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Athens

The Art of Antiquity: Piet de Jong and the Athenian Agora
by John K. Papadopoulos
The archives of the American School excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolors and drawings - well over 400 - by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century. They show landscapes, people, and, above all, objects recovered during many seasons of fieldwork at one of the longest continuously running archaeological projects in Greece.

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Paperback. Publisher's Price US$75.00, Our Price US$19.98

The Propylaia to the Athenian Akropolis II: The Classical Building
by William B. Dinsmoor and William B. Dinsmoor, Jr. Edited by Anastasia Norre Dinsmoor
William Dinsmoor began his study of the Propylaia in 1908, and his son took up the study in 1962. Part 2 combines their work and is the first complete and exhaustive documentation of the innovative and unique structure which served as a monumental entrance to the Athenian Acropolis. The authors describe the building in minute detail, and include much information that is no longer accessible on the site because of restoration, weathering, or loss ...
Hardback. Price US$125.00

The Athenian Agora: Site Guide (Fifth Edition)
by John McK. Camp II, with photographs by Craig A. Mauzy
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 ...
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The Athenian Citizen (Agora Picture Book 4)
by Mabel Lang
The Agora was the civic center of Classical Athens and, through studying materials found there, much can be learnt about the origins of the world's first and possibly most representative democracy. The author discusses many aspects of administration, from the standardization of weights and measures (represented by the standard mold for tiles in the center of the Agora) to the ingenious workings of the Klepsydra, the water clock which regulated a ...
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The Macedonians in Athens, 322-229 B.C.: Proceedings of an International Conference held at the University of Athens, May 24-26, 2001
edited by Olga Palagia and Stephen V Tracy
For a century following the end of the Lamian War in 322 B.C., Athens' harbour at Pireus was almost constantly occupied by a Macedonian garrison. The Macedonian presence dealt a crucial blow to Athenian independence and Athenian democracy, initiating the first in a long and intermittent series of foreign occupations. The twenty-eight papers in this volume are based on an international conference hosted by the University of Athens in May 2001, and ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$170.00, Our Price US$59.98

Ceramicus Redivivus: The Early Iron Age Potter's Field
by John Papadopoulos
This volume publishes selected material associated with potters' workshops and pottery production from some fourteen Early Iron Age contexts northwest of the Athenian Akropolis that range in date from the Protogeometric through Archaic periods. Located in the area that was to become the Agora of Classical Athens, these deposits establish that the place was used for industrial activity up until the time that it was formally transformed into the ...
Paperback. Price US$45.00

Classical Athens: A Place in History
by Alexandra Villing
This book is an introduction to the city of Athens, its history and its monuments. Its focus is 5th century Athens, the time of the city's heyday. The influence and importance of the city during this period reverberates through the centuries to the present day. As one of the dominant powers in the Mediterranean, Athens became the archetypal Classical city, and its monuments and temples stand as a testament to the glory of the city and its people. ...
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The Athenian Agora: A Short Guide
by John M. Camp
Each monument still visible on the site is described in turn, and helpful maps and plans are a particular feature of this edition. Birthplace of democracy, the Agora remains one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world, and this is the essential companion for any visitor. 48pp, 75 col and b/w ills (Agora Picture Book 16, The American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2003)
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The Athenian Citizen (Modern Greek Edition)
by Mabel Lang, revised by John McK. Camp II, translated by Irini Marathaki
The artifacts and monuments of the Athenian Agora provide our best evidence for the workings of ancient democracy. As a concise introduction to these physical traces, this book has been a bestseller since it was first published almost 20 years ago. Now illustrated entirely in color, with updates and revisions by the current director of excavations at the Agora, this new edition of an acknowledged classic will inform and fascinate visitors and ...

Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens
edited by D.L Cairns, R.A. Knox
Contributors to this volume probe the detail and development of Athenian law (I. Arnaoutoglou, M. Gagarin, D.C. Mirhady, and G. Thû); others explore the life and work of the Attic orators against their historical and political background (E. Carawan, M.J. Edwards, L. Prandi, L. Rubinstein, S.C. Todd, S. Usher and D. Whitehead). There are studies of the implications of recent papyrus discoveries for the texts of major authors (W.G. Arnott and C. ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$69.50, Our Price US$56.00