The Derveni Papyrus
Subtitle: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780521801089
Subjects: Ancient Greek & Roman philosophy; Ancient Greek religion; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Sacred texts; Language Arts & Disciplines; General; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Antiquities & Archaeology; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Derveni papyrus; Cosmology, Ancient; Greece; Religion
First sentence: On 15 January, 1962, during the widening of the national road leading from Thessalonica to Kavala, a large unlooted cist grave was discovered at Derveni, some 10 km to the north of Thessalonica.