@article{1562987, recid = {1562987}, author = {Kosmin, Paul J.,}, title = {The ancient shore /}, pages = {1 online resource (x, 399 pages) :}, abstract = {"The Ancient Shore transports readers to a time when the ancient shore was an unpredictable, formidable place that left an indelible mark on Hellenistic societies -- on trade, conquest, science, philosophy, literature, and religion. Focusing on the ancient Mediterranean and West Asia, Kosmin argues that coastlines, as sites of cross-cultural contact and natural confrontation, played an integral role in the rise of a greater historical and individual consciousness."--}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1562987}, }