- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press; New Ed edition (28 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0520220420
- ISBN-13: 978-0520220423
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,138,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the most accessible and exciting book on the archaeology of Anatolia that I have yet seen. Written as a travelogue, it takes us back in both time and space to our cradles of civilisation and the origins of our modern agricultural plants and animals. From the simplicity of the earliest city in Catal Huyak to the golden riches of Troy and Midas, Seton Lloyd entertains us with a verbal and visual landscape of the riches of Anatolia's past. Most of the archaeology in Turkey is buried in foreign languages - but in this book, the fascinating secrets are brought to light in a scholarly yet thoroughly entertaining way.
Format:Paperback
This book was recommended to me as a guide to ancient Turkey, and I have found it fascinating. It is well written and covers the history of Asia Minor from the Neolithic villages to the journeys of St. Paul. The illustrations are well-chosen and well printed. More maps would have been helpful, but the author assumes the reader has access to a modern road map. The author also assumes that the reader has some knowledge of ancient history, so the book may not be suitable for a complete beginner.
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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Excellent combination of history, art and archaeology!
7 Sep 2000
Format:Paperback
I read this book prior to and during a recent trip to Turkey and Greece. Although I have studied this area in art history classes, I was blown away by the breadth and scope of what remains today of ancient civilazxations in this part of the world! This book enabled me to undertand the importance of what is currently still in existence, but what had been there before. Ephesus, following this book, was an a truly incredible experience. This book was exaraordinarily readable as well, not overy text book like. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who desires to know more about Turkey and its very imoprtant place in ancient history as the croos roads of many incredible civilizations.
41 of 48 people found the following review helpful
A Fine Study of Ancient History of Turkey
5 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
Seton Lloyd is known to American public by his commentaries on Public Television documentaries about Turkey. He is a well informed scholar, and trustworthy. Therefore I was offended by the Amsterdam, Holland reviewer who, trying to push his own political agenda, tries to kick dirt on Seton Lloyd. Seton Lloyd writes what is Turkey most famous for: its Greco-Roman, ancient Hittite, and Mesopotanian heritage. Most Americans I know want to go Turkey to see the earliest churches of Christianity, likewise many Europeans enjoy discovering their Christian-Greco-Roman heritage as well. There are a lot of Armenian relics in Turkey, a country with the history of many peoples and cultures. Visitors to those regions know where they are and they go to visit them as well.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Writing could be better
4 Jun 2008
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I picked up this book in preparation for a class trip to Turkey to look at architecture and landscape. I have found it to be exhaustive in details pertaining to archeological discoveries and sequence. I wish that it would leave off some of these details, and spend a little more time painting the bigger picture. The book reads as if you are listening to a one-sided conversation with a very specialized and opinionated professor. It is almost casual in tone, and spends too much time and emotion on issues that don't really aid understanding of the history of Turkey. Having said that, if you can struggle through the dense parts, and keep refering back to the maps, you can get a pretty good idea of the progression and significance of events.
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