The Athenian Agora: Museum Guide (5th ed., Modern Greek)
by Laura Gawlinski, with photographs by Craig A. Mauzy
200 pp, 101 col and b/w figs, 1 foldout plan
5.5" x 8"
Paper, ISBN: 978-960-7067-08-1
Publication Date: July 2014
Status: Active
Retail Price $19.95
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.
Text in Modern Greek. Also available in English.
About the Author: Laura Gawlinski is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Loyola University Chicago.