Thrace and the Classical World by Jeffrey Spier - ISBN: 9781606069400
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Uncover Thrace: Warriors, gold, and the surprising impact on ancient Greece.
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    336 pages

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    18 March 2025

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Summary

A captivating examination of the profound impact Thracian art and culture had on the Greeks and the entire northern Aegean region.

The Thracians—a collection of tribal peoples who inhabited territories north of ancient Greece, an area that comprises present-day Bulgaria, much of Romania, and parts of Greece and Turkey—were renowned for their skill as warriors and horsemen, as well as for their wealth in precious metals. Thracians left few written records, and knowledg…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781606069400
ISBN-10:1606069403
Author:Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts, Sara E. Cole, Margarit Damyanov
Publisher:Getty Trust Publications
Imprint:J. Paul Getty Museum
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:18 March 2025
Weight:2.20kg
Dimensions:35mm x 251mm x 304mm
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Thrace and the Classical World by Jeffrey Spier - ISBN: 9781606069400
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Critics Review

“A massive and magnificently illustrated volume.”– “Midwest Book Review” (4/1/2025 12:00:00 AM)

About The Author

Jeffrey Spier

Jeffrey Spier is Anissa and Paul John Balson II Senior Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Timothy Potts is Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Sara E. Cole is assistant curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Margarit Damyanov is an associate professor in the Department of Thracian Archaeology at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia.

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