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Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade
Although this booklet is based on broken pottery found during the excavation of the Agora, the author ranges far beyond the confines of Athens in her discussion of the purpose and …
An Ancient Shopping Center
As well as being a political centre, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological, documentary and pictorial evidence …
Ancient Athenian Building Methods
While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to …
Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora
Although the famous bronze statues seen by the Roman tourist Pausanias have been melted down, the Agora preserves a number of fine portraits in stone. While a few of these are …
Birds of the Athenian Agora
As well as the Little Owl or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the …
Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora
The prominence of the Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, situated on a hill to the west of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the …
Early Burials from the Agora Cemeteries
Before the creation of the Agora as a civic centre in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been …
Garden Lore of Ancient Athens
In the spring, the ground of the Agora archaeological park is covered in poppies and daisies while poplars and oaks shade many of the pathways. Some of these plants are wild and …
Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora
Religion played a part in almost every aspect of civic life, so shrines, temples, altars, and dedications are conspicuous at almost every turn during a visit to the Athenian Agora. …
Graffiti in the Athenian Agora
Like fragments of overheard conversations, the thousands of informal inscriptions scratched and painted on potsherds, tiles, and other objects give us a unique insight into the …