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The Ancient City of Athens
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE ix
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS xii
  5. CHAPTER I. Introduction—Brief Account of the Expansion of Athens 1
  6. CHAPTER II. The Bronze Age— The Fortress City 8
  7. CHAPTER III. The Transitional Age from Bronze to Iron— The Outer Kerameikos, the Agora 23
  8. CHAPTER IV. The Dipylon, Road to the Agora and Monuments on It 32
  9. CHAPTER V. The Agora—Introduction and West Side 39
  10. CHAPTER VI. The Agora—The Tholos and Vicinity 55
  11. CHAPTER VII. The Agora—South, East and North Borders 62
  12. CHAPTER VIII. The Agora—Central Part, The Temple of Ares, the Odeion 71
  13. CHAPTER IX. The Hephaisteion 82
  14. CHAPTER X. The East and South Boundaries of the Agora, the North Slope of the Acropolis 92
  15. CHAPTER XI. The East and South Slopes of the Acropolis, Choregic Monuments, the Precincts of Dionysos 105
  16. CHAPTER XII. The Theatre of Dionysos 113
  17. CHAPTER XIII. The South and Southwest Slopes of the Acropolis 125
  18. CHAPTER XIV. The Acropolis—Pre-Periklean Period 135
  19. CHAPTER XV. The Acropolis—The Parthenon, the Propylaea 152
  20. CHAPTER XVI. The Acropolis—The Erechtheion and Vicinity 167
  21. CHAPTER XVII. The Acropolis—Other Monuments, The Visit of Pausanias 179
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. The Area West of the Acropolis, the Areopagus, the Pnyx 190
  23. CHAPTER XIX. Roman Athens 205
  24. CHAPTER XX. The Outskirts, The Kerameikos, The Academy 216
  25. NOTES 223
  26. ABBREVIATIONS FOR PERIODICALS 251
  27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 253
  28. INDEX 255
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674337336.c15

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE ix
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS xii
  5. CHAPTER I. Introduction—Brief Account of the Expansion of Athens 1
  6. CHAPTER II. The Bronze Age— The Fortress City 8
  7. CHAPTER III. The Transitional Age from Bronze to Iron— The Outer Kerameikos, the Agora 23
  8. CHAPTER IV. The Dipylon, Road to the Agora and Monuments on It 32
  9. CHAPTER V. The Agora—Introduction and West Side 39
  10. CHAPTER VI. The Agora—The Tholos and Vicinity 55
  11. CHAPTER VII. The Agora—South, East and North Borders 62
  12. CHAPTER VIII. The Agora—Central Part, The Temple of Ares, the Odeion 71
  13. CHAPTER IX. The Hephaisteion 82
  14. CHAPTER X. The East and South Boundaries of the Agora, the North Slope of the Acropolis 92
  15. CHAPTER XI. The East and South Slopes of the Acropolis, Choregic Monuments, the Precincts of Dionysos 105
  16. CHAPTER XII. The Theatre of Dionysos 113
  17. CHAPTER XIII. The South and Southwest Slopes of the Acropolis 125
  18. CHAPTER XIV. The Acropolis—Pre-Periklean Period 135
  19. CHAPTER XV. The Acropolis—The Parthenon, the Propylaea 152
  20. CHAPTER XVI. The Acropolis—The Erechtheion and Vicinity 167
  21. CHAPTER XVII. The Acropolis—Other Monuments, The Visit of Pausanias 179
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. The Area West of the Acropolis, the Areopagus, the Pnyx 190
  23. CHAPTER XIX. Roman Athens 205
  24. CHAPTER XX. The Outskirts, The Kerameikos, The Academy 216
  25. NOTES 223
  26. ABBREVIATIONS FOR PERIODICALS 251
  27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 253
  28. INDEX 255
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