberians and Celtiberians, illustrating how their encounters with Mediterranean powers forged a uniquely complex society at the western edge of the ancient world. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, the narrative details the art, religion, trade networks, and warfare that defined life on the peninsula across millennia. The work argues that ancient Spain was not merely a peripheral conquest but a dynamic crossroads of civilizations whose legacy resonates in the culture and archaeology of modern Iberia.
Author: Antonio Pardo
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Minerva
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly informative work of ancient history, The World of Ancient Spain presents a sweeping survey of the Iberian Peninsula's earliest civilizations, from prehistoric settlements through the successive waves of Phoenician, Greek, Carthaginian, and Roman influence that shaped the region's cultural and political identity. Antonio Pardo chronicles the rise and fall of indigenous peoples such as the Iberians and Celtiberians, illustrating how their encounters with Mediterranean powers forged a uniquely complex society at the western edge of the ancient world. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, the narrative details the art, religion, trade networks, and warfare that defined life on the peninsula across millennia. The work argues that ancient Spain was not merely a peripheral conquest but a dynamic crossroads of civilizations whose legacy resonates in the culture and archaeology of modern Iberia.