The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles Hardback with CD-ROM
The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles Paperback with CD-ROM
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This abridged and revised edition of the author's monumental The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present (Cambridge, 1998) focuses specifically on the development of the Acropolis in the fifth century BC and the building program initiated by Pericles. Incorporating the latest discoveries and research on individual monuments of the Acropolis, this edition is illustrated with 145 halftones as well as a CD-ROM including 180 color images of the monuments of the Acropolis.
Previous Edition Hb (1998): 0-521-41786-4
Previous Edition Pb (2000): 0-521-42834-3
- Accessible to a wide audience, from tourists to students and specialists
- Incorporates latest research on the Acropolis
- Includes a CD-ROM with 180 color images
Reviews & endorsements
"Hurwitt, one of the foremost scholars of the Acropolis, has a clear and agreeable writing style. This is one of those rare books that serves both scholars and general readers." History
Product details
July 2004Mixed media product
9780521527408
330 pages
255 × 178 × 22 mm
0.84kg
145 b/w illus.
Unavailable - out of print March 2017
Table of Contents
- 1. The rock and the goddess
- 2. Landscape of memory: the past on the classical acropolis
- 3. Pericles, Athens, and the building program
- 4. The Parthenon
- 5. The Propylaia
- 6. The Erechtheion (the classical temple of Athena Polias)
- 7. The sanctuary of Athena Nike
- 8. The rest of the program
- 9. Conclusion: the Periclean Acropolis as a whole.
