"dc-creator","UserLevel","Redirect","Chronology","Id","dc-title","Collection","dc-date","dc-publisher","Name","Icon","dc-description","Type","dc-subject"
"Thompson, H. A.","","","","Agora:Publication:Agora 14","The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center","Agora","1972","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","Agora XIV","Agora:Image:2009.09.0044::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0044.jpg::200::257","The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from about 600 B.C. to A.D. 267. After a general resumé of the historical development of the Agora, the monuments are treated in detail, grouped by their use and purpose. Each monument is discussed in the light of both the literary and the archaeological evidence for its identification and its restoration. In the light of the topographical conclusions the route of Pausanias is traced. A chapter “After the Heruli” follows the fortunes of the area from A.D. 267 till the 19th century; the last century is treated in the detailed report of “The Excavations” up to 1971. This is a definitive survey of the historical and topographical results of 40 years of American excavations.","Publication",""
"Lang, M.","","","","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 14","Graffiti in the Athenian Agora","Agora","1974; 1988","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","AgoraPicBk 14 (1974); AgoraPicBk 14 (1988)","Agora:Image:2009.09.0017::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0017.jpg::200::314","“Return the stamnos to Philippa’s brother Philip,” “cheap wine,” “Alkaios seems beautiful to Melis,” “Of Tharrios I am the cup.” Like fragments of overheard conversations, the thousands of informal inscriptions scratched and painted on potsherds, tiles, and other objects give us a unique insight into the everyday life of the Athenian Agora. Some are marks of ownership, or the notes of merchants, but many are sexual innuendos, often accompanied by graphic illustrations. Using her wide contextual knowledge, the author suggests why these scraps of sentences were written, and what they can tell us about one of the first widely literate societies.","Publication",""