| Description |
xii, 340 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Monuments of Athens -- 1. Introduction the Physical Setting -- 2. The Prehistoric Period -- 3. Early and Archaic Athens -- 4. Classical Athens -- 5. Hellenistic Athens -- 6. Roman Athens -- 7. Late Roman Athens -- Pt. II. Site Summaries -- Athens -- Acropolis -- Acropolis Slopes -- Agora -- Kerameikos -- Mouseion Hill, Pnyx, Areopagos -- Olympieion, Southeast Athens -- Attica -- Acharnai -- Brauron -- East Coast: Steireia, Prasiai (Porto Raphti, Koroni, Perati) -- Eleusis -- Ikaria -- Marathon -- Peiraieus -- Phyle -- Rhamnous -- Sounion -- Thorikos -- West Coast: Euonymon, Aixone, Cape Zoster, Cave of Pan (Trachones, Glyphada, Vouliagmeni, Vari) -- Border Areas -- Eleutherai -- Oropos (Amphiareion) -- Salamis |
| Summary |
"The monuments of ancient Athens and Attica give eloquent testimony to the enduring legacy of Greek civilization. In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of this area presents a survey of the monuments - first chronologically and then site by site - creating the definitive work on the subject."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Monuments -- Greece -- Athens.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Athens.
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Historic sites -- Greece -- Athens.
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| SUBJECT |
Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114287
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| LC no. |
2001002711 |
| ISBN |
0300081979 |
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