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Athens In The Age Of Pericles
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Author : Charles Alexander Robinson
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1959
Athens In The Age Of Pericles written by Charles Alexander Robinson and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with History categories.
The challenge of Periclean Athens to the students of civilizations is unmistakable: the city and its empire reached a level of culture and well-being scarcely paralleled in the history of man elsewhere. And like the characters in a Greek tragedy, the city and its leaders and citizens were busy in their time of glory making provision for their own tragic decline. "I have tried to suggest in general terms," says the author, "the meaning of Periclean Athens, addressing my interpretation to laymen. . . With the increasing mass of specialized research on ancient Athens, it is imperative to catch a general notion of the significance of the whole. . . The result is a picture of a complex society, as any great civilization is bound to be, with its magnificent achievements and its faults." This first volume in The Centers of Civilization Series does indeed give a clear picture of Athenian civilization, its literature, philosophy, and political and judicial writing; its painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and drama; and even the arts of war. Above all, the book suggests to modern readers the supreme importance of decision in all of man's affairs, and the frightful consequences of wrong decision, once it is made.
The Athenian Citizen
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Author : Mabel L. Lang
language : en
Publisher: ASCSA
Release Date : 2004
The Athenian Citizen written by Mabel L. Lang and has been published by ASCSA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Using archaeological evidence from excavations at the heart of ancient Athens, this volume shows how tribal identity was central to all aspects of civic life, guiding the reader through the duties of citizenship as soldier in times of war and as juror during the peace.
Athens At The Margins
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Author : Nathan T. Arrington
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-19
Athens At The Margins written by Nathan T. Arrington and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-19 with History categories.
How the interactions of non-elites influenced Athenian material culture and society The seventh century BC in ancient Greece is referred to as the Orientalizing period because of the strong presence of Near Eastern elements in art and culture. Conventional narratives argue that goods and knowledge flowed from East to West through cosmopolitan elites. Rejecting this explanation, Athens at the Margins proposes a new narrative of the origins behind the style and its significance, investigating how material culture shaped the ways people and communities thought of themselves. Athens and the region of Attica belonged to an interconnected Mediterranean, in which people, goods, and ideas moved in unexpected directions. Network thinking provides a way to conceive of this mobility, which generated a style of pottery that was heterogeneous and dynamic. Although the elite had power, they were unable to agree on the norms of conspicuous consumption and status display. A range of social actors used objects, contributing to cultural change and to the socially mediated production of meaning. Historiography and the analysis of evidence from a wide range of contexts—cemeteries, sanctuaries, workshops, and symposia—offers the possibility to step outside the aesthetic frameworks imposed by classical Greek masterpieces and to expand the canon of Greek art. Highlighting the results of new excavations and looking at the interactions of people with material culture, Athens at the Margins provocatively shifts perspectives on Greek art and its relationship to the eastern Mediterranean.
Athens
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Author : Michael Llewellyn Smith
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Books
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Athens written by Michael Llewellyn Smith and has been published by Interlink Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with History categories.
Modern Athens is a bustling, overgrown city, continually coming to terms with its illustrious past. Dominated by the Parthenon, the world-famous symbol of classical antiquity, it has been touched by every aspect of Greece's turbulent history, suffering invasions and occupations, sieges, division and dictatorship, and has grown dramatically into a metropolis of four million people. Mixing old and new, the Greek capital is a treasure house of eastern Orthodox and western culture, rich in the visual arts, architecture and poetry. Michael Llewellyn Smith describes the history and culture of Athens, site of the 2004 Olympic Games and city of monuments enduring, purged and restored. Exploring its streets and squares, he reveals layers of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine history, elegant Bavarian neoclassical buildings, and a modern city of concrete and glass, metro and tram. • The city of visitors: treasure hunters and Philhellenes; Byron and Chateaubriand; Thackeray and Mark Twain; Freud, Virigina Woolf and Winston Churchill. • The city of Olympians: host of the first modern Games of 1896 and the Olympiad of 2004; the revival of the Olympic idea. • The city of Athenians: classical soldiers and thinkers; poets, politicians and princes; migrants and refugees from Greece and beyond.
The Acropolis Of Athens
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Author : Martin Luther D'Ooge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
The Acropolis Of Athens written by Martin Luther D'Ooge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with Acropolis (Athens, Greece). categories.
Creating Modern Athens
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Author : Denis Roubien
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Creating Modern Athens written by Denis Roubien and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with Architecture categories.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Introduction -- PART I Ideology: the revival of ancient glory -- 1 The ideological background of the creation of neo-classical Athens: the different priorities between idealism and rationalism in establishing a European capital, and the importance of cultural institutions -- 2 The relationship of the neo-classical city with the antiquities -- PART II The treatment of the pre-revolutionary town -- 3 The connection of the new neo-classical city with the old one: the treatment of Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches and pre-revolutionary houses -- 4 Housing a European capital in a small Ottoman town: the use of the pre-revolutionary buildings of Athens for housing the official functions of the new capital -- PART III Creation of the new city: the actual circumstances -- 5 The role of land availability -- 6 Functionalism in the creation of the new city -- 7 The role of official functions in the evolution of the city of Athens -- 8 Public space and monumental architecture: from the grandiose plans of a European metropolis to a peripheral capital between East and West -- Index
Art In Athens During The Peloponnesian War
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Author : Olga Palagia
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-06
Art In Athens During The Peloponnesian War written by Olga Palagia and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-06 with Art categories.
This book examines the effects of the Peloponnesian War on the arts of Athens and the historical and artistic contexts in which this art was produced. During this period, battle scenes dominated much of the monumental art, while large numbers of memorials to the war dead were erected. The temple of Athena Nike, built to celebrate Athenian victories in the first part of the war, carries a rich sculptural program illustrating military victories. For the first time, the arts in Athens expressed an interest in the afterlife, with many sculptured dedications to Demeter and Kore, who promised initiates special privileges in the underworld. Not surprisingly, there were also dedications to healer gods. After the Sicilian disaster, a retrospective tendency can be noted in both art and politics, which provided reassurance in a time of crisis. Bringing together essays by an international team of art historians and historians, this is the first book to focus on the new themes and new kinds of art introduced in Athens as a result of the thirty-year war.
Garden Lore Of Ancient Athens
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Author : Dorothy Burr Thompson
language : en
Publisher: ASCSA
Release Date : 1982
Garden Lore Of Ancient Athens written by Dorothy Burr Thompson and has been published by ASCSA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
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 introduced to Athens in classical times. This booklet presents evidence for ancient horticulture in the Agora (for example, structured antique gardens were uncovered around the Temple of Hephaistos). Its color plates also provide a useful guide to identifying modern Greek vegetation.
The Ancient City Of Athens
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Author : Ida Carleton Thallon Hill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Ancient City Of Athens written by Ida Carleton Thallon Hill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Athens (Greece) categories.
The Stones Of Athens
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Author : Richard Ernest Wycherley
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-08
The Stones Of Athens written by Richard Ernest Wycherley and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-08 with History categories.
Interpreting the monuments of Athens in light of literature, R. E. Wycherley brings before us the city the ancients knew. Philosophers, statesmen, travelers, dramatists, poets, private citizens—the words of all these suggest how the city looked at various periods, how its monuments came to be built, and how they served the people in daily life. Professor Wycherley concentrates on the classical period, illustrating his work with plans, reconstructions, and photographs. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.