[Agora Publication] Frantz (1979): A Public Building of Late Antiquity in Athens (IG III2, 5205)

Frantz, M. Alison ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 48.2 2 194-203 10.2307_147773 ... 1979 ... A Public Building of Late Antiquity in Athens (IG III2, 5205)

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 21 (1984): Ancient Athenian Building Methods

Camp, J. Dinsmoor, Jr., W. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 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 ... 1984 ... 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.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 2 (1959): The Stoa of Attalos II in Athens

Thompson, H. A. T ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 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 ... 1992 ... 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.

[Agora Publication] Corinth I.5: The Southeast Building, the Twin Basilicas, the Mosaic House

Weinberg, Saul S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume discusses the important, mainly Roman, buildings at the east end of the Corinthian Agora; the Julian Basilica and the Southeast Building, the South Basilica (immediately behind the South Stoa), ... 1960 ... This volume discusses the important, mainly Roman, buildings at the east end of the Corinthian Agora; the Julian Basilica and the Southeast Building, the South Basilica (immediately behind the South Stoa), and the Mosaic House adjoining it. ... These basilicas have a cryptoporticus on the ground floor and on the main floor an interior colonnade supporting a clerestory and three exedras. Detailed descriptions of each building are followed by a reconstruction of the pair and by a comparative discussion of floor plans.

[Agora Publication] Corinth II: The Theatre

Stillwell, Richard ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The theater at Corinth was excavated by T. Leslie Shear from 1925 to 1929 and this book presents a study of the building based on this work. Robbed for stone in antiquity, the organization of the building ... 1952 ... Leslie Shear from 1925 to 1929 and this book presents a study of the building based on this work. Robbed for stone in antiquity, the organization of the building is confusing and there are a number of questions about its layout and history that cannot be answered. Probably founded in the 5th century B.C., the building was substantially remodeled around 300 B.C.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 15 (1975): Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora

Kleiner, F. S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 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 ... 1975 ... 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.

[Agora Publication] Corinth I.4: The South Stoa and its Roman Successors

Broneer, Oscar ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... After a discussion of the fragmentary evidence for several buildings of the Greek period which were swept to construct it, the South Stoa at Corinth is treated in detail. Careful description of all the ... 1954 ... After a discussion of the fragmentary evidence for several buildings of the Greek period which were swept to construct it, the South Stoa at Corinth is treated in detail. ... One of the largest secular buildings in Greece, the South Stoa appears to have been planned as a kind of hotel to accommodate visitors at a time when Corinth served as the capital of a briefly united Greek world. ... In its final phase various buildings, including a bouleuterion, a fountain house, a bathing establishment, and a public latrine were built into the ground floor.

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 5 (1941): Observations on the Hephaisteion

Dinsmoor, W. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos, standing on a low hill to the west of the Athenian Agora, was one of the only monuments visible when American excavations began on the site in 1931. Known throughout ... 1941 ... The well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos, standing on a low hill to the west of the Athenian Agora, was one of the only monuments visible when American excavations began on the site in 1931. ... This book presents an extremely detailed architectural study of the temple and a reconstruction of its history. ... (on October 17, claims the author), the temple was one of a group of building projects that celebrated the defeat of the Persians and the growth of Athenian power.

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 23 (1989): Hellenistic Relief Molds from the Athenian Agora

Grandjouan, Clairève Markson, Eileen Rotroff, Susan I ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 100 clay molds found between 1931 and 1977 in the fills within the three great Hellenistic stoas that once lined the Agora (the Middle Stoa, the Stoa of Attalos, and the South Stoa) are published ... 1989 ... While the repertory of images that could have been cast using them, comprising 25 subjects, is relatively conventional, the large size (up to 30 x 60 cm) makes their function a puzzle. The author concludes that they must have been for the casting of cheap funerary substitutes at a time when a decree of Demetrios of Phaleron prohibited the building of costly burial monuments in Athens.

[Agora Publication] Corinth XVIII.1: The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Greek Pottery

Pemberton, Elizabeth G ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Situated on the slopes of Acrocorinth, which rises to the south of the main part of the ancient city, the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore was the focus of excavations from 1961 through 1973. This is the ... 1989 ... Catalogue II includes fine and coarse wares in a wide range of Corinthian and imported fabrics. Examples of post-Classical phialai are the subject of a contribution by Kathleen W. Slane.The pottery is fully illustrated with photographs and drawings of profiles and decoration. A concordance and lot list are included, as well as a bibliography for Corinthian findspots outside the sanctuary and an index of findspots and proveniences.

[Agora Publication] Corinth IX.3: Sculpture: The Assemblage from the Theater

Sturgeon, Mary C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At the time of its creation in the Hadrianic period, the Corinth Theater presented the most elaborate form of Roman theater architecture to date; a three-storied columnar facade made of multicolored marble ... 2004 ... At the time of its creation in the Hadrianic period, the Corinth Theater presented the most elaborate form of Roman theater architecture to date; a three-storied columnar facade made of multicolored marble. ... However the depiction of Gigantomachy, Amazonomachy, and Herakles scenes on podia and the Greek character of other sculptures around the building made a conscious link to indigenous culture. ... Using epigraphical as well as architectural evidence she explores questions of dedication and patronage to shed important new light on the social role of Roman theater, a forum for far more than just entertainment.

[Agora Publication] Corinth I.1: Introduction, Topography, Architecture

Fowler, Harold North Stillwell, Richard ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The aim of this volume, the first in the Corinth series although not the first to be published, is to describe the surroundings of the ancient site and then document the main buildings identified during ... 1932 ... The authors start with a general review of the place of Corinth in its surroundings illustrated with contemporary photographs. They then proceed to describe the Temple of Apollo, the Lechaion Road, the Market North of the Basilica, the Colonnades and Shops along the Lechaion Road, the Propylaea, the Basilica, and the North Building. This book contains contributions by Carl William Blegen, Benjamin Powell, and Charles Alexander Robinson.

[Agora Publication] Corinth I.3: Architecture

Scranton, Robert L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Part 3 of Corinth I continues the publication of the architectural remains in the general area of the Agora. The volume includes monuments which limit the Agora at the west, those which run through the ... 1951 ... Both the Greek Painted Building and the North Stoa and the Roman Market north of the Archaic Temple are treated. This volume with the parts already published completes the architectural and topographical study of the Lower Agora and its periphery in Roman times, except for the Julian Basilica at the east end, and adds a significant chapter to the study of civic architecture and planning in Greece in the Roman period.