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[Agora Publication] Women in the Athenian Agora

Rotroff, S. I. Lamberton, R. D ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women’s lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played—as ... 2006 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Waterworks in the Athenian Agora

Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Preserved beneath the surface of the Agora are thousands of terracotta pipes, stone drainage channels, and lead pressure lines. These form a complex chain of waterworks, constructed and repaired over many ... 1968 ... Agora

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora

Thompson, D. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Small sculptured figures of humans and animals have been found all over the Agora, ranging in date from the earliest occupation of Athens to the end of the Late Roman period. This booklet presents a representative ... 1959 ... Excavations of the Athenian Agora: Picture Book ... the earliest occupation of Athens to the end of the Late ... of humans and animals have

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[Agora Publication] Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora

Lawton, C ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation ... 2006 ... of the Athenian Agora ... Excavations of the Athenian Agora: Picture Book ... and around the Agora

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[Agora Publication] The Middle Ages in the Athenian Agora

Frantz, M. A ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The story of the Agora did not end in A.D. 267, when the Herulians invaded the city. This booklet illustrates the ornate Early Christian carving and colorful green and brown glazed pottery that distinguished ... 1961 ... The Middle Ages in the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] Pots and Pans of Classical Athens

Sparkes, B. Talcott, L ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how different vessel forms were used in Classical Athens ... 1951 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora

Harrison, E. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Although the famous bronze statues seen by the Roman tourist Pausanias have been melted down, the Agora preserves a number of fine portraits in stone. While a few of these are named, most of the portraits ... 1960 ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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[Agora Publication] Mediaeval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora

Kleiner, F. S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... From the thousands of pieces of Late Roman “small change” discovered trodden into beaten earth floors and dropped into wells to the hoards of 19th-century A.D. silver French francs discovered beneath modern ... 1978 ... Mediaeval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora

Meritt, B. D ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions on stone. The texts illustrated include diplomatic agreements, commemorative ... 1966 ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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[Agora Publication] Ancient Athenian Building Methods

Camp, J. Dinsmoor, Jr., W. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient ... 1984 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora

Mattusch, C. C ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The conspicuous Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, prominently situated on the western side of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the Athenians. Although many ... 1982 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Birds of the Athenian Agora

Lamberton, R. D. Rotroff, S. I ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as the Little Owl, or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks ... 1985 ... Birds of the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] Lamps from the Athenian Agora

Perlzweig, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development ... 1963 ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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[Agora Publication] Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora

Kleiner, F. S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens’s far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins ... 1975 ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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[Agora Publication] Garden Lore of Ancient Athens

Burr Thompson, D. Griswold, R. E ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In the spring, the ground of the Agora archaeological park is covered in poppies and daisies while poplars and oaks shade many of the pathways. Some of these plants are wild and some were deliberately ... 1963 ... Garden Lore of Ancient Athens

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[Agora Publication] Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora

Camp, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Religion played a part in almost every aspect of civic life, so shrines, temples, altars, and dedications are conspicuous at almost every turn during a visit to the Agora. The author of this booklet shows ... 1980 ... Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] The Games at Athens

Neils, J. Tracy, S. V ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city’s patron goddess, Athena ... 2003 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Dogs in the Athenian Agora

Whiting, Colin M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2022 ... Dogs in the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] An Ancient Shopping Center: The Athenian Agora

Burr Thompson, D ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as being a political center, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological, documentary, and pictorial evidence for such diverse trades ... 1971 ... Agora