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Coins, Bodies, Games, and Gold

- The Politics of Meaning in Archaic Greece

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Analyzes the ideological functions of Greek coinage. By linking the imagery of metals and coinage to stories about oracles, prostitutes, Eastern tyrants, counterfeiting, retail trade, and games, this book traces the rising egalitarian ideology of the polis, as well as the resistance of an elitist tradition to that development.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691007366
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 408
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. august 1999
  • Størrelse:
  • 423x152x32 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 620 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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Analyzes the ideological functions of Greek coinage. By linking the imagery of metals and coinage to stories about oracles, prostitutes, Eastern tyrants, counterfeiting, retail trade, and games, this book traces the rising egalitarian ideology of the polis, as well as the resistance of an elitist tradition to that development.

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