Hellenistische Agorai
Subtitle: Gestaltung, Rezeption und Semantik eines urbanen Raumes
By: Barbara Sielhorst
Series: Urban spaces -- Band 3; Urban spaces (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) -- Bd. 3.
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9783110344851; 9783110345186; 9783110384451
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Hellenism; Agora; City planning; Space (Architecture); Platzgestaltung; Greek Architecture
Description: As the social, political, and economic center of public life in a polis, the agora underwent profound changes during the Hellenistic period. This study examines agorai as symbolically charged spaces; analyzing them sheds light on the societies they helped to shape. The findings show that during the Hellenistic period agorai had a crucial role in generating a polis-specific identity.--publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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