Socrates in the Agora
Author : Mabel Lang
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Agora (Athens, Greece)
ISBN :
Women in the Athenian Agora
Author : Susan I. Rotroff
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 35,60 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Agora (Athens, Greece)
ISBN : 0876616449
Book Description
Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played: as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations.
The Agora Bone Well
Author : Maria A. Liston
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1621390357
Book Description
Even though Dorothy Thompson excavated the Agora Bone Well in 1938, the well and its remarkable finds have never been fully studied until now. Located outside the northwest corner of the Athenian Agora and dating to the second quarter of the 2nd century B.C., the well contained the remains of roughly 460 newborn infants, as well as a few older individuals. Also found in the well were the bones of over 150 dogs and an assortment of other animals, plus various artifacts, including an intriguing herm (treated here by Andrew Stewart) and an ivory chape. In addition to a thorough examination of the contents of the well, the authors provide a thoughtful analysis of the neighborhood in which the well was located and carefully compare the deposit with similar accumulations found elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The product of close cooperation between archaeological, palaeoanthropological, and faunal scholars, this interdisciplinary work will be of interest to a large audience across a variety of fields.
On the Agora
Author : Christopher P. Dickenson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9004334750
Book Description
On the Agora traces the evolution of the main public square of the Greek polis for the six centuries from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the height of the Roman Empire and the Herulian invasion of Greece in 267 AD. Drawing on literary, epigraphic and, especially, archaeological evidence, the book takes a comparative approach to consider how the layout and function of agoras in cities throughout Greece changed during centuries that witnessed far reaching transformations in culture, society and political life. The book challenges the popular view of the post-Classical agora as characterised by decline, makes important arguments about how we use evidence to understand ancient public spaces and proposes many new interpretations of individual sites.
Dogs in the Athenian Agora
Author : Colin M. Whiting
Publisher : Agora Picture Book
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 2021-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780876616468
Book Description
In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog's name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. Dozens of illustrations of pottery, sculpture, and excavated remains enliven the text. Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Agora
Author : R. Drew Griffith
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 27,65 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780978465223
Book Description
Ancient Greece and Rome aren't usually remembered for their sense of humor. However, in reality the ancient Greeks and Romans often refused to take themselves seriously. The authors chronicle the more bizarre activities of the ancient world, venturing out as far as Egypt, Babylon, and Scandinavia, ranging everywhere from moochers to quacks to shrews to perhaps the oldest laundromat joke in history.
Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora
Author : Susan I. Rotroff
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780876615256
Book Description
In 1972 a large deposit of pottery and other finds from the mid-5th century B.C. were found in a pit just west of the Royal Stoa in the Athenian Agora. It contained many fragments of figured pottery, more than half of which were large drinking vessels. Twenty-one fragments were inscribed with a graffito known to be a mark of public ownership. The authors conclude that the pottery is refuse from one of the public dining facilities that served the magistrates of Classical Athens. The volume examines the archaeological context and chronology of the deposit and gives a detailed analysis of all the finds. A complete catalogue arranges the finds by type and in chronological order.
Early Burials from the Agora Cemeteries
Author : Sara Anderson Immerwahr
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Agora (Athens, Greece)
ISBN : 9780876616130
Book Description
Before the creation of the Agora as a civic center in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been found by excavators, and a few of the more remarkable are described here. These range from a wealthy Mycenaean chamber tomb, filled with the vases and jewelry of a rich noblewoman, to the poignant pithos burial of an infant from around 725 B.C., accompanied by eight tiny vases. As well as describing the assemblages found, the author discusses the symbolism of funeral rites and the information about social status and identity that burials reveal.
The Athenian Agora
Author : John McK. Camp
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 28,14 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780876616437
Book Description
The revised version of this popular site guide provides a brief account of the history of the Athenian agora and its principal monuments, and now features numerous colour illustrations.
The Athenian Agora
Author : Laura Gawlinski
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1621390179
Book Description
Written for the general visitor, the Athenian Agora Museum Guide is a companion to the 2010 edition of the Athenian Agora Site Guide and leads the reader through all of the display spaces within the Stoa of Attalos in the Athenian Agora - the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly opened upper story. The guide also discusses each case in the museum gallery chronologically, beginning with the prehistoric and continuing with the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Hundreds of artifacts, ranging from common pottery to elite jewelry held in 81 cases, are described and illustrated in color for the very first time. Through focus boxes, readers can learn about marble-working, early burial practices, pottery production, ostracism, home life, and the wells that dotted the ancient site. A timeline, maps, and plans accompany the text. For those who wish to learn more about what they see in the museum, a list of further reading follows each entry.
