The work investigates the building history of Athens between the siege and ransacking by Sulla in 86 BC and the establishment of the province of Archaia in AD 27.
After an introductory chapter about the historical background of the event, each one of the following chapters analyses a different area of the city. Furthermore, the rich appendixes either provide an integration to the main topic or collect sources and materials.
On the basis of the present study, which analysed destructions and restorations of the buildings of the entire city within the fortification wall with special reference to the main complexes, it is now possible to shed new light on the ransacking process and to restore the image of the city before the augustan building policy.
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After an introductory chapter about the historical background of the event, each one of the following chapters analyses a different area of the city. Furthermore, the rich appendixes either provide an integration to the main topic or collect sources and materials.
On the basis of the present study, which analysed destructions and restorations of the buildings of the entire city within the fortification wall with special reference to the main complexes, it is now possible to shed new light on the ransacking process and to restore the image of the city before the augustan building policy.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
"This important book is the product of an immense quantity of research, from which the author has drawn interesting reflections and conclusions. Without a doubt there may be future nuances in interpreting the evidence, but the substance of this book would be difficult indeed to ignore."
Von Leena Pietilä-Castrén
In: Arctos 55, 2021, S. 439-440
Von Leena Pietilä-Castrén
In: Arctos 55, 2021, S. 439-440