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IS THERE MORE TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF GREECE THAN THE ACROPOLIS?This authoritative, up-to-date guide shows that there is much more to see in Athens and the surrounding area than is often realised. Combining a practical, user-friendly format with the latest scholarly research, it is the ideal companion for the traveller with archaeological interests, as well as an invaluable resource for anyone studying the region and its archaeology.Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 photographs, maps, plans and drawings, the guide includes: -
-- precise descriptions of how to get to the sites mentioned -- all personally checked by the author
-- illuminating artistic, historical, social and political background information
-- unprecedented coverage of numerous important but lesser-known sites, as well as all the most famous monuments
-- detailed exploration of the post-classical, Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods
-- an introduction to significant architectural features, including a helpful glossary
-- a chronological list of sites and monuments, to help those interested in a specific period to plan their visit
-- an introduction to the local flora and faunaAthens, Attica and the Megarid will give everyone who reads it a deeper understanding -- and enjoyment -- of these perennially fascinating areas of Greece.
List of contents
Contents Forward Acknowledgements Information for the Reader Athens and Piraeus 1. Athens: a historical overview 2. The Acropolis 3. The slopes of the Acropolis and the Peripatos 4. The Areopagos, the Hill of the Nymphs, the Mouseion Hill with the Pnyx, the Philopappos Monument and the Kerameikos 5. The Greek Agora, the Roman Market, the Library of Hadrian and Monastiraki 6. Plaka, Olympieion, Ilissos Area, the First Cemetery and the Stadium of Herodes Atticus 7. The National Garden, main boulevards, National Museum, Lykabettos, Tourkovounia and the Academy at Kolonos Hippios 8. Piraeus and Daphni 9. Kaisariani and the monasteries and quarries on Hymettos Attica I: from Athens to Sounion and in the Mesogeia 1. Glyphada, Voula, Vouliagmeni, Vari and the southwest Attic coastal sites 2. From Anavyssos to Sounion 3. The Laurion, Thorikos, Porto Raphti and Brauron 4. The Mesogeia: Loutsa, Raphina, Spata, Markopoulo, Koropi and Paiania Attica II: the Plain of Marathon and the Battle of MArathon 490BC 2. The Marathon Area 3. Rhamnous 4. The Amphiareion of Oropos and Avlona Attica III: Pentelikon and Dionysos 2. Parnes with Phyle and Menidi 3. Eleusis 4. The Thriasian Plain The Megarid, the Attic Border Forts and Perachora 1. Megara 2. Alepochori and Vathichoria in the Megarian Hinterland 3. The Attic Border Forts: Aigosthenai, Eleutherai and Oinoe 4. The Isthmus of Corinth and Diolkos 5. Perachora The Islands of the Saronic Gulf: Salamis, Aigina and Poros 1. Salamis 2. Aigina 3. Poros Appendices 1. The Geography of Attica 2. The modern Structure: Administration and economy 3. The Flora 4. The Fauna 5. Some basic concepts of ancient architecture Glossary 6. Observations on Byzantine Church Building in Greece a) the Early Christian period (306-527) b) The Early Byzantine Period (527-843) c) The Middle Byzantine Period (843-1204) d) The Late Byzantine Period (1204-1460) e) the Post Byzantine Period (1460-1830) 7. List of the most important monuments in chronological order Index of Sites and Monuments Bibliography
About the author
Hans Rupprecht Goette
Summary
This exciting guide is the ideal companion to Greece if you are a traveller with historical and archaeological interests, as it combines practical information with impeccable scholarly research.
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'The great strength of this guidebook ... is the detail in relation to the well known sites ... and the inclusion of many more in the area ... This makes it an extremely useful work of reference.' - Minerva
'Purchase a copy for the school library ... and relive the real experiences which it enhanced.' - JACT Review
