A History of Asia Minor in Antiquity

The Zurich-based ancient historian Christian Marek maps out an impressive survey of the history of Asia Minor in Antiquity—from the first permanent settlements to Late Antiquity. This volume describes one of humanity’s most important cultural regions over a time period of ten thousand years: from the monuments of Stone Age hunters at Göbekli Tepe through the spread of the early advanced civilizations, the Greek cities, the Persian empire, Alexander the Great’s military campaign, and the Hellenistic period to the Roman Empire and the spread of Christianity. Egyptians, Hittites, Urartians, Lycians, Karians, Phrygians, Lyders, Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, and Romans have left their impression on a territory of more than 750,000 square kilometers, which is almost exactly the size of present-day Turkey. This new edition has been completely revised and expanded to reflect current research. Christian Marek taught as chair of the Department of Ancient History at the University of Zürich until he became professor emeritus. He is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of the history of Asia Minor in Antiquity. Peter Frei (1925–2010) taught as professor of ancient history at the University of Zürich.