The Ancient Circuit Walls of Athens

Anna Maria Theocharaki, Robert K. Pitt

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English

De Gruyter
02 December 2019

History of art: ancient & classical art; Classical history & classical civilisation; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

In Athens, most remains of the ancient city-wall were revealed during rescue excavations; as a result, documentation is scattered and fragmented. This book systematically investigates all published data, revealing the history and the nature of the surviving remains of this significant monument.

The book provides an analysis of the ancient literary sources, the western travellers’ accounts, and the history of archaeological research on the circuit walls of ancient Athens. It collects, records, and maps all archaeological data from systematic and rescue excavations of the physical remains of the wall as it evolved over eleven centuries and through more than a dozen construction phases. It reviews issues relating to structure, chronology and topography of the ancient city wall, as well as to the management of its remains by the state authorities.

The enormous amount of primary evidence makes the book essential reading for scholars of the topography of ancient Athens. This monograph also aspires to increase community awareness of cultural heritage in everyday urban contexts, as the wall has been preserved in a number of ways: in basements of buildings, reburied in situ, in the open air or beneath glass floors.

By: Anna Maria Theocharaki
Translated by: Robert K. Pitt
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 1.160kg
ISBN: 9783110633214
ISBN 10: 3110633213
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 02 December 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Maria Theocharaki, Dipylon, Athens, Greece.

Reviews for The Ancient Circuit Walls of Athens

"""The Ancient Circuit Walls of Athens wird k�nftig ebenso zur Standardbasisliteratur zu Athen geh�ren wie die neuen Lexikonb�nde Topografia di Atene der Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene (2011-15), die Agora-B�nde der American School of Classical Studies at Athens und die neuesten Monographien aus der Kerameikosgrabung des Deutschen Arch�ologischen Instituts in Athen sowie die Publikationen des Acropolis Restoration Project (YSMA)."" Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nadin Burkhardt in: G�ttinger Forum f�r Altertumswissenschaft 23 (2020), 1129-1133, http: //gfa.gbv.de/dr, gfa,023,2020, r,17.pdf *** ""Insgesamt ist das einzigartige und hoch zu lobende Verdienst des Werkes zu unterstreichen, das in der Sammlung und gemeinsamen Auswertung der Dokumentation aller einzelnen erforschten Mauerabschnitte und ihrer Vereinigung zu einem Plan besteht, sowie in der ersch�pfenden Zusammenstellung und Analyse der die Mauern betreffenden antiken Schriftquellen und der Geschichte ihrer Erforschung. Damit markiert die Studie eine neue �ra in der Erforschung der Athener Befestigungen und schafft eine exzellente Grundlage f�r alle folgenden Untersuchungen an den Athener Verteidigungswerken."" Silke M�th in: GNOMON 5/2022"