While the archaeological legacies of Greece and Cyprus are often considered to represent some of the highest values of Western civilization—democracy, progress, aesthetic harmony, and rationalism—this much adored and heavily touristed heritage can quickly become the stage for clashes over identity and memory.In Contested Antiquity, Esther Solomon curates explorations of how those who safeguard cultural heritage are confronted with the best ways to represen...

A comprehensive, authoritative account of the development Greek Art through the 1st millennium BC.An invaluable resource for scholars dealing with the art, material culture and history of the post-classical worldIncludes voices from such diverse fields as art history, classical studies, and archaeology and offers a diversity of views to the topicFeatures an innovative group of chapters dealing with the reception of Greek art from the Middle Ages to the pre...