Tower of the Winds in Athens: Greeks, Romans, Christians, and Muslims, Two Millennia of Continual Use, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 270)

Pamela A. Webb

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Tower of the Winds in Athens

Greeks, Romans, Christians, and Muslims, Two Millennia of Continual Use, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 270)

Pamela A. Webb

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Published/Copyright: 2017

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The Tower of the Winds has stood in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens for more than 2,100 years. This tall octagonal building, one of the best preserved monuments from the classical period, was built by the architect-astronomer Andronikos of Kyrrhos as a horologion for keeping time. Almost all its features have been attributed to the period of construction by the Greeks or renovations made by the Romans. The building, however, was in use almost continuously for two millennia, which includes Byzantine and Ottoman phases. Pamela Webb, a classical archaeologist, examines the Tower throughout its entire functional existence. A series of appendices helps to put the Tower in broader context for the post-classical periods. Winner of the 2016 John Frederick Lewis Award. Full-color illus.

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History Regional and National History Europe General European History

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

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https://doi.org/10.70249/9780871694225

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