Alan Greaves is Lecturer in Archaeology at The University of Liverpool. He is the author of Miletos: A History (2002) and the editor of the volume Transanatolia (2007). He has also written numerous articles on Bronze Age-Iron Age archaeology in Turkey, Ionia, and Greek Colonization.

“Students of biblical history and archaeology will find this volume of particular interest.”  (Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin, 11 December 2013)“The book is well produced, with an excellent binding and a minimum of typographical errors. A glossary of terms used in the text, an impressive bibliography, and a sufficient index add to the usefulness and user-friendliness of the book.”  (The American Journal of Archaeology, 1 January 2013) "The book is well structured and is divided thematically into 10 chap¬ters . . . The book can be therefore recommended as a useful introduction to the study of Archaic Ionia for students and scholars alike." (Archaeological Review, 1 April 2011)"This was a missed opportunity, but not significant enough to diminish the book's success and usefulness." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 17 April 2011)"The study, and especially the maps, could prove a most useful preparation or ready reference when reading Herodotus." (Book News Inc, November 2010)"Its accessibility and organization provides a much needed bridge between Classical and ‘mainstream' archaeology, and brings both the ideas and this intriguing region to a wider readership." (Minerva, November/December 2010)

• List of illustrations viiiList of tables xPreface xiAcknowledgments xivPrologue xvi1 FINDING IONIA 1Introduction 1The Source Materials 2Excavation and Publication 22Conclusions 262 CONSTRUCTING CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGIES OF IONIA 27Introduction 27Traditional Approaches to Classical Archaeology in Ionia 28The German and Turkish "Schools" of Archaeology 32Annaliste Perspectives on Archaeology 36A New Approach to the Land of Ionia 39Conclusions 433 A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE 45Introduction 45Ionia's Geographical Zones 46Landscape Dynamism 57The Ionian Landscape and Ionian Identity 65Conclusions 674 THE WEALTH OF IONIA 69Introduction 69Modes of Primary Production 71Modes of Processing 79Modes of Exchange 84Ionia and World Systems 89Conclusions 915 THE CITIES OF IONIA 95Introduction 95A Brief Survey of the Ionian Cities 96Other Settlements in Ionia 107The Size and Distribution of Poleis within Ionia 110François de Polignac in Ionia 112The City and Ionian Identity 115Conclusions 1186 THE IONIANS OVERSEAS 120Introduction 120Source Materials 121Interpreting the Evidence 129Colonial Interactions 131Models of Ionian Colonization 137Conclusions 1437 THE IONIANS AT WAR 145Introduction 145Geographical Settings 147Archaeological Contexts and Materials 148Literary Sources 154Discussion: Issues in Source Materials 156The Fortification of Ionia 156Naval Warfare 164Mercenaries 166Conclusions 1688 CULTS OF IONIA 171Introduction 171Geographical Evidence 172Archaeological Evidence 174Contents viiLiterary and Epigraphic Evidence 179Discussion of Source Materials 180The Sacred Ways of Ionia 180"Foreign" Influences on Ionian Cult 193Burial Practices in Ionia 197Conclusions 1999 THE ORNAMENTS OF IONIA 201Introduction 201"Art" and Landscape 203Ionia's Lost "Art" Treasures 203"Art" and Literature 207"Connoisseurship" of Ionian Pottery 207"Reading" Ionian "Art" 214Conclusions 21810 WHO WERE THE IONIANS? 219Introduction 219Herodotos' Ionia 219The Myth of the Ionian Migration 222Ionian Identity and Archaeology 225Conclusions 227Epilogue 231Glossary of ancient Greek [and modern Turkish] terms used in the text 233Bibliography 235Index 255