The Maeander Valley :
Thonemann, Peter
The Maeander Valley : a historical geography from antiquity to Byzantium / Peter Thonemann. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xxiii, 386 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-377) and index.
1. The valley -- 2. Hydrographic heroes -- 3. The nature of Roman Apamea -- 4. The fortress at Eumenea -- 5. The pastoral economy -- 6. The nobility of Mt Cadmus -- 7. The rural economy -- 8. The bounty of the Maeander.
"This is a study of the long-term historical geography of Asia Minor, from the fourth century BC to the thirteenth century AD. Using an astonishing breadth of sources, ranging from Byzantine monastic archives to Latin poetic texts, ancient land records to hagiographic biographies, Peter Thonemann reveals the complex and fascinating interplay between the natural environment and human activities in the Maeander valley. Both a large-scale regional history and a profound meditation on the role played by geography in human history, this book is an essential contribution to the history of the Eastern Mediterranean in Graeco-Roman antiquity and the Byzantine Middle Ages"-- Publisher's description.
9781107006881
Cities and towns, Ancient--History--Turkey--Büyük Menderes River Valley
Büyük Menderes River Valley (Turkey)--Historical geography
Büyük Menderes River Valley (Turkey)--History--To 1500
956.201
The Maeander Valley : a historical geography from antiquity to Byzantium / Peter Thonemann. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xxiii, 386 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-377) and index.
1. The valley -- 2. Hydrographic heroes -- 3. The nature of Roman Apamea -- 4. The fortress at Eumenea -- 5. The pastoral economy -- 6. The nobility of Mt Cadmus -- 7. The rural economy -- 8. The bounty of the Maeander.
"This is a study of the long-term historical geography of Asia Minor, from the fourth century BC to the thirteenth century AD. Using an astonishing breadth of sources, ranging from Byzantine monastic archives to Latin poetic texts, ancient land records to hagiographic biographies, Peter Thonemann reveals the complex and fascinating interplay between the natural environment and human activities in the Maeander valley. Both a large-scale regional history and a profound meditation on the role played by geography in human history, this book is an essential contribution to the history of the Eastern Mediterranean in Graeco-Roman antiquity and the Byzantine Middle Ages"-- Publisher's description.
9781107006881
Cities and towns, Ancient--History--Turkey--Büyük Menderes River Valley
Büyük Menderes River Valley (Turkey)--Historical geography
Büyük Menderes River Valley (Turkey)--History--To 1500
956.201