Author : John McK. Camp
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 16,28 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Agora (Athens, Greece)
ISBN : 9780876616390
Full-colour booklet illustrating the many role played by the horse in Greek life, from myth and early history to its significance as a mark of status and its use in war, transport, games and festivals.
Author : Homer A. Thompson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9780876616390
Author : John McK. Camp (II)
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 37,16 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Agora (Athens, Greece)
ISBN :
Author : John McK. Camp
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780876616437
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.
Author : John McK. Camp II
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0876616570
This definitive guide to the archaeological remains in the civic and commercial center of ancient Athens is an essential companion to the interested visitor, as well as to students of the topography of the classical city. A large-scale map provides an overview of the site, keyed to descriptions and plans of every monument still visible from the majestic Temple of Hephaistos to the utilitarian Great Drain. The fifth edition retains many of the elements that made the earlier editions so popular, but also takes full account of new discoveries and recent scholarship. It is intended for visitors touring the site, and is arranged topographically, monument by monument. Also included are an overview of the historical development of the site and a history of the excavations.
Author : Laura Gawlinski
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1621390179
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.
Author : Carol L. Lawton
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780876616451
The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation. This full-color guide sheds new light on the marble industry in and around the Agora, including rich evidence for sculptors' workshops, their tools, and techniques. The text discusses the works of both famous and anonymous artists.
Author : Jenifer Neils
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780876616413
This "Athenian Agora Picture Book" provides a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held in ancient Athens every four years, in honour of the city's patron goddess Athena.
Author : David Sacks
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1438110200
Discusses the people, places and events found in over 2,000 years of Greek civilization.
Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3477 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135456623
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
