Local Responses to Colonization in the Iron Age Mediterranean

by Tamar Hodos

The first study to bring together such a breadth of data, this book compares responses to colonization in the Iron-Age Mediterranean. From North Syria to Sicily and North Africa, Tamar Hodos explores the responses to these colonies in areas where Greeks and Phoenicians were in competition with one another via the same local communities. Highlighting the diversity of interest displayed by local populations in these foreign cultural offering, Hodos charts their selective adaptation, modification and reinterpretation of Greek and Phoenician goods and ideas as their own cultures evolve. For students of archaeology and history, this will provide an essential resource for their degree course studies.

10 pages, Hardcover

First published June 20, 2006

Reviews

[Lindsey Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an incredibly underrated yet essential text in the study of the Iron Age colonization of the Mediterranean. It was beyond valuable to my thesis research on the topic, and I think that both its clear ties to postcolonial theory as well as its consideration of modern perceptions of the subject make it a brilliant and much-needed contribution to the field.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good reference book. The author isn't wedded to one theoretical model (except maybe Mediterre
anization (sp?)). I feel that the most valuable aspect of the book is the survey of Greek colonies/trade posts.