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1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 480 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789004334755
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne supplements volume 398
Content:
Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. What Exactly was an Agora? -- 2. An Overview of Modern Agora Scholarship -- 3. Modern Assumptions and Prejudices -- 4. The Evidence -- 5. The Archaeological Evidence -- 6. Literary Sources -- 7. Inscriptions -- 8. Outline of the Book -- Key to Figures 3a-3c -- Chapter 1. The Early Hellenistic Period. 323BC-197BC -- 1.1. Introduction to the Period -- 1.2. Pella and the Earliest Peristyle Agora -- 1.3. Agoras in New Hellenistic Cities and the Move toward Multiple Agoras -- 1.4. Stoas and the Increasing Demarcation of Space -- 1.5. Monumental Entrances -- 1.6. Political Buildings on the Agora -- 1.7. Fountain Houses -- 1.8. Space for the Gods -- 1.9. The Agora in Relation to Other Public Spaces-Theatres and Gymnasia -- 1.10. Excursus-the Names Given to Theatre-Like Buildings -- 1.11. The Different Elements Brought Together-the Agora of Kassope in Epiros -- 1.12. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. The Late Hellenistic Period. 197BC-31BC -- 2.1. Introduction to the Period -- 2.2. Messene and the Division of Commercial and Political Space -- 2.3. Redesigning the Athenian Agora -- 2.4. The Function of the New South Square at Athens -- 2.5. Bemata at Athens and Elsewhere-Roman Influence on Greek Public Space -- 2.6. The Stoa of Attalos-Cutting the Classical Agora in Two -- 2.7. A Commercial Agora in Late Hellenistic Athens -- 2.8. The Separation of Politics and Commerce in Hellenistic Athens-Some Final Considerations -- 2.9. The Redevelopment of the Agora at Thasos -- 2.10. The Prow Monument at Thasos-Statue Base or Speaker's Platform? -- 2.11. Conclusion -- Chapter 3. The Early Imperial Period. 31BC-97AD -- 3.1. Introduction to the Period -- 3.2. Roman Cities on Greek Soil -- 3.3. Roman Corinth-the Capital of Achaia
Content:
3.4. The Earliest Buildings on the Corinthian Forum -- 3.5. Separate Market Buildings: (i) The Roman Agora at Athens -- 3.6. Separate Market Buildings: (ii) the Bigger Picture -- 3.7. Odeia and Theatre-Like Buildings: (i) the Odeion of Agrippa at Athens -- 3.8. Odeia and Theatre-Like Buildings: (ii) Other Greek Cities -- 3.9. Argos-Agora or Sporting Centre? -- 3.10. Temples and Religious Buildings -- 3.11. Political Buildings -- 3.12. The Purported End of the Athenian Bema -- 3.13. Public Squares and Meetings under the Empire-the View from Rome -- 3.14. Bemata on the Forums and Agoras of Greece -- 3.15. The Altar of "Zeus Agoraios" at Athens -- 3.16. Enclosure and Tidying Up -- 3.17. Conclusions -- Chapter 4. The High Imperial Period. 97AD-267AD -- 4.1. Introduction to the Period -- 4.2. Enclosing Space, Controlling Entrance and Increasing Monumentality -- 4.3. Assessing the Impact of Enclosure -- 4.4. Other Signs of Monumentality -- 4.5. Nymphaea and Other Water Installations -- 4.6. Agoras as Spaces for Culture -- 4.7. Politics and Commerce-the Final Separation of Function? -- 4.8. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Conclusion -- C.1. The Agora as a Museum -- C.2. Where Now for the Greek Agora? -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Inscriptions -- Index of Authors
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004326712
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
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History
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Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Griechenland
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Römisches Reich
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Agora
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Öffentlicher Raum
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Geschichte 323 v. Chr.-267
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