The Greek World: Art and Civilization in Magna Graecia and Sicily Book

This spectacular publication celebrates a major exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi, Venice - the most detailed and wide-ranging study ever made of the Greek civilization in the ancient world. In the eighth century BC, Greece began an era of exceptional development and colonial expansion. New settlements, known collectively as Magna Graecia, sprang up along the West Coast of Italy, from the Bay of Naples south to Sicily. Art, architecture, politics, religion, literature, and science flourished in these colonies as a result of a dynamic fusion of cultures, marking the beginning of an age of immense creativity.

The Greek World presents unparalleled visual and textual documentation, compiled by over 70 scholars, of the rich and varied collection of art and artifacts in the Palazzo Grassi exhibition. Following a chronological path, the book traces the Greek influence, exploring every aspect of the new societies, from town planning to the evolution of the Greek alphabet, from maritime adventures to the revolutionary thoughts of the first philosophers.

With 60 essays and over 1600 photographs of sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, and other objects loaned by the most prestigious museums throughout the world - this volume is essential for anyone interested in the classical world that laid the foundations for our own cultural identity and artistic inheritance.