THE ATHENIAN AGORA Museum Guide

200 pages

200 color photographs

paperback, 21x14 cm

Written for the general visitor, the Athenian Agora Museum Guide is a companion to the 2010 edition of the Athenian Agora Site Guide and leads the reader through all of the display spaces within the Stoa of Attalos in the Athenian Agora — the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly opened upper story. The guide also discusses each case in the museum gallery chronologically, beginning with the prehistoric and continuing with the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Hundreds of artifacts, ranging from common pottery to elite jewelry held in 81 cases, are described and illustrated in color for the very first time. Through focus boxes, readers can learn about marble-working, early burial practices, pottery production, ostracism, home life, and the wells that dotted the ancient site. A timeline, maps, and plans accompany the text. For those who wish to learn more about what they see in the museum, a list of further reading follows each entry.

English

Foreword

History and timeline

History of the museum

Tour of the museum

     Layout of the museum

     Terrace

      Ground floor: Colonnade

      Grand floor: Area of shops

      Upper floor

 Museum gallery

      Prehistoric age

      Early iron age

      Archaic period

      Classic periode

      Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods

Abbreviations

List of publications

Index