The Athenian Agora: Site Guide, Fifth EditionThis 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. |
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Contents
Foreword | 7 |
History and Timeline | 8 |
Introduction | 10 |
History of the Agora | 13 |
History of the Excavations | 29 |
Tour of the Site | 35 |
List of Publications | 183 |
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Plan of Archaeological Site | 193 |
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2nd century b.c. 5th century b.c. Acropolis Agora excavations Agora III 1957 Agora XIV 1972 Aiakeion altar Aphrodite aqueduct Areopagus Athenian Agora Athenian Agora London b.c. Figure base blocks Bouleuterion bronze built Church colonnade construction Doric columns Drain early east end Eleusinion enclosure facade floor foundations front gate Greek H. A. Thompson Hadrian Hellenistic Herms Hesperia Holy Apostles inscription Ionic Ionic order Library of Pantainos marble masonry Metroon Middle Stoa monument north side northwest corner Odeion Old Bouleuterion Painted Stoa Panathenaic Pausanias pedestal Poikile porch poros Post-Herulian Wall remains reprinted 1973 restored reused Roman period Royal Stoa sanctuary sculpture shrine slope south end south side South Square South Stoa southeast corner Southwest Fountain House statue Stoa of Attalos Stoa of Zeus stone stood street T. L. Shear Jr Temple of Hephaistos terracotta Tholos Travlos Twelve Gods west side