In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

TitleIn the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsMark C
Number of Pages824
PublisherPrinceton University Press
CityPrinceton
ISBN Number9780691159799
AbstractThis monumental book provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. In this English-language edition of the critically acclaimed German book, Christian Marek masterfully employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more.