The Athenian Acropolis : history, mythology, and archaeology from the Neolithic era to the present /

Hurwit, Jeffrey M., 1949-

The Athenian Acropolis : history, mythology, and archaeology from the Neolithic era to the present / Jeffrey M. Hurwit - xv, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-378) and index

List of Illustrations List of Plates Acknowledgments Abbreviations Rock Goddess Acropolis in Athenian Life and Literature Strong House of Erechtheus: The Acropolis in the Bronze Age Sanctuary and Citadel: The Character of the Acropolis, 1065-600 Tyranny, Democracy, and the Archaic Acropolis, 600-480 Early Classical Acropolis, 479-450 A Guide to the High Classical Acropolis, 450-400 Parthenon Frieze, Nike, and Thematic Unity on the Classical Acropolis Pandora and the Athena Parthenos: Myth, Gender, and Patriarchy on the Classical Acropolis Reflections Upon the Golden Age: The Late Classical Acropolis, 400-322 Hellenistic and Roman Acropolis End of the Ancient Acropolis Restoration Pausanias's Description of the Acropolis Plutarch on the Periklean Building Program Catalogue of the Major Monuments of the Classical Acropolis Chronological Table Notes Works Cited Index

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Monuments--Conservation and restoration--Greece--Athens
Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Athens
Monuments--Conservation and restoration--Greece--Athens
Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Athens.


Acropolis (Athens, Greece)--History
Athens (Greece)--Civilization.

DF287.A2 / H87 1999