The Folds of Olympus
Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23797927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason König (0000-0001-9758-1099, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Folds of Olympus (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.23943/princeton/9780691201290.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4383040422 |
| ISBN | 9780691201290 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world. This book is a cultural and literary history that explores the important role mountains played in Greek and Roman religious, military, and economic life, as well as in the identity of communities over a millennium—from Homer to the early Christian saints. Aimed at readers of ancient history and literature as well as those interested in mountains and the environment, the book offers a powerful account of the landscape at the heart of much Greek and Roman culture. The book charts the importance of mountains in religion and pilgrimage, the aesthetic vision of mountains in art and literature, the place of mountains in conquest and warfare, and representations of mountain life. The book shows how mountains were central to the way in which the inhabitants of the ancient Mediterranean understood the boundaries between the divine and the human, and the limits of human knowledge and control. It also argues that there is more continuity than normally assumed between ancient descriptions of mountains and modern accounts of the picturesque and the sublime. Offering a unique perspective on the history of classical culture, the book is also a resoundingly original contribution to the literature on mountains.
Aesthetics · Ancient Greek · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · CONQUEST · Identity (music) · Indigenous · Pilgrimage · Sublime · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Architectural Studies · History
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |