"dc-date","Type","dc-description","dc-subject","Redirect","dc-creator","Icon","Chronology","dc-publisher","UserLevel","Name","Mugshots","dc-title","Id","Collection"
"1953","Publication","Presented in catalogue form are 64 portrait heads, headless torsos, and fragments (of both categories) ranging in date from the first half of the 1st century B.C. to the 5th century A.D. The catalogue is preceded by an introduction dealing with “finding-places,” “material,” “forms of portraits,” and “subjects.” Special emphasis is placed on stylistic criteria for dating each work, and the more interesting examples are discussed in some detail. There are not many great works of art illustrated, but many interesting types. As the author says in her introduction, “the Agora portraits interest us, not because they are unique, but because they are representative.”","","","Harrison, E. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0031::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0031.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora I","","Portrait Sculpture","Agora:Publication:Agora 1","Agora"
"1954","Publication","Of the 55,492 coins that were recovered from the Athenian Agora during excavations from 1931 to 1949, this catalogue presents 37,000. These range in date from the last century of the Roman Republic to the declining years of the Republic of Venice. As the short historical survey that introduces the book indicates, this volume is intended to be a tabulation rather than study. It was written to provide prompt publication of the material excavated, and the catalogue is clear, fully documented, and easy to refer to.","","","Thompson, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0032::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0032.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora II","","Coins from the Roman through the Venetian Period","Agora:Publication:Agora 2","Agora"
"1957","Publication","Here are presented all the ancient written references, both literary and epigraphical, to the Agora (including its environs) and its monuments. The introduction summarizes chronologically the authors cited, evaluating the contributions of each. The texts are given in the original Greek or Latin, followed by a translation and a commentary. They are grouped in parts: the Stoas, Shrines, Public Buildings and Offices, Market, Honorary Statues, Miscellaneous including Boundaries, Trees, Kerameikos, Panathenaic Street, Old Agora. Within each part the monuments are arranged alphabetically and under each monument the texts are listed alphabetically by author with inscriptions at the end. Many texts not given numbers in this order are included in the archaeological and topographical commentaries. Each section on a monument opens with a brief synopsis of the evidence contained in the texts which follow. The index of authors gives dates and editions as well as passages and inscriptions cited, and is followed by an index of subjects. The plates show plans of the Agora and its environs and of the route of Pausanias.","","","Wycherley, R. E.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0033::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0033.jpg::200::267","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora III","","Literary and Epigraphical Testimonia","Agora:Publication:Agora 3","Agora"
"1958","Publication","The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. Many photographs and profiles of sections permit ready identification, and a handy graphical chart of lamp types facilitates quick checking of the chronological range of each.","","","Howland, R. H.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0034::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0034.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora IV","","Greek Lamps and Their Survivals","Agora:Publication:Agora 4","Agora"
"1959","Publication","A group of closed deposits, ranging in date from the 1st century B.C. to the early 7th century A.D., provide evidence for the relative and absolute chronology of pottery used during many centuries of Roman domination—from the sack of Athens by Sulla in 86 B.C. to the Byzantine period. A descriptive catalogue divides the pottery into eight groups, arranged into chronologically differentiated layers. Prefacing the catalogue of each group, a brief general description gives the location, chronological limitations, basis for dating, etc., and then the individual items are described in considerable detail.","","","Robinson, H. S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0036::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0036.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora V","","Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology","Agora:Publication:Agora 5","Agora"
"1961","Publication","The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. B. L. Webster on the theatrical figurines. Nearly half of the 1,100 items are illustrated with photographs. The subjects of the (mostly fragmentary) figurines are revealing. To the Greek deities of earlier times are added Oriental figures like Serapis, Isis, Harpokrates, Attis, as well as Egyptian priests and Asiatic dancers. The molded “plastic” lamps that are included in this volume were probably made in the same workshops as the figurines.","","","Grandjouan, C.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0037::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0037.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora VI","","Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period","Agora:Publication:Agora 6","Agora"
"1961","Publication","Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the appearance of the clay used is not an infallible guide to the place of manufacture and the molds used to create the shapes were used widely around the Mediterranean. Terracotta lamps were probably made for local consumption in most cities of Greece; only a few centers, notably Athens and Corinth, developed an export trade capable of competing with local manufacturers. Since lamps from Athens do appear at other sites, the presentation of a well-dated sample of these finds provides useful reference material for scholars working at other sites.","","","Perlzweig, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0038::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0038.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora VII","","Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ","Agora:Publication:Agora 7","Agora"
"1962","Publication","This volume reports on Athenian pottery found in the Athenian Agora up to 1960 that can dated from about the middle of the 8th century, when “the appearance of a painter of sufficient personal distinction to enliven the whole craft” marks a real break from the earlier Geometric style, through the third quarter of the 7th century when Protoattic gives way to black-figure and black wares. A sampling of contemporary imported ware is included. The material is treated first by shape and then, more extensively, by painting styles. Some 650 characteristic pieces are selected for cataloguing. The introduction discusses the development of the various shapes and styles, characterizing the special techniques and innovations of the period. The topographical features of the Agora that are indicated by the places of discovery of deposits of late Geometric and Protoattic pottery are summarized under wells, houses, workshops, sanctuaries, cemeteries, and roads.","","","Brann, E. T. H.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0039::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0039.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora VIII","","Late Geometric and Protoattic Pottery: Mid 8th to Late 7th Century B.C.","Agora:Publication:Agora 8","Agora"
"1962","Publication","All but 9 of the 6,449 Islamic coins found at Athenian Agora up to the date when this book was written belong to the Ottoman period. The earliest datable Ottoman coin is from the reign of Mehmed I (1413-21). Most of the coins come from overseas mints such as those of Istanbul, Cairo, Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia. Although the name of Athens cannot be read on any coin, the author thinks that many of the crude coppers of the 15th to 16th centuries A.D. were locally struck.","","","Miles, G. C.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0035::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0035.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora IX","","The Islamic Coins","Agora:Publication:Agora 9","Agora"
"1964","Publication","The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological evidence for substantial changes in weight standards at different times in Athenian history. This reinforces literary evidence for a highly centralized bureaucracy controlling trade and commerce. In the second part of the book, Crosby catalogues and discusses some 900 lead and 46 clay tokens uncovered during the Agora excavations. The bulk of the lead material dates from the Roman period, while all the clay pieces belong to the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd centuries B.C. These tokens served diverse functions. Some were used as admission tickets for festivals and theater performances while others can be related to attendance at lawcourts or receipt of tax payments.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0040::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0040.jpg::200::267","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora X","","Weights, Measures and Tokens","Agora:Publication:Agora 10","Agora"
"1965","Publication","Over 170 catalogued pieces of sculpture from the Athenian Agora are divided into four sections: the genuinely Archaic in date and form, the “archaistic” imitating Archaic originals (late 5th century to early 4th century B.C.), and two restricted groups of sculpture common in Athens. The latter are the Hekataia (a triple Hekate figure) and the herms. The chronological range is thus from the earliest Archaic kouros (ca. 600 B.C.) through the herms and Hekataia of the Roman period. Among other questions, the author explores the nature of the archaizing movement and the different types of herms and how they were used in the Agora.","","","Harrison, E. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0041::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0041.jpg::200::268","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XI","","Archaic and Archaistic Sculpture","Agora:Publication:Agora 11","Agora"
"1970","Publication","This massive (two-part) volume focuses on pottery produced between 600 and 300 B.C. with Sparkes discussing the black glaze and Talcott the domestic (household and kitchen) wares of the period. Over 2,040 pieces of black-glaze pottery are catalogued and described, with many drawings and photographs.","","","Sparkes, B. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0042::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0042.jpg::200::263","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XII","","Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C.","Agora:Publication:Agora 12","Agora"
"1971","Publication","The finds in the Athenian Agora from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages have added important chronological context to the earliest eras of Athenian history. The bulk of the items are pottery, but stone, bone, and metal objects also occur. Selected material from the Neolithic and from the Early and Middle Helladic periods is catalogued by fabric and then shape and forms the basis of detailed discussions of the wares (by technique, shapes, and decoration), the stone and bone objects, and their relative and absolute chronology. The major part of the volume is devoted to the Mycenaean period, the bulk of it to the cemetery of forty-odd tombs and graves with detailed discussions of architectural forms; of funeral rites; of offerings of pottery, bronze, ivory, and jewelry; and of chronology. Pottery from wells, roads, and other deposits as well as individual vases without significant context, augment the pottery from tombs as the basis of a detailed analysis of Mycenaean pottery. A chapter on historical conclusions deals with all areas of Mycenaean Athens.","","","Immerwahr, S. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0043::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0043.jpg::379::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XIII","","The Neolithic and Bronze Ages","Agora:Publication:Agora 13","Agora"
"1972","Publication","The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from about 600 B.C. to A.D. 267. After a general resumé of the historical development of the Agora, the monuments are treated in detail, grouped by their use and purpose. Each monument is discussed in the light of both the literary and the archaeological evidence for its identification and its restoration. In the light of the topographical conclusions the route of Pausanias is traced. A chapter “After the Heruli” follows the fortunes of the area from A.D. 267 till the 19th century; the last century is treated in the detailed report of “The Excavations” up to 1971. This is a definitive survey of the historical and topographical results of 40 years of American excavations.","","","Thompson, H. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0044::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0044.jpg::200::257","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XIV","","The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center","Agora:Publication:Agora 14","Agora"
"1974","Publication","This book presents 494 dedications made by, and honoring, members of the Athenian administrative assembly (prytaneis) between 408/7 B.C. and A.D. 231/2. The inscriptions are important because they enable scholars to reconstruct a more precise chronological framework for Hellenistic and later Athenian history while also increasing understanding of the political organization of Attica. With thousands of names from 700 years of administration listed, the dedications also provide a rich source for prosopographers.","","","Meritt, B. D.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0046::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0046.jpg::382::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XV","","Inscriptions: The Athenian Councillors","Agora:Publication:Agora 15","Agora"
"1997","Publication","Edited texts, with extensive commentary, of some 344 fragments of Attic decrees dating from the mid-5th century B.C. to A.D. 203, found in excavations of the Athenian Agora before 1967, with brief notes on additional material found up to 1975. Well-documented discussions of individual archon years are supplied at the appropriate points in the chronological arrangement. In a field known for controversy, the author reviews the principal readings, restorations, and interpretations, achieving a balance between extreme positions.","","","Woodhead, A. G.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0047::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0047.jpg::200::268","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XVI","","Inscriptions: The Decrees","Agora:Publication:Agora 16","Agora"
"1974","Publication","This volume presents the funerary inscriptions found in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1968. In addition, all Agora fragments of the public casualty lists known in 1971 have been included, together with fragments associated with them but found elsewhere, although the latter are not discussed in full. Of the 1,099 inscriptions catalogued here, 238 are published for the first time. With the exception of 6 (previously published), all contain a sure name, ethnic, or demotic. In accordance with the established policy of the Excavations of the Athenian Agora, a photograph is included of every stone for which none has appeared previously. The catalogue is arranged alphabetically by demotics and ethnics; the indexes include names, tribes, geographical names, significant Greek words, and Latin words. The author’s unparalleled familiarity with Attic funerary scripts enabled him to offer valuable chronological suggestions for otherwise undatable private monuments and his historical understanding gave new meaning to the public funerary monuments.","","","Bradeen, D. W.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0048::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0048.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XVII","","Inscriptions: The Funerary Monuments","Agora:Publication:Agora 17","Agora"
"2009","Publication","This is the last of five volumes presenting inscriptions discovered in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1967. Published here are inscriptions on monuments commemorating events or victories, on statues or other representations erected to honor individuals and deities, and on votive offerings to divinities. Most are dated to between the 4th century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D., but a few survive from the Archaic and Late Roman periods. A final section contains monuments that are potentially, but not certainly, dedicatory in character, and a small number of grave markers omitted from Agora XVII. Each of the 773 catalogue entries includes a description of the object inscribed, bibliography, a transcription of the Greek text, and commentary. There are photographs of each piece of which no adequate illustration has yet been published, including newly joined fragments. The volume concludes with concordances, bibliography, and an index of persons named in the inscriptions.","","","Geagan, D.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0049::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0049.jpg::376::500","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XVIII","","Inscriptions: The Dedicatory Monuments","Agora:Publication:Agora 18","Agora"
"1991","Publication","The three types of inscription from the Athenian Agora presented in this volume are all concerned with important civic matters. Part I, by Gerald V. Lalonde, includes all the horoi found in the excavations; most of them had been brought into the area for reuse at a later period. An introductory essay discusses the various purposes the horoi served, whether as markers of actual boundaries or private records of security for debt. The various types are illustrated in photographs. In Part II Merle K. Langdon publishes all the known records of the Athenian poletai, a board of magistrates charged with letting contracts for public works, leasing the state-owned silver mines and the privilege of collecting taxes, and leasing or selling confiscated property. The catalogue is preceded by an account of the nature of these transactions and the history of the poletai. Part III, by Michael B. Walbank, presents the records of leases for public and sacred lands, which once stood in the Agora; the documents are now in both the Agora and the Epigraphical Museums in Athens. The discussion considers the history and the terms of the leases. The three sections are followed by combined concordances and indices, with photographs of all stones not previously published.","","","Lalonde, G.V.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0045::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0045.jpg::382::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XIX","","Inscriptions: Horoi, Poletai Records, Leases of Public Lands","Agora:Publication:Agora 19","Agora"
"1971","Publication","The Church of the Holy Apostles stands at an important crossroads in the southeast corner of the area of the ancient Agora. The earliest church on the site, built over a wall of the 5th-century B.C. Mint and the foundations of the Roman Nymphaeum, is here dated to the last quarter of the 10th century on the basis of its plan and details. The original plan was revealed as a tetraconch cross-in-square with dome on pendentives carried on arches supported by four freestanding columns, the west of the four apses penetrating into the narthex. Fifteen tombs of this first period were excavated under the floor of the church proper and the narthex. In a second period, probably in the late 17th or early 18th century, repairs after damage from the 1687 fighting made changes in the narthex and dome and the interior was covered with paintings. War in 1826 again caused damage which was repaired in Period III with further changes and additions. Finally in 1876-1882 (Period IV) the west end was again rebuilt and the last vestiges of the west apse removed. The architectural type is studied in relation to other churches in Greece, and the restoration is described. The plates give the author’s photos of the structure before, during, and after restoration and drawings of elevations, sections, and plans.","","","Frantz, M. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0050::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0050.jpg::200::269","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XX","","The Church of the Holy Apostles","Agora:Publication:Agora 20","Agora"
"1976","Publication","Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti (representing those with sufficient content to be meaningful) are presented in catalogue and drawings. The texts consist of messages and lists, love names and curses, rough calculations, dedications, commercial and tax notations—in short, all manner of fascinating, all-too-human trivia. An introduction to each category defines the type, indicates special characteristics and suggests parallels, purpose, etc. Each example is illustrated in a line drawing with the exception of the tax notations (dipinti); in this case photographs seemed preferable owing to the fugitive medium and the run-on cursive forms. This skillful presentation of an important body of material contributes significantly to the study of informal Greek, especially in regard to letter forms and spelling, as well as to an understanding of the varying commercial practices in ancient Athens.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0051::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0051.jpg::296::400","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXI","","Graffiti and Dipinti","Agora:Publication:Agora 21","Agora"
"1982","Publication","This volume is the first of two to present the Hellenistic fine ware from the excavations in the Athenian Agora. Its scope is restricted to the moldmade hemispherical bowls manufactured from the late 3rd century to the early 1st century B.C. in Athens. The material studied, consisting of some 1,400 fragments of which about 800 were inventoried by the excavators, was unearthed between 1931 and 1973. Of the inventoried pieces, 364 fragments of bowls and molds are catalogued and discussed here, with 40 additional imported pieces, 6 related moldmade examples of other shapes, and 5 pieces used in the manufacturing process. The author first discusses the origins and dating of the bowls and then takes up the various types, in order of appearance on the historical scene: pine-cone, imbricate, floral, and figured bowls and their workshops and chronology, long-petal bowls, and other special types such as concentric-semicircle and daisy bowls. The discussion is followed by a detailed catalogue including references to comparanda.","","","Rotroff, S","Agora:Image:2009.09.0052::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0052.jpg::104::150","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXII","","Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls","Agora:Publication:Agora 22","Agora"
"1986","Publication","This volume is the first of the Athenian Agora reports to deal specifically with figured wares; it is concerned with the black-figured pottery found in the excavations in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1967, most of it in dumped fill especially in wells and cisterns. These deposits have been published separately in previous reports; by presenting them as a body, the authors are able to show how it complements and supplements the existing chronological and stylistic framework of shapes and artists. All the important pieces are shown in photographs, as well as all complete vases and those with particular problems. Profile drawings and reconstructions of the composition are supplied in a few special cases. Summary descriptions of references and a site plan are given for the deposits, which are also identified in the concordance of catalogue and inventory numbers. There are indexes of potters, painters, groups, and classes; subjects; shape and ornament; collections and provenances; and a general index.","","","Moore, M. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0053::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0053.jpg::370::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXIII","","Attic Black-Figured Pottery","Agora:Publication:Agora 23","Agora"
"1988","Publication","This book collects for the first time the archaeological and historical evidence for the area of the Athenian Agora in late antiquity, a period which spans the last flourishing of the great philosophical schools, the defeat of classical paganism by Christianity, and the collapse of the late Roman Empire. Although the primary focus of this volume is the material uncovered by the Agora excavations, the study also takes into account past and current discoveries elsewhere in the city. The author draws on archaeological, epigraphical, and literary evidence to present a comprehensive account of the history and topography of the city in the years before A.D. 700. The course of Athenian construction and destruction is traced from the mid-3rd century, through the Herulian invasion, to the period of recovery in the 3rd and 4th centuries (ending with the invasion of the Visigoth, Alaric, in A.D. 396). The 5th century is described, which saw the closing of the schools of philosophy by Justinian and the first Christian churches, and the gradual decline of the city until the Slavic invasion of the 580s, when Athens began an accelerated slide into oblivion. Special attention is paid to questions surrounding the history of the philosophical and rhetorical schools, the establishment of Christianity, and the removal of works of art from Athens to Constantinople.","","","Frantz, M. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0054::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0054.jpg::373::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXIV","","Late Antiquity: A.D. 267-700","Agora:Publication:Agora 24","Agora"
"1990","Publication","The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora. This book is a complete catalogue and discussion of these sherds. Chapter One discusses the history of ostracism in Athens with brief remarks about the “candidates.” Chapter Two concentrates on the physical evidence of the ostraka, their identification, appearance, and content. Chapter Three presents the groups in which most of them were found; their distribution is indicated on a plan of the excavation area. Chapter Four is the catalogue of 1,145 ostraka, arranged by candidates. To these pieces are appended the 191 ostraka, almost all nominating Themistokles, found by Oscar Broneer in a well on the North Slope of the Acropolis. A large number of the Agora ostraka are illustrated with line drawings, a representative selection with photographs.","","","Lang, L.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0056::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0056.jpg::372::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXV","","Ostraka","Agora:Publication:Agora 25","Agora"
"1993","Publication","This volume catalogues over 16,577 identifiable Greek coins produced by the excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens between 1931 and 1990. The majority of the coins found and catalogued are Athenian bronze, from the 4th century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. Included as well are the Athenian silver and the hundreds of non-Athenian gold, silver, and bronze coins that made their way into the Agora in antiquity Considerable attention is paid to the archaeological context of the coins and to presenting a pictorial record of the Greek coinage from the Agora, with more than 1,035 coins illustrated. Substantial introductory discussions place all the coins in clear historical and numismatic contexts and give a sense of the range of international commercial activity in the ancient city. This comprehensive reference work is indispensable for students and scholars of Greek coinage and history. Presenting a reliable chronology of Athens’ bronze coinage for the first time, it will be the standard reference for this important coinage in particular for years to come.","","","Kroll, J. H.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0057::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0057.jpg::370::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXVI","","The Greek Coins","Agora:Publication:Agora 26","Agora"
"1995","Publication","The Stoa of Attalos now covers the remains several centuries of previous occupation. Mycenaean and Protogeometric burials represent the early use of the area. By the Late Geometric period, the presence of a few wells indicates a shift to domestic occupation; others containing 6th-century material suggest the presence of workshops and commercial activity as well as houses. The earliest physical remains are those of an Archaic altar; some rubble structures may have been hastily built by refugees during the Peloponnesian War. At the end of the 5th century, a group of public buildings was constructed, perhaps to house some of the lawcourts. About 300 B.C., these were replaced by an imposing structure, the Square Peristyle, which could have housed four lawcourts simultaneously, each with a jury of 500. Still unfinished when it was dismantled in the first quarter of the second century B.C., its materials were carefully reused in other projects, especially in South Stoa II.; ; The evidence for these centuries is now limited to the meticulous records of the excavators and the finds now stored in the Stoa of Attalos, where some few remains still in situ are visible in the basement. The author’s success in making a coherent and orderly presentation rests on the care and diligence of the excavators as well as his own painstaking search through the records. The physical reconstruction is accompanied by a catalogue of archtitectural blocks; the discussion of the chronology is supported by the stratigraphic evidence and a catalogue of pottery.","","","Townsend, R. F.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0058::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0058.jpg::200::267","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXVII","","The East Side of the Agora: The Remains beneath the Stoa of Attalos","Agora:Publication:Agora 27","Agora"
"1995","Publication","A comprehensive, three-part study of the sites and procedures of Athenian lawcourts in the 5th, 4th, and 3rd centuries B.C. Part I discusses various courts, their names and possible sites, and reconstructs their history and daily workings, synthesizing literary, documentary, and physical evidence. Part II discusses the buildings which could have served as courts and the objects found in them. Such court paraphernalia included ballots, receptacles for documents, water clocks (used to time speeches), allotments machines and their accessories (for assigning jurors to the courts), seating tokens, and a curse tablet. Part III collects 355 testimonia on Athenian lawcourts, with Greek text, translation, and commentary.","","","Boegehold, A. L.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0059::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0059.jpg::378::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXVIII","","The Lawcourts at Athens Sites: Buildings, Equipment, Procedure, and Testimonia","Agora:Publication:Agora 28","Agora"
"1997","Publication","The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and 1982, some 1,500 Attic and 300 imported pieces. An introductory section includes chapters devoted to fixed points in the chronology of the pottery, to a general discussion of the decoration of Hellenistic pots, both stamped and painted, or “West Slope,” and to the question of workshops. The author dedicates much of the text to a typology of Attic Hellenistic fine ware, carefully examining the origins, development, chronology, forms, and decoration of each shape. The ordering of the material by function rather than by the form of vessels provides insight into life in Hellenistic Athens. Especially important is the development of a chronological framework that builds upon and refines the author’s earlier work in this area.","","","Rotroff, S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0055::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0055.jpg::366::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXIX","","Hellenistic Pottery Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material","Agora:Publication:Agora 29","Agora"
"1997","Publication","This volume presents the inventoried red-figure and white-ground pottery found in the Agora Excavations between 1931 and 1967. Although many of these vases have already been published in various reports and special studies, this is the first time that all have appeared together, and this study gives a full accounting of them. Because almost all the shapes known in Attic red figure have been found in the Agora, these pieces provide a unique opportunity for study. The two introductory sections serve as a useful overview for the entire state of knowledge of Attic red-figure painting. The first gives a brief description of each vase shape and its development, and then shows how the Agora pieces fit into this sequence; the second follows this same format for groups of painters. In the catalogue, measurements and descriptions are given for 1,684 pieces, with relevant comparanda and up-to-date references. Inscriptions, graffiti, and dipinti are included, as well as reconstruction drawings of some of the more important or unusual scenes. The volume concludes with deposit summaries, concordance, and six indexes.","","","Moore, M. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0060::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0060.jpg::370::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXX","","Attic Red-Figured and White-Ground Pottery","Agora:Publication:Agora 30","Agora"
"1998","Publication","An archaeological study of the City Eleusinion in Athens, the sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter and the city terminus for the annual Eleusinian Mysteries. The book presents the stratigraphical evidence from excavations of a part of the sanctuary (conducted in the 1930s and 1959-1960), the remains of the Temple of Triptolemos, a Hellenistic stoa, and a propylon, and contains extensive descriptions of the context pottery, a discussion of the ritual vessel plemochoe, and catalogues of inscriptions, sculpture, and architectural pieces from the sanctuary. There is a survey of the topography of the sanctuary and its environs on the North Slope of the Acropolis, and a discussion of its relationship to Eleusis and its position as a landmark within the city of Athens. Since a significant portion of the sanctuary still lies unexcavated under the modern city, the book includes a detailed assessment of the only evidence known so far for the various phases of use of the sanctuary, from the earliest evidence of the 7th century B.C. to the late antique period.","","","Miles, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0061::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0061.jpg::372::500","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXI","","The City Eleusinion","Agora:Publication:Agora 31","Agora"
"2008","Publication","Examples of Roman period red-gloss and red-slip pottery generally termed terra sigillata found during excavations in the Athenian Agora form the focus of this volume. These fine wares, like the other table wares of the first seven centuries A.D. discussed here, were all imported—a very different situation to earlier periods where Athens was known as a great ceramic-making center, and perhaps the result of mass destruction of potters’ workshops during the Sullan sack of 86 B.C. While the image of a demolished pottery industry is tragic, the consequent conglomeration of finewares from many parts of the Roman empire in one city makes the Athenian Agora a tremendous source of comparanda for archaeologists working all round the Mediterranean. Written by the world’s leading expert on Roman pottery, this huge catalogue illustrating and identifying multiple shapes and types of decoration will therefore be an essential reference book.","","","Hayes, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0062::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0062.jpg::104::150","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXII","","Roman Pottery: Fine-Ware Imports","Agora:Publication:Agora 32","Agora"
"2008","Publication","This manuscript represents the third and final volume in the publication of the Hellenistic pottery unearthed by the American excavations in the Athenian Agora. The first installment (Agora XXII) was devoted to the moldmade bowls and the second (Agora XXIX) to the remainder of the fine ware. The third presents the plain wares, including household pottery, oil containers, and cooking pottery. In all, about 1,400 Hellenistic vessels in these categories have been entered into the excavation record, which are represented here in a catalogue of 847 objects. The study constructs a typology, based on both form and fabric, and a chronology for these ceramics, using the fact that many of the pieces were found in “closed contexts” like wells. Finally, the author discusses the possible functions of the ceramic shapes found, and uses them to reconstruct some of the domestic and industrial activities of Hellenistic Athenians. While it documents the pottery assemblage of one site, this book will be an essential reference tool for archaeologists around the Mediterranean.","","","Rotroff, S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0063::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0063.jpg::200::266","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXIII","","Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares","Agora:Publication:Agora 33","Agora"
"2008","Publication","Greek and Roman glass from vessels of all sizes and shapes is discussed in this volume which presents 402 fragments of glass vessels excavated in the Athenian Agora. Only 36 pieces date to the Classical and Hellenistic periods, when the Agora was at the height of its importance, and just 15 are assigned to the 9th to 19th centuries. The remaining 350 are subdivided into four periods covering the Roman and Late Antique history of Athens: 86 B.C.-ca . A.D. 100, A.D. 100-267, A.D. 267-395, and A.D. 395-ca. 700. The fragments all have a findspot which allows the author to make some comments about the possible uses of the original vessels. The volume is divided into the following sections: history of the project, historical overview, important contexts, discussion of the catalogue by period and by shape, catalogue, deposit summaries, concordance. Most catalogues of ancient glass present pieces out of context, where function and date can only be guessed at. This volume, by publishing the main types of glass from a single site, provides richer contextual information and will thus be an essential reference work for archaeologists and specialists in ancient art.","","","Weinberg, G.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0064::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0064.jpg::104::150","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXIV","","Vessel Glass","Agora:Publication:Agora 34","Agora"
"1951","Publication","By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how different vessel forms were used in Classical Athens. By linking the shapes of pots with their social functions, this book gives meaning to the ancient names, such as skyphos, olpe, kantharos, lekane, and hydria, that one encounters when visiting museums. The booklet is illustrated with over 60 black and white photographs.","","","Sparkes, B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0004::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0004.jpg::200::315","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 1 (1958)","","Pots and Pans of Classical Athens","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 1","Agora"
"1992","Publication","Named after its donor, the King of Pergamon, the Stoa of Attalos was originally built around 150 B.C. Between 1953 and 1956 this long, columned, marble building was rebuilt by the American School of Classical Studies to store and display finds from the Agora excavations. Using original materials and techniques, the modern builders learned much about the construction and purpose of stoas, a ubiquitous classical building type. This heavily illustrated account presents some of their findings.","","","Thompson, H. A. T.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0005::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0005.jpg::200::313","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 2 (1959); AgoraPicBk 2 (1992)","","The Stoa of Attalos II in Athens","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 2","Agora"
"1959","Publication","Small sculptured figures of humans and animals have been found all over the Agora, ranging in date from the earliest occupation of Athens to the end of the Late Roman period. This booklet presents a representative sample of these carvings, ranging from elegant ivory figures of Apollo to small toy horses recovered from children’s graves. Illustrated with almost 80 black and white photographs.","","","Thompson, D. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0006::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0006.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 3 (1959)","","Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 3","Agora"
"1987","Publication","The artifacts and monuments of the Athenian Agora provide our best evidence for the workings of ancient democracy. As a concise introduction to these physical traces, this booklet shows how tribal identity was central to all aspects of civic life. The text guides the reader through the duties of citizenship; as soldier in times of war and as juror during the peace. The checks and balances that protected Athenian society from tyrants, such as legal assassination and ostracism, are described.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0084::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0084.jpg::591::915","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 4 (1960); AgoraPicBk 4 (1987)","","The Athenian Citizen","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 4","Agora"
"2004","Publication","The artifacts and monuments of the Athenian Agora provide our best evidence for the workings of ancient democracy. As a concise introduction to these physical traces, this book has been a bestseller since it was first published almost 20 years ago. Showing how tribal identity was central to all aspects of civic life, the text guides the reader through the duties of citizenship; as soldier in times of war and as juror during the peace. The checks and balances that protected Athenian society from tyrants, such as legal assassination and ostracism, are described. Selected inscriptions are illustrated and discussed, as are ingenious devices such as allotment machines and water clocks, which ensured fairness in the courts. The book ends with some of the lasting products of classical administration; the silver coins accepted around the known world, and the standard weights and measures that continue to protect the consumer from unscrupulous merchants. Now illustrated entirely in color, with updates and revisions by the current director of excavations at the Agora, this new edition of an acknowledged classic will inform and fascinate visitors and students for many years to come.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0007::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0007.jpg::909::1367","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 4 (2004)","","The Athenian Citizen: Democracy in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 4 (2004)","Agora"
"2009","Publication","Τα ευρήματα και τα μνημεία της Αθηναϊκής Αγοράς αποτελούν τις πιο πολύτιμες μαρτυρίες μας για τη λειτουργία της αρχαίας δημοκρατίας. Ως συνοπτική εισαγωγή σε αυτά τα υλικά κατάλοιπα, το βιβλίο αυτό υπήρξε μπεστ-σέλερ από την πρώτη του έκδοση, σχεδόν είκοσι χρόνια πριν. Δείχνοντας πώς η ταυτότητα της φυλής βρισκόταν στο επίκεντρο όλων των πτυχών της πολιτικής ζωής, το κείμενο καθοδηγεί τον αναγνώστη μέσα από τα καθήκοντα του πολίτη: ως στρατιώτη σε καιρό πολέμου και ως δικαστή σε καιρό ειρήνης. Περιγράφονται οι θεσμικές δικλίδες που προστάτευαν την αθηναϊκή κοινωνία από τους τυράννους, όπως η νόμιμη δολοφονία και ο οστρακισμός. Παρουσιάζονται και σχολιάζονται επιλεγμένες επιγραφές, καθώς και ευφυείς μηχανισμοί όπως τα κληρωτήρια και οι κλεψύδρες, που εξασφάλιζαν την αμεροληψία στα δικαστήρια. Το βιβλίο κλείνει με ορισμένους από τους διαχρονικούς καρπούς της κλασικής διοίκησης: τα αργυρά νομίσματα που γίνονταν δεκτά σε όλο τον γνωστό κόσμο, και τα πρότυπα μέτρα και σταθμά που εξακολουθούν να προστατεύουν τον καταναλωτή από αδίστακτους εμπόρους. Με πλήρως έγχρωμη εικονογράφηση πλέον, καθώς και ενημερώσεις και αναθεωρήσεις από τον νυν διευθυντή των ανασκαφών της Αγοράς, η νέα αυτή έκδοση ενός αναγνωρισμένου κλασικού έργου θα ενημερώνει και θα γοητεύει επισκέπτες και φοιτητές για πολλά χρόνια ακόμη.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0085::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0085.jpg::591::892","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 4 GR (2004)","","Ο Αθηναίος Πολίτης: Η δημοκρατία στην Αγορά της Αθήνας","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 4 GR (2004)","Agora"
"1960","Publication","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 named, most of the portraits in this booklet represent ordinary men and women; priests, athletes, and officials. Referring to over 40 black and white photos, the author discusses hairstyles, clothing and facial expressions to shed light on the individuals depicted.","","","Harrison, E. B.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0008::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0008.jpg::200::313","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 5 (1960)","","Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 5","Agora"
"1961","Publication","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 significance of different amphora types. She shows how chronological variations in shape and the geographical clues offered by stamped handles make amphoras a fascinating source of economic information. The booklet illustrates many different forms of amphora, all set into context by the well-written text.","","","Grace, V. R","Agora:Image:2009.09.0009::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0009.jpg::200::311","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 6 (1961); AgoraPicBk 6 (1979)","","Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 6","Agora"
"1961","Publication","The story of the Agora did not end in A.D. 267, when the Herulians invaded the city. This booklet illustrates the ornate Early Christian carving and colorful green and brown glazed pottery that distinguished medieval Athens. Finds and architecture from the private houses that covered over the Classical remains are discussed, and the book ends with a survey of the Church of the Holy Apostles, the 11th-century church that stands at the southeast corner of the Agora.","","","Frantz, M. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0010::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0010.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 7 (1961)","","The Middle Ages in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 7","Agora"
"1963","Publication","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 some were deliberately introduced to Athens in Classical times. This booklet presents evidence for ancient horticulture in the Agora (for example, structured antique gardens were uncovered around the Temple of Hephaistos). Its color plates also provide a useful guide to identifying modern Greek vegetation.","","","Burr Thompson, D. ","Agora:Image:2009.09.0011::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0011.jpg::383::600","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 8 (1963)","","Garden Lore of Ancient Athens","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 8","Agora"
"1963","Publication","At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development of different styles of lamps and includes a very useful identification guide. The author discusses the manufacture of lamps in Athens, a major industry with over 50 known workshops in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. She also provides illustrations of particularly fine examples, including ornate festival lamps with many nozzles and bizarre shapes.","","","Perlzweig, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0012::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0012.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 9 (1963)","","Lamps from the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 9","Agora"
"1966","Publication","Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions on stone. The texts illustrated include diplomatic agreements, commemorative plaques for athletic victories, records of court judgements, boundary stones identifying different buildings, and fragmentary inscriptions featuring names (over 30,000 individual Athenians are now recorded). In a city of letters, even the problems faced by the librarians of the Library of Pantainos seem familiar: “No book shall be taken out for we have sworn an oath. Open from the first hour to the sixth.”","","","Meritt, B. D.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0013::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0013.jpg::200::313","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 10 (1966)","","Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 10","Agora"
"1968","Publication","Preserved beneath the surface of the Agora are thousands of terracotta pipes, stone drainage channels, and lead pressure lines. These form a complex chain of waterworks, constructed and repaired over many different periods. This book discusses the complex engineering that channeled fresh water into the Agora and disposed of waste water, and shows some of the ornate wells and fountain houses where ancient Athenians gathered to drink and bathe.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0014::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0014.jpg::200::313","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 11 (1968)","","Waterworks in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 11","Agora"
"1971","Publication","As well as being a political center, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological, documentary, and pictorial evidence for such diverse trades as shoe-making, fishmongering, weaving, and the manufacture of luxury goods and perfumes. Shopping was just one aspect of this public space: ancient Athenians would also have received medical treatment, been married and buried, made sacrifices, and received education in the Agora. The material remains from all of these activities are also discussed. Vivid illustrations and useful resources, such as a table of prices and coinage, bring the bustling marketplace to life.","","","Burr Thompson, D.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0015::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0015.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 12 (1971)","","An Ancient Shopping Center: The Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 12","Agora"
"1973","Publication","Before the creation of the Agora as a civic center in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been found by excavators, and a few of the more remarkable are described here. These range from a wealthy Mycenaean chamber tomb, filled with the vases and jewelry of a rich noblewoman, to the poignant pithos burial of an infant from around 725 B.C., accompanied by eight tiny vases. As well as describing the assemblages found, the author discusses the symbolism of funeral rites and the information about social status and identity that burials reveal.ß","","","Immerwahr, S. A.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0016::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0016.jpg::200::311","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 13 (1973)","","Early Burials from the Agora Cemeteries","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 13","Agora"
"1974; 1988","Publication","“Return the stamnos to Philippa’s brother Philip,” “cheap wine,” “Alkaios seems beautiful to Melis,” “Of Tharrios I am the cup.” 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 everyday life of the Athenian Agora. Some are marks of ownership, or the notes of merchants, but many are sexual innuendos, often accompanied by graphic illustrations. Using her wide contextual knowledge, the author suggests why these scraps of sentences were written, and what they can tell us about one of the first widely literate societies.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0017::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0017.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 14 (1974); AgoraPicBk 14 (1988)","","Graffiti in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 14","Agora"
"1975","Publication","Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens’s far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins themselves, a building that may have served as the Athenian mint is described in this booklet. After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage.","","","Kleiner, F. S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0018::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0018.jpg::200::316","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 15 (1975)","","Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 15","Agora"
"2025","Publication","Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens’s far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins themselves, a building that may have served as the Athenian mint is described in this booklet. After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage.","","","Kleiner, F. S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0086::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0086.jpg::590::917","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 15 (2025)","","Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 15 (2025)","Agora"
"2025","Publication","Πάνω από 75.000 νομίσματα έχουν βρεθεί κατά τις ανασκαφές στην Αγορά, πολλά εκ των οποίων κόπηκαν στην ίδια την πόλη, ενώ άλλα έφτασαν εκεί μέσω των μακρινών εμπορικών επαφών της Αθήνας. Εκτός από τα ίδια τα νομίσματα, που είναι ως επί το πλείστον ορειχάλκινα και χάλκινα, στο βιβλιαράκι αυτό περιγράφεται και ένα κτήριο το οποίο πιθανόν λειτουργούσε ως το νομισματοκοπείο των Αθηνών. Αφού παρουσιάσει τις τεχνικές παραγωγής, ο συγγραφέας ακολουθεί χρονολογική προσέγγιση και παραθέτει πολυάριθμες ασπρόμαυρες φωτογραφίες, καθιστώντας αυτόν τον συνοπτικό οδηγό χρήσιμο βοήθημα για την ταύτιση ελληνικών και ρωμαϊκών νομισμάτων μικρότερης αξίας.","","","Kleiner, F. S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0087::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0087.jpg::593::919","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 15 GR (2025)","","Ελληνικά και Ρωμαϊκά Νομίσματα στην Αρχαία Αγορά της Αθήνας","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 15 GR (2025)","Agora"
"2003","Publication","In a newly revised version of this popular site guide, the current director of excavations in the Athenian Agora gives a brief account of the history of the ancient center of Athens. The text has been updated and expanded to cover the most recent archaeological discoveries, and the guide now features numerous color illustrations. Each monument still visible on the site is described in turn, and helpful maps and plans are a particular feature of this edition. Birthplace of democracy, the Agora remains one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world, and this is the essential companion for any visitor.","","","Camp, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0019::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0019.jpg::940::1419","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 16 (1976); AgoraPicBk 16 (1983); AgoraPicBk 16 (2003)","","The Athenian Agora, a Short Guide to the Excavations","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 16","Agora"
"","Publication","Σε μια νέα αναθεωρημένη έκδοση αυτού του δημοφιλούς οδηγού του αρχαιολογικού χώρου, ο νυν διευθυντής των ανασκαφών στην Αθηναϊκή Αγορά παρουσιάζει συνοπτικά την ιστορία του αρχαίου κέντρου της Αθήνας. Το κείμενο έχει ενημερωθεί και επαυξηθεί ώστε να καλύπτει τις πιο πρόσφατες αρχαιολογικές ανακαλύψεις, ενώ ο οδηγός περιλαμβάνει πλέον πλήθος έγχρωμων εικόνων. Κάθε μνημείο που είναι ακόμη ορατό στον χώρο περιγράφεται με τη σειρά του, και ιδιαίτερο χαρακτηριστικό αυτής της έκδοσης αποτελούν οι χρήσιμοι χάρτες και κατόψεις. Γενέτειρα της δημοκρατίας, η Αγορά παραμένει ένας από τους πιο συναρπαστικούς αρχαιολογικούς χώρους στον κόσμο, και ο οδηγός αυτός είναι ο απαραίτητος συνοδός για κάθε επισκέπτη.","","","Camp, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0088::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0088.jpg::592::890","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 16 GR","","Η Αγορά της Αρχαίας Αθήνας: Σύντομος Οδηγός","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 16 GR","Agora"
"1978","Publication","As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied him on his walks through the Athenian Agora or engaged in dialogue with him in the Stoa Basileios. Rather than examining his ideas in abstract, this stimulating little book aims to place Socrates in his physical setting, using textual references to follow his progress through the material remains still visible. The author not only sheds new light on the great philosopher’s life, but also provides a vivid reconstruction, through following the career of one of its most famous citizens, of daily life at the center of classical Athens.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0020::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0020.jpg::200::319","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 17 (1978)","","Socrates in the Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 17","Agora"
"1978","Publication","From the thousands of pieces of Late Roman “small change” discovered trodden into beaten earth floors and dropped into wells to the hoards of 19th-century A.D. silver French francs discovered beneath modern houses, many post-classical coins have been discovered during excavations at the Agora. This booklet presents Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, Turkish, and modern Greek coins, with many pieces illustrated with clear black and white photos of both obverse and reverse.","","","Kleiner, F. S.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0021::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0021.jpg::200::311","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 18 (1978)","","Mediaeval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 18","Agora"
"1980","Publication","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 Agora. The author of this booklet shows where and how the major Olympian gods were worshipped, and then turns his attention to lesser known deities, such as Hekate, the triple-bodied goddess of the crossroads. He argues that the cults of heroes, such as Theseus, one of the legendary founders of Athens, were much more popular than the official state religion focused on the Olympian gods.","","","Camp, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0022::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0022.jpg::200::311","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 19 (1980)","","Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 19","Agora"
"1982","Publication","The conspicuous Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, prominently situated on the western side of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the Athenians. Although many of the objects these craftsmen produced have now been melted down, the statues, lamps, and vessels that remain testify to the high standards of their craftsmanship. As well as illustrating some of the surviving finished products, the author discusses the techniques used to cast bronze and the level of skill involved in producing complex metal statuary.","","","Mattusch, C. C.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0023::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0023.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 20 (1982)","","Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 20","Agora"
"1984","Publication","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 anyone interested in ancient Greek architecture. From financing to tools, and from mason’s marks to the clamps that held blocks together, no detail is ommitted in this well-illustrated text. The different parts of monumental buildings, from the foundations to the tile roofs, are all discussed with clear drawings to indicate how the whole was constructed.","","","Camp, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0024::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0024.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 21 (1984)","","Ancient Athenian Building Methods","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 21","Agora"
"1985","Publication","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 ways in which the Greeks viewed birds, from useful hawks and fowl to exotic parakeets and peacocks. Some of the birds most often depicted are imaginary—from the griffin to the “phallos bird,” whose head and neck consisted of an erect penis. The book ends with a birder’s guide to species likely to be seen on a visit to the Agora archaeological park today.","","","Lamberton, R. D.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0025::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0025.jpg::200::315","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 22 (1985)","","Birds of the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 22","Agora"
"1994","Publication","Athens was a famously litigious city in antiquity, as the sheer quantity of evidence for legal activity found in the Agora makes clear. Every kind of case, from assault and battery to murder, and from small debts to contested fortunes, were heard in various buildings and spaces around the civic center, and the speeches given in defence and prosecution remain some of the masterpieces of Greek literature. As well as describing the spaces where judgments were made (such as the Stoa Basileios, office of the King Archon), the author discusses the progress of some famous cases (known from the speeches of orators like Demosthenes), such as the patrimony suit of a woman named Plangon against the nobleman Mantias, or the assault charge leveled by Ariston against Konon and his sons.","","","Lang, M.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0026::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0026.jpg::200::314","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 23 (1994)","","Life, Death, and Litigation in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 23","Agora"
"1998","Publication","This concise and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the many roles played by the horse in the lives of the Greeks, from its place in myth and early history to its significance as a marker of social status and its use in warfare, transportation, games, and festivals. From their arrival in Greece, at the start of the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000 B.C.), horses were a powerful symbol of rank. Bridles and other horse trappings are often found in graves, alongside vases depicting horses grazing, racing, and parading. Sculpture is also full of horse imagery, from monumental equestrian statues (a bronze leg and gilded sword are all that remain from one of these) to tiny terracotta figurines, perhaps a child’s toys. As well as presenting many examples of horse imagery found in the Agora, the author reports on recent finds near the ancient hipparcheion, the stables of the Athenian cavalry.","","","Camp, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0027::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0027.jpg::798::1232","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 24 (1998)","","Horses and Horsemanship in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 24","Agora"
"2003","Publication","This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city’s patron goddess, Athena. The highlight of the city’s festival calendar, with its musical, athletic, and equestrian contests, tribal events, processions, sacrifices, and other activities, the Greater Panathenaia involved all the residents of Athens—not just adult males but women, children, metics (resident aliens), foreigners, and even slaves. The facilities, administration, program events, prizes, and associated monuments are described.","","","Neils, J.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0028::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0028.jpg::200::311","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 25 (2003)","","The Games at Athens","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 25","Agora"
"2006","Publication","Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women’s lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played—as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations.","","","Rotroff, S. I.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0029::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0029.jpg::200::299","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 26 (2006)","","Women in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 26","Agora"
"2006","Publication","The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation. This full-color guide sheds new light on the marble industry in and around the Agora, including rich evidence for sculptors’ workshops, their tools, and techniques. The text discusses the works of both famous and anonymous artists.","","","Lawton, C.","Agora:Image:2009.09.0030::/Agora/2009/2009.09/2009.09.0030.jpg::200::303","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 27 (2006)","","Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 27","Agora"
"2022","Publication","In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. Dozens of illustrations of pottery, sculpture, and excavated remains enliven the text. Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.","","","Whiting, Colin M.","Agora:Image:2022.01.0030::/Agora/2022/2022.01/2022.01.0030.tif::1651::2551","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 28 (2022)","","Dogs in the Athenian Agora","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 28","Agora"
"2022","Publication","Σε αυτό το βιβλίο παρουσιάζεται στους αναγνώστες η θέση των σκύλων στην αρχαία ελληνική κοινωνία, μέσα από υλικό των τελευταίων 90 ετών ανασκαφών στην Αθηναϊκή Αγορά από την Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα. Τα θέματα κυμαίνονται από τον τρόπο με τον οποίο οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες κυνηγούσαν με σκύλους και ποιο όνομα θεωρούσαν κατάλληλο για έναν σκύλο, έως την ανασκαφή συγκινητικών ταφών στην Αγορά και τη θυσία σκύλων στους χθόνιους θεούς. Εμφανίζονται μυθολογικοί σκύλοι, όπως ο τρικέφαλος Κέρβερος, αλλά και τα αποτυπώματα που άφησαν πίσω τους ολοζώντανοι σκύλοι πριν από περισσότερα από χίλια χρόνια. Δεκάδες εικόνες αγγείων, γλυπτών και ανασκαφικών ευρημάτων ζωντανεύουν το κείμενο. Όποιος έχει την περιέργεια να μάθει για τους σκύλους της αρχαιότητας και τη σχέση τους με τους σκύλους του σήμερα θα βρει σίγουρα ενδιαφέρον υλικό σε αυτό το εύχρηστο και προσιτό βιβλίο.","","","Whiting, Colin M.","Agora:Image:2022.01.0031::/Agora/2022/2022.01/2022.01.0031.tif::1651::2551","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","AgoraPicBk 28 GR (2022)","","Σκύλοι στην Αγορά της Αθήνας","Agora:Publication:Agora Picture Book 28 GR","Agora"
"1990","Publication","Hesperia","","","","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Abbreviations (1990)","","Abbreviations","Agora:Publication:Abbreviations (1990)","Agora"
"2023","Publication","Hesperia","","","Abell, Natalie","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Abell (2023)","","In Sync: Keian Insights on Pottery Chronologies at the Transition to the Late Bronze Age","Agora:Publication:Abell (2023)","Agora"
"1980","Publication","Hesperia","","","Abramovitz, Katherine","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Abramovitz (1980)","","Frescoes from Ayia Irini, Keos. Parts II-IV","Agora:Publication:Abramovitz (1980)","Agora"
"2023","Publication","Hesperia","","","Adan-Bayewitz, David","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Adan-Bayewitz, Slane, and Asaro (2023)","","Local Utilitarian pottery at ancient Corinth:Differences in Materials and Diachronic Changes.","Agora:Publication:Adan-Bayewitz, Slane, and Asaro (2023)","Agora"
"1971","Publication","Hesperia","","","","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Addenda (1971)","","Addendum: Inscriptions from the North Slope of the Acropolis, I","Agora:Publication:Addenda (1971)","Agora"
"1960","Publication","Hesperia","","","","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Addenda and Corrigenda (1960a)","","Addenda et Corrigenda: Excavations at Isthmia: Fourth Campaign, 1957-1958","Agora:Publication:Addenda and Corrigenda (1960a)","Agora"
"1960","Publication","Hesperia","","","","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Addenda and Corrigenda (1960b)","","Addenda et Corrigenda: Greek Inscriptions; Greek Inscriptions","Agora:Publication:Addenda and Corrigenda (1960b)","Agora"
"1962","Publication","Hesperia","","","","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Addenda and Corrigenda (1962)","","Addenda et Corrigenda: Excavations at Isthmia 1959-1961","Agora:Publication:Addenda and Corrigenda (1962)","Agora"
"1989","Publication","Hesperia","","","Agallopoulou, Penelope","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agallopoulou (1989)","","Two Unpublished Coins from Patras and the Name of the Roman Colony","Agora:Publication:Agallopoulou (1989)","Agora"
"2013","Publication","The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","","Grossman, J. B.","","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXV","","Funerary Sculpture","Agora:Publication:Agora 35","Agora"
"2017","Publication","The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","","Papadopoulos, John K.","","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXVI","","The Early Iron Age: The Cemeteries","Agora:Publication:Agora 36","Agora"
"2016","Publication","The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","","Tzochev, Chavdar","","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXVII","","Amphora Stamps from Thasos","Agora:Publication:Agora 37","Agora"
"2017","Publication","The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","","Lawton, Carol L.","","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXVIII","","Votive Reliefs","Agora:Publication:Agora 38","Agora"
"2025","Publication","The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","","Martens, Brian A.","","","The American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Agora XXXIX","","Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period","Agora:Publication:Agora 39","Agora"
"2000","Publication","Hesperia","","","Ajootian, Aileen","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Ajootian (2000)","","A Roman Table Support at Ancient Corinth","Agora:Publication:Ajootian (2000)","Agora"
"2009","Publication","Hesperia","","","Ajootian, Aileen","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Ajootian (2009)","","A Roman Athena from the Pnyx and the Agora in Athens","Agora:Publication:Ajootian (2009)","Agora"
"2014","Publication","Hesperia","","","Ajootian, Aileen","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Ajootian (2014)","","Simulacra Civitatum at Roman Corinth","Agora:Publication:Ajootian (2014)","Agora"
"1949","Publication","Hesperia","","","Alan J. B. Wace","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Alan J. B. Wace (1949)","","Prehistoric Stone Figurines from the Mainland","Agora:Publication:Alan J. B. Wace (1949)","Agora"
"1991","Publication","Hesperia","","","Alcock, Susan E.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Alcock (1991)","","Urban Survey and the Polis of Phlius","Agora:Publication:Alcock (1991)","Agora"
"2005","Publication","Hesperia","","","Alcock, Susan E.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Alcock et al. (2005)","","Pylos Regional Archaeological Project, Part VII: Historical Messenia, Geometric through Late Roman","Agora:Publication:Alcock et al. (2005)","Agora"
"1988","Publication","Hesperia","","","Aleshire, Sara B.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Aleshire (1988)","","The Athenian Archon Hoplon","Agora:Publication:Aleshire (1988)","Agora"
"1952","Publication","Hesperia","","","Amandry, Pierre","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Amandry (1952)","","Observations sur les Monuments de L'Héraion d'Argos","Agora:Publication:Amandry (1952)","Agora"
"1956","Publication","Hesperia","","","Amyx, D. A.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Amyx (1956)","","The Geledakis Painter","Agora:Publication:Amyx (1956)","Agora"
"1958","Publication","Hesperia","","","Amyx, D. A.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Amyx (1958a)","","The Attic Stelai: Part III. Vases and Other Containers","Agora:Publication:Amyx (1958a)","Agora"
"1958","Publication","Hesperia","","","Amyx, D. A.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Amyx (1958b)","","The Attic Stelai: Part III. Vases and Other Containers","Agora:Publication:Amyx (1958b)","Agora"
"1996","Publication","Hesperia Supplement","","","Amyx, D. A.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Amyx (1996)","","Aftermath","Agora:Publication:Amyx (1996)","Agora"
"1967","Publication","Hesperia","","","Anderson, J. K.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Anderson (1967)","","Corinth: Temple e Northwest Preliminary Report, 1965","Agora:Publication:Anderson (1967)","Agora"
"1993","Publication","Hesperia","","","Anderson-Stojanović, Virginia R.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Anderson-Stojanović (1993)","","A Well in the Rachi Settlement at Isthmia","Agora:Publication:Anderson-Stojanović (1993)","Agora"
"1996","Publication","Hesperia","","","Anderson-Stojanović, Virginia R.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Anderson-Stojanović (1996)","","The University of Chicago Excavations in the Rachi Settlement at Isthmia, 1989","Agora:Publication:Anderson-Stojanović (1996)","Agora"
"2002","Publication","Hesperia","","","Anderson-Stojanović, Virginia R.","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Anderson-Stojanović and Jones (2002)","","Ancient Beehives from Isthmia","Agora:Publication:Anderson-Stojanović and Jones (2002)","Agora"
"2006","Publication","Hesperia","","","Andrianou, Dimitra","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Andrianou (2006a)","","Chairs, Beds, and Tables: Evidence for Furnished Interiors in Hellenistic Greece","Agora:Publication:Andrianou (2006a)","Agora"
"2006","Publication","Hesperia","","","Andrianou, Dimitra","","","American School of Classical Studies at Athens","","Andrianou (2006b)","","Late Classical and Hellenistic Furniture and Furnishings in the Epigraphical Museum","Agora:Publication:Andrianou (2006b)","Agora"