Greeks in Southern Gaul. Tombs of the colony of Agathé (Agde, Hérault, 4th-2nd centuries BC)
Wandering| N° d'inventaire | 21350 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 208 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Arles, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
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The Greek colony of Agatha, already cited by ancient authors, has been the subject of much discussion among modern historians, who were primarily seeking its precise location and date of foundation. Initial fieldwork by Raymond Aris in the late 1930s, followed by work by André Nickels in the 1970s and 1980s, confirmed the location of the ancient city on the modern site of Agde and provided a better understanding of the lives of its inhabitants and, with the discovery of necropolises, their funerary practices. It is these latter practices, revealing Greek customs, that this work highlights. Very similar to those of Marseille, they contribute to the definition of a funerary facies specific to the Greek colonies of the northwestern Mediterranean.
The Greek colony of Agatha, already cited by ancient authors, has been the subject of much discussion among modern historians, who were primarily seeking its precise location and date of foundation. Initial fieldwork by Raymond Aris in the late 1930s, followed by work by André Nickels in the 1970s and 1980s, confirmed the location of the ancient city on the modern site of Agde and provided a better understanding of the lives of its inhabitants and, with the discovery of necropolises, their funerary practices. It is these latter practices, revealing Greek customs, that this work highlights. Very similar to those of Marseille, they contribute to the definition of a funerary facies specific to the Greek colonies of the northwestern Mediterranean.