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The Tower as a Dervish Tekke and Cult Site for a Christian Martyr
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS XI
- ABBREVIATIONS XIII
- PREFACE XV
- INTRODUCTION 1
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I THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN TOWER
- The Hellenistic Horologion: Overview of the Architecture 7
- The Relief Sculpture 20
- The Construction Date and the Tower s Patron 26
- The Water-Run Mechanism 33
- The Horologion as a Cultic and Commemorative Monument 38
- The Tower in Post-Sullan Athens 46
- The Roman Renovations 49
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II. THE CHRISTIAN TOWER
- Athens in Late Antiquity 51
- Byzantine Athens 68
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III. THE MUSLIM TOWER
- Whirling Dervishes and the Tower 77
- The Tower as a Dervish Tekke and Cult Site for a Christian Martyr 81
- The Christian Cult and the Basilica of Saint Philip 85
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDICES 87
- GLOSSARY 109
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 113
- ILLUSTRATIONS 123
- INDEX 169
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS XI
- ABBREVIATIONS XIII
- PREFACE XV
- INTRODUCTION 1
-
I THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN TOWER
- The Hellenistic Horologion: Overview of the Architecture 7
- The Relief Sculpture 20
- The Construction Date and the Tower s Patron 26
- The Water-Run Mechanism 33
- The Horologion as a Cultic and Commemorative Monument 38
- The Tower in Post-Sullan Athens 46
- The Roman Renovations 49
-
II. THE CHRISTIAN TOWER
- Athens in Late Antiquity 51
- Byzantine Athens 68
-
III. THE MUSLIM TOWER
- Whirling Dervishes and the Tower 77
- The Tower as a Dervish Tekke and Cult Site for a Christian Martyr 81
- The Christian Cult and the Basilica of Saint Philip 85
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDICES 87
- GLOSSARY 109
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 113
- ILLUSTRATIONS 123
- INDEX 169