Ancient Greece From The Air
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Soaring above the rugged landscape of the Hellenic world, Ancient Greece from the Air presents a breathtaking aerial survey of the most significant archaeological sites in ancient Greek civilization — from the Theatre of Epidaurus to the sacred precinct of Delphi — captured through 160 stunning colour photographs accompanied by 100 precise ground plans. Father Raymond V. Schoder, a distinguished Jesuit classicist and pioneering aerial photographer, transforms the bird's-eye view into an instrument of historical revelation, allowing readers to comprehend the monumental scale, strategic placement, and architectural genius of ancient sanctuaries, theatres, and city-states in a manner impossible from ground level alone. Schoder's methodology uncovers the deep relationship between Greek civilization and its natural topography, illustrating how terrain and geography shaped the political, religious, and cultural life of the ancient world. The accompanying ground plans provide scholarly rigour to what is also a work of profound visual beauty, making this volume an indispensable resource for students of classics, archaeology, and architectural history alike. A testament to the enduring power of Greece's ancient legacy, this remarkable work leaves the reader with an insatiable curiosity to walk the very stones seen from above.
Author: Raymond V. Schoder S.J.
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Soaring above the rugged landscape of the Hellenic world, Ancient Greece from the Air presents a breathtaking aerial survey of the most significant archaeological sites in ancient Greek civilization — from the Theatre of Epidaurus to the sacred precinct of Delphi — captured through 160 stunning colour photographs accompanied by 100 precise ground plans. Father Raymond V. Schoder, a distinguished Jesuit classicist and pioneering aerial photographer, transforms the bird's-eye view into an instrument of historical revelation, allowing readers to comprehend the monumental scale, strategic placement, and architectural genius of ancient sanctuaries, theatres, and city-states in a manner impossible from ground level alone. Schoder's methodology uncovers the deep relationship between Greek civilization and its natural topography, illustrating how terrain and geography shaped the political, religious, and cultural life of the ancient world. The accompanying ground plans provide scholarly rigour to what is also a work of profound visual beauty, making this volume an indispensable resource for students of classics, archaeology, and architectural history alike. A testament to the enduring power of Greece's ancient legacy, this remarkable work leaves the reader with an insatiable curiosity to walk the very stones seen from above.