On the agora : the evolution of a public space in Hellenistic and Roman Greece (c. 323 BC - 267 AD) / by Christopher P. Dickenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickenson, Christopher P.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 398.

Mnemosyne supplements: history and archaeology of classical antiquity ; 398

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Ancient--Greece.

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Public spaces--Greece--History.

Public spaces.

Plazas--Greece--History.

Plazas.

City and town life--Greece--History.

City and town life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2016.

Summary:

On the Agora traces the evolution of the main public square of the Greek polis for the six centuries from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the height of the Roman Empire and the Herulian invasion of Greece in 267 AD. Drawing on literary, epigraphic and, especially, archaeological evidence, the book takes a comparative approach to consider how the layout and function of agoras in cities throughout Greece changed during centuries that witnessed far reaching transformations in culture, society and political life. The book challenges the popular view of the post-Classical agora as characterised by decline, makes important arguments about how we use evidence to understand ancient public spaces and proposes many new interpretations of individual sites.

Contents:

Front Matter

Introduction

The Early Hellenistic Period. 323 BC–197 BC

The Late Hellenistic Period. 197 BC–31 BC

The Early Imperial Period. 31 BC–97 AD

The High Imperial Period. 97 AD–267 AD

Conclusion

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

OCLC:

961153954

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004334755 DOI