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The most famous conspiracy of silence in the history of antiquity is examined here by one of the three archaeologists entrusted by the Archaeological Society of Athens with the final excavations of the Sanctuary. He traces the history of the cult in the archaeological remains, from the first traces of habitation at the site in the Middle Bronze Age (around 1900 B.C.) to its final grandeur and decay in Imperial Roman times. A guided tour of the Museum at Eleusis, illustrated with photographs of objects in the Museum, as well as air views, plans, and detailed photographs of the ruins closely correlated with the text, takes into account the needs of the visitor at the site as well as the reader at home. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   George Emmanuel Mylonas
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2182
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691648873

ISBN 10:   0691648875
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. xi*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. xv*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xix*I. INTRODUCTION: LEGENDS AND HISTORY, pg. 1*II. EARLY HISTORY AND REMAINS, pg. 23*III. ELEUSIS IN THE EARLY CENTURIES OF THE HISTORIC ERA, pg. 55*IV. THE PEISISTRATEAN PERIOD (H) ca. 550-510 B.C., pg. 77*V. THE KIMONIAN AND PERIKLEAN ERA ( F AND I) ca. 480-404 B.C., pg. 106*VI. THE FOURTH CENTURY AND THE HELLENISTIC ERA (K), pg. 130*VII. ELEUSIS IN ROMAN TIMES (L), pg. 155*VIII. ART AND ELEUSIS, pg. 187*IX. THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES, pg. 224*APPENDIX. THEORY AND FACT. THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN FATHERS AND MODERN INTERPRETATIONS, pg. 287*GLOSSARY, pg. 317*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 321*INDEX, pg. 325*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. 347

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