Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora
Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora

Author: Benjamin Dean Meritt

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780876616109

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Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of the more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions written 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).

Women in the Athenian Agora
Women in the Athenian Agora

Author: Susan I. Rotroff

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 0876616449

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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.

Graffiti in the Athenian Agora
Graffiti in the Athenian Agora

Author: Mabel L. Lang

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780876616338

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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.

The Symposium in Context
The Symposium in Context

Author: Kathleen M. Lynch

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0876615469

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This book presents the first well-preserved set of sympotic pottery which served a Late Archaic house in the Athenian Agora. The deposit contains household and fine-ware pottery, nearly all the figured pieces of which are forms associated with communal drinking. Since it comes from a single house, the pottery also reflects purchasing patterns and thematic preferences of the homeowner. The multifaceted approach adopted in this book shows that meaning and use are inherently related, and that through archaeology one can restore a context of use for a class of objects frequently studied in isolation. Winner of the 2013 James R. Wiseman Book Award given by the Archaeological Institute of America.

The Athenian Citizen
The Athenian Citizen

Author: Mabel L. Lang

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780876616420

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Using archaeological evidence from excavations at the heart of ancient Athens, this volume shows how tribal identity was central to all aspects of civic life, guiding the reader through the duties of citizenship as soldier in times of war and as juror during the peace.

Politics and the Street in Democratic Athens
Politics and the Street in Democratic Athens

Author: Alex Gottesman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-02

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1107041686

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This book examines 'informal' politics, such as gossip and political theatrics, and how they related to more 'formal' politics of assembly and courts.

Reinventing the Amphiareion at Oropos
Reinventing the Amphiareion at Oropos

Author: Alexandra Wilding

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9004472584

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This book revisits the narrative of the Amphiareion through comprehensive analysis of its monuments; it exposes the sanctuary’s function as an arena for political rediscovery and intercommunal association for individuals and communities within Attica and central Greece.

Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess
Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess

Author: Gerald Lalonde

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-10-21

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9004416390

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With Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess Gerald V. Lalonde offers the first comprehensive history of the martial cult of Athena Itonia, from its origins in Greek prehistory to its demise in the Roman imperial age. The Itonian goddess appears first among the Thessalians and eventually as the patron deity of their famed cavalry. Archaic poets attest to "Athena, warrior goddess" and her festival games at the Itoneion near Boiotian Koroneia. The cult also came south to Athens, probably with the mounted Thessalian allies of Peisistratos. Hellenistic decrees from Amorgos tell of elaborate festival sacrifices to Athena Itonia, likely supplications for protection of the islanders and their maritime trade when piracy plagued the Cyclades after collapse of the Greek naval forces that policed the Aegean Sea. This will be an indispensable volume for all interested in the social, political, and military uses of ancient Greek religious cult and the geography, chronology, and circumstances of its propagation among Greek poleis and federations.