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The stones of Athens /

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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wycherley, R. E. (Richard Ernest) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1978.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • I. The walls
  • II. The Agora: political and religious center
  • III. The market
  • IV. The parthenon and its setting
  • V. The erechtheion and its cults
  • VI. The Olympieion and Southeast Athens
  • VII. Other Shrines
  • VIII. Theaters
  • IX. Gymnasia and Philosophical Schools
  • X. Houses, Streets, Water Supply
  • XI. The Kerameikos and Other Cemeteries
  • XII. Peiraeus
  • Postscript. The Stones
  • General Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter