Classical

ISBN: 9780876610237
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 22
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Early-20th-century explorations of the Roman Forum at Ancient Corinth revealed a massive early imperial building now known as the Julian Basilica. The structure stood on a podium over four meters high, and it dominated the east end of the forum in... .... Learn More

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ISBN: 9781789253108
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Deliciae Fictiles
Volume: 5
Temples are the most prestigious buildings in the urban landscape of ancient Italy, emerging within a network of centres of the then-known Mediterranean world. Notwithstanding the fragmentary condition of the buildings’ remains, these monuments – ... .... Learn More

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ISBN: 9780876619667
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
Volume: 3
This monograph considers the painted frieze on the façade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789089642615
Published by : Amsterdam University Press
Divine Interiors is an investigation into the decoration of Greek and Roman temples with wall paintings. Mighty marble facades, sculptures and paintings played an important role in relation to these monuments. While the official temples, which ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591879
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 187
The individual contributors to these papers tell the story of the dedicated and detailed efforts to understand the work of previous generations on the Acropolis and then to restore the buildings as nearly as possible to their original architect... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780876619650
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
Volume: 2
The Peirene Fountain as described by its first excavator, Rufus B. Richardson, is “the most famous fountain of Greece.” Here is a retrospective of a wellspring of Western civilization, distinguished by its long history, service to a great ancient ... .... Learn More

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ISBN: 9781842174227
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume of 15 papers is a tribute to Petros Themelis for his significant contribution to Greek archaeology and especially to the excavation, study and conservation to the ancient site of Messene in the Peloponnese. An international cast of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842179963
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Well Built Mycenae
Volume: 16/17
The post-palatial period - Late Helladic IIIC - is often seen as the twilight years of Mycenean civilisation, a period of economic decline with few achievements in terms of architecture, materials or technology. Excavation in the Citadel House ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780907764373
Published by : Roman Society Publications
Series: Britannia Monographs
Volume: 25
Characterising urban life, City in Transition is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX, taking the story down to the early 2nd century. In describing the evidence for the occupatio... .... Learn More