Hesperos and Phosphoros: How Research on Aegean-Eastern Interactions Can Inform Studies of the West

Abstract

Hesperos and Phosphoros: How Research on Aegean-Eastern Interactions Can Inform Studies of the West The extent of Aegean influence on its neighbors and of neighboring regions on it remains a contentious area of investigation that continues to generate enthusiastic scholarly interest and lively debate. This poster elaborates on the importance of current theoretical perspectives on Aegean interaction with the east because they may be conceptually useful to those studying similar interactions with central and western Europe. Aegean seafarers, traders, and crafters were engaged and entangled in cultural exchanges with the east and west on many scales, and artistic and cultural influence amon..