Athens, Attica and the Megarid: An Archaeological GuideThis exciting new guide is the ideal companion to Greece if you are a traveller with historical and archaeological interests, as it combines practical information with impeccable scholarly research. Written by an expert on Greece's landscape and archaeology, the guide is unique in exploring a wide range of sites off the beaten track. It also tours all the best-known monuments and regions, from the Acropolis to Aegina, from Megara to Marathon and from Sounion to Salamis. Beautifully illustrated with over 200 plates, maps, plans and drawings, it includes: * precise descriptions of routes and individual sites * artistic, historical, social and political background * unprecedented coverage outside Athens * detailed exploration of the post-classical, Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods. Take it with you on your travels or read it at home; either way, you will gain a deeper appreciation and enjoyment of Greece's history and archaeology. |
Contents
From Athens to Sounion and in the Mesogeia | |
The plain of Marathon and northeast Attica | |
Pentelikon Parnes and the Thriasian plain | |
The Megarid the Attic border forts and Perachora | |
Salamis Aigina and Poros | |
Appendices | |
Index of sites and monuments | |
Other editions - View all
Athens, Attica, and the Megarid: An Archaeological Guide Hans Rupprecht Goette No preview available - 2001 |
Athens, Attica and the Megarid: An Archaeological Guide Hans Rupprecht Goette No preview available - 2001 |
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Acropolis Agora Aigina altar ancient Antiquity Apollo apse Archaic architectural Athenian Athens Attica basilica belonged blocks Brauron building built Byzantine cave cella centre chapel church of Ay Classical period columns courtyard cult dating decorated dedicated depicted Dionysos Doric Early Christian east Eleusis entrance Erechtheion excavated façade Figure foundations fountain house fourth century Bc frescoes frieze front goddess grave plot grave reliefs Greece Greek Hadrian harbour Hecatompedon Hellenistic Herodes Atticus hill Hymettos inscription interior Kaisariani Kerameikos Koropi late Marathon marble masonry Megara modern monastery monument mountain Museum Mycenaean narthex Nike Odeion Palaiochora Parthenon Pausanias pediment Pentelikon Photo DAI Athens Piraeus Plate Poros Poseidon Propylaea remains Rhamnous road rock Roman roof round Salamis sanctuary Saronic Gulf sculptures seen settlement sixth century Bc Sounion south side spolia statue stelai stele stoa Stoa of Attalos stone Street Telesterion terrace theatre Thorikos tower visitor votive wall Zeus