During the formative years of the archaic period, Ionia was one of the most important regions of the ancient world; however, Ionia s local identity has often been overlooked in scholarly works. This long overdue study of Archaic Ionia seeks to redress this omission.

Incorporating over a century of archaeological research, Greaves offers a reassessment of Archaic Ionia that attempts to understand the region within its larger Mediterranean context and provides a thematic overview of its cities and people. * Seeks to balance the Greek and Anatolian cultural influences at work in Ionia in this important period of its history (700BC to the Battle of Lade in 494BC) * Organised thematically, covering landscape, economy, cities, colonisation, warfare, cult, and art * Accesses German and Turkish scholarship, presenting a useful point of entry to the published literature for academics and students