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The Great Agora
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Author : Delyan Zahariev
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005-04
The Great Agora written by Delyan Zahariev and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04 with Philosophy categories.
The Great Agora is a metaphor--the metaphor of modern, cultivated, hurried, violent, intense, hostile, turbulent and media-dominated life. The book contains implied as well as more explicit critical/satirical approaches to ways and manners of existence that are especially pervasive in certain parts of the world today. The towerful man is another metaphor, that of the one who mindfully asks some questions from within living in the Great Agora. That is, the towerful man is no stranger to the life of the Great Agora--he is part of it. The Great Agora is a book on human mores, ethics, and morals. That is why it speaks in more than one language--in order to more fully reflect Agoric diversity. In addition, the tower provides a view over the Great Agora's homogeneously heterogeneous whole. While the towerful man is in one way or another a distant heir of (Nietzsche's) Zarathustra, not only in height but also in perspicacity, as it were, in sophia.
On The Agora
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Author : Christopher P. Dickenson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-01-23
On The Agora written by Christopher P. Dickenson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-23 with History categories.
On the Agora is an innovative study of the transformation of the Greeks' most important public space for the period from the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) to the height of the Roman Empire (c. 200 AD).
Socrates In The Agora
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Author : Mabel Lang
language : en
Publisher: ASCSA
Release Date : 1978
Socrates In The Agora written by Mabel Lang and has been published by ASCSA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Agora (Athens, Greece) categories.
The Athenian Agora
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Author : John McK. Camp (II)
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 1986
The Athenian Agora written by John McK. Camp (II) and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Agora (Athens, Greece) categories.
The Agora was the great public square in ancient Athens. Drawing on the wealth of excavated evidence, and supplemented by literary and inscriptional references, this book tells the story of the Agora from Neolithic to medieval times.
The Athenian Agora
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Author : John McK. Camp II
language : en
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Release Date : 2010-02-28
The Athenian Agora written by John McK. Camp II and has been published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-28 with History categories.
This definitive guide to the archaeological remains in the civic and commercial center of ancient Athens is an essential companion to the interested visitor, as well as to students of the topography of the classical city. A large-scale map provides an overview of the site, keyed to descriptions and plans of every monument still visible from the majestic Temple of Hephaistos to the utilitarian Great Drain. The fifth edition retains many of the elements that made the earlier editions so popular, but also takes full account of new discoveries and recent scholarship. It is intended for visitors touring the site, and is arranged topographically, monument by monument. Also included are an overview of the historical development of the site and a history of the excavations. A companion guide to the Agora Museum in the Stoa of Attalos is also available (The Athenian Agora: Museum Guide, by Laura Gawlinski, 2014).
Socrates In The Agora
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Author : Mabel L. Lang
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 1978
Socrates In The Agora written by Mabel L. Lang and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied him on his walks through the Athenian Agora and engaged in dialogue with him in the Stoa Basileios. Rather than examining his ideas in abstract, this stimulating little book aims to place Socrates in his physical setting, using textual references to follow his progress through the material remains that have been uncovered by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens since 1931. The author not only sheds new light on the great philosopher's life, but also provides a vivid reconstruction, through following the career of one of its most famous citizens, of daily life at the center of classical Athens.
The Athenian Agora
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Author : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Athenian Agora written by American School of Classical Studies at Athens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Agora (Athens, Greece) categories.
This useful guide to the archaeological remains viewable in the civic and commercial center of ancient Athens is an essential companion to the interested visitor, or to students of the topography of the classical city. A foldout map provides an overview of the site, keyed to descriptions and plans of every monument still visible: from the boundary stones to the "great drain." A section on the artifacts visible in the museum concludes the guide. (Note: Since the 2004 Olympics, the museum guide is now slightly out-of-date, but the same objects are currently visible with different inventory numbers.)
The Athenian Agora And Roman Forum
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-03-20
The Athenian Agora And Roman Forum written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The center of political and commercial interaction in the Ancient Greek polis was the agora. The word essentially means a gathering place or an open space, and in all Greek city states, the agora was central to all aspects of daily life and commerce. As the agora developed as a civic space, particularly from the 6th century BCE onward in Athens, the architectural splendor of the buildings associated with it became an ever more obvious demonstration of the power and glory of Athenian democracy. In its earliest forms, an agora in maritime cities was invariably situated near the sea, while in inland urban centers, it was usually located at the foot of the hill that normally provided the city's ultimate defense. The agora was always the oldest part of any city and, as such, and as well as being the commercial hub of the area, also became the center of the religious and political life of the polis. In Homer's time, an agora might have seats for the comfort of the citizens that had assembled to consult with one another. The city's oldest sanctuaries were always located either in or very close to the agora itself, and the first festive games were held in its open space. Roads to and from the city centered on the agora, and it was usually the starting point for any processions to the various sacred sites visited by the populace. The space itself was treated in much the same way as a temenos or sacred precinct. The Roman Empire is the most famous in history, and the center of the far-reaching empire's activities was located in the Forum, a low area between the Capitoline and Palatine hills in Rome. The topography held a great deal of significance for Romans, and consequently so many layers of myth were laid on top of the landscape and buildings that it is difficult to separate legend from actual historical fact. As a low-lying area near the Tiber river, the Forum was subject to much flooding, and even into the 20th century, the Forum area could flood upwards of over 40 feet above sea level. This would factor significantly in the imagination of Romans, who later ascribed the flooding with saving the city's founders, Romulus and Remus, from execution. However, in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE, this did not make for a good area for construction. Previous generations of excavators have concluded that in the beginning, there were waddle and daub huts in the Forum, as indicated by remains of organic food material, fragments of daub, and evidence of post holes dug in the ground for these structures. However, a recent environmental study has shown that such structures could not survive the flooding that was endemic to the Forum, suggesting that it took a few hundred years (during the period of the Roman kings) for the Romans to move up to 20,000 square meters of earth in order to reclaim land in the Forum, and a gravel pavement was placed on top of the landfill. If true, this project shows a high degree of organization and central planning. What is clear is that for well over a thousand years, the Forum was the scene of intense construction, as well as social, political, and commercial activity, making the Forum a boon for the study of Roman history, even though some buildings in the Forum are of such importance that they cannot be disassembled in order to discover the older layers underneath and thus find more evidence about the origins of this area. Ultimately, the Forum transformed from being a backwater used for grazing livestock into the religious and political center of Roman life, and it has long been an inspiration for subsequent generations, influencing the Renaissance, Romanticism, and even Fascism. The Athenian Agora and Roman Forum: The Beating Hearts of the Ancient World's Most Famous Cities examines the history of both cities' major centers.
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.
Politics And The Street In Democratic Athens
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Author : Alex Gottesman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-02
Politics And The Street In Democratic Athens written by Alex Gottesman 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 2014-10-02 with History categories.
This book examines 'informal' politics, such as gossip and political theatrics, and how they related to more 'formal' politics of assembly and courts.