Blessed Thessaly : The Identities of a Place and Its People from the Archaic Period to the Hellenistic
An Open Access edition is available. Thessaly was a region of great importance in the ancient Greek world, possessing both agricultural abundance and a strategic position between north and south. It presents historians with the challenge of seeing beyond traditional stereotypes (wealth and witches,...
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Liverpool University Press
2024
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