In the Shadow of Olympus

The Emergence of Macedon

Bibliographic Data

ID9294231
AuthorsEugene N Borza (corresponding author)
Year1990
Pages368
Publication date1990-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueIn the Shadow of Olympus (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPrinceton University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1515/9780691215945
OpenAlexW1550265782
Open LibraryOL34156489M
ISBN9780691215945
LanguageEN
Citations received79

In tracing the emergence of the Macedonian kingdom from its origins as a Balkan backwater to a major European and Asian power, Eugene offers to specialists and lay readers alike a revealing account of a relatively unexplored segment of ancient history. He draws from recent archaeological discoveries and an enhanced understanding of historical geography to form a narrative that provides a material-culture setting for political events. Examining the dynamics of Macedonian relations with the Greek city-states, he suggests that the Macedonians, although they gradually incorporated aspects of Greek culture into their own society, maintained a distinct ethnicity as a Balkan people. Borza has taken the trouble to know Macedonia: the land, its prehistory, its position in the Balkans, and its turbulent modern history. All contribute...to our understanding of the emergence of Macedon.... has employed two of the historian's most valuable tools, autopsy and common sense, to produce a well-balanced introduction to the state that altered the course of Greek and Near Eastern history.--Waldemar Heckel, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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