The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the PresentThis is a comprehensive study of the art, archaeology, myths, cults, and function of one of the most illustrious sites in the West. Providing an extensive treatment of the significance of the site during the 'Golden Age' of classical Greece, Jeffrey Hurwit discusses the development of the Acropolis throughout its long history, up to and including the recent discoveries of the Acropolis restoration project, which have prompted important re-evaluations of the site and its major buildings. Throughout, the author describes the role of the Acropolis in everyday life, always placing it within the context of Athenian cultural and intellectual history. Accompanied by 10 color plates, 172 halftones, and 70 line drawings, this is the most thorough book on the Acropolis to be published in English in nearly a century. |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 1 |
Fig | 3 |
Fig | 9 |
Fig | 30 |
Chapter Three | 35 |
Fig | 48 |
Cuttings in Acropolis bedrock for placement | 51 |
Athena Promakhos dedicated by Meleso | 59 |
Fig 96 | 124 |
Chapter Seven | 138 |
Chapter Eight | 154 |
Chapter Nine | 222 |
Chapter | 235 |
Chapter Twelve | 261 |
Chapter Thirteen | 283 |
Appendix | 305 |
THE NARRATIVE | 65 |
Fig 23 | 71 |
Fig 49 | 72 |
Chapter Five | 85 |
Chapter | 99 |
Fig 67 | 118 |
Fig 25 | 318 |
Appendix D | 319 |
Fig 26 | 342 |
Works Cited | 367 |
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