Art and Society in Cyprus from the Bronze Age Into the Iron Age

by Joanna S. Smith

Book Overview

Dramatic social and political change marks the period from the end of the Late Bronze Age into the Iron Age (c.1300-700 BCE) across the Mediterranean. Inland palatial centers of bureaucratic power weakened or collapsed c.1200 BCE while entrepreneurial exchange by sea survived and even expanded, becoming the Mediterranean-wide network of Phoenician trade. At the heart of that system was Kition, one of the largest harbor cities of ancient Cyprus. Earlier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107683963
• ISBN13: 9781107683969
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"