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Lydian Architecture: Ashlar Masonry Structures at Sardis
Christopher Ratte
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Description for Lydian Architecture: Ashlar Masonry Structures at Sardis
Hardback. This richly illustrated volume examines monuments of Sardis and environs in the context of contemporary developments in Lydia and throughout the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. It illuminates traditions of Anatolian kingship, technological exchange between Lydia and Greece and the Near East, and the origins of Persian imperial architecture. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Reports. Num Pages: 320 pages, 170 black-and-white photographs, 116 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1534.
From the sixth to the fourth century B.C., the western Anatolian region of Lydia was home to a distinctive local tradition of ashlar masonry construction. The earliest datable example of fine stone masonry in the environs of Sardis, the capital of the Lydian empire, is the tomb of King Alyattes, who died in ca. 560 B.C. Contemporary monuments include a city gate and monumental terraces. Alyattes’ son Croesus was overthrown by the Persians in 547 B.C., but the Lydian building tradition survived in chamber tombs at Sardis and throughout Lydia.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Archeological Exploration of Sardis United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Reports
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United States
ISBN
9780674060609
SKU
V9780674060609
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About Christopher Ratte
Christopher Ratté is Associate Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan and Director of the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology. Michael H. Ramage is a Senior University Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge. Robert H. Tykot is Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida.
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