Heracles to Alexander the Great : treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy

Weitere Verfasser: McCarthy, Declan.
Stone, Elizabeth
Withers, Emily.
Kottaridē, Angelikē.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Ashmolean Museum, 2011.
Umfang/Format: xv, 271 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Makedonien
Vergina
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 19 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Essays, maps and site pictures: A History of Macedonia; Royalty and Democracy: the case of Macedon; The legend of Macedon Objects and the themes in the exhibition: The Macedonians in the late bronze age; War and hunting: the world of the Macedonian king and his companions; Burial customs and beliefs in the royal Necropolis of Aegae; Queens, princesses and high priestesses: the role of women at the Macedonian Court; Aegae, the Macedonian Metropolis; The royal presence in the sanctuary of Eukleia; The palace of Aegae; The royal banquet, a capital institution; Macedonian metallurgy: an expression of royalty; Trade and exchange at the Macedonian court; The coinage of the Macedonian kings. Comparative Roman material: Pella and the cities' foundation by Philip II; Painting at the Macedonian court; The Roman heritage of Aegae.