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The Ancient City of Athens (1953) contains both definite reports of the actual discoveries in the excavations which revolutionised previous topographical views of Athens, and articles and discussions to which these new discoveries gave rise. It is a comprehensive examination of the main topography and major monuments of Athens.
List of contents
1. Introduction – Brief Account of the Expansion of Athens 2. The Bronze Age – The Fortress City 3. The Transitional Age from Bronze to Iron – The Outer Kerameikos, the Agora 4. The Dipylon, Road to the Agora and Monuments on It 5. The Agora – Introduction and West Side 6. The Agora – the Tholos and Vicinity 7. The Agora – South, East and North Borders 8. The Agora – Central Part, the Temple of Ares, the Odeion 9. The Hephaisteion 10. The East and South Boundaries of the Agora, the North Slope of the Acropolis 11. The East and South Slopes of the Acropolis, Choregic Monuments, the Precincts of Dionysos 12. The Theatre of Dionysos 13. The South and Southwest Slopes of the Acropolis 14. The Acropolis – Pre-Periklean Period 15. The Acropolis – the Parthenon, the Propylaea 16. The Acropolis – the Erechtheion and Vicinity 17. The Acropolis – Other Monuments, the Visit of Pausanias 18. The Area West of the Acropolis, the Areopagus, the Pnyx 19. Roman Athens 20. The Outskirts, the Kerameikos, the Academy
About the author
Ida Thallon Hill
Summary
The Ancient City of Athens (1953) contains both definite reports of the actual discoveries in the excavations which revolutionised previous topographical views of Athens, and articles and discussions to which these new discoveries gave rise. It is a comprehensive examination of the main topography and major monuments of the ancient city.
