The Acropolis in the age of Pericles
By: Jeffrey M. Hurwit.
Contributors: Newton, Adam D.; Hurwit, Jeffrey M., 1949-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece -- Athens; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Athens; Acropolis (Athens, Greece); Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities
Description: "This book is an abridged and revised edition of the author's The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. It focuses specifically on the development of the Acropolis in the fifth century BC and the building program initiated by Pericles. Placing the century-long development within its historical and cultural contexts, Jeffrey M. Hurwit explores the physical nature of the Acropolis itself, the character of the goddess Athena, and how the building program exploits and reveals the Acropolis's own venerable history. He also offers an interpretation of the thematic unity that links the many structures of the Periclean Acropolis. Incorporating the latest discoveries and research on individual monuments of the Acropolis, this edition is illustrated with 144 halftones as well as a CD-ROM including 180 color images of the monuments of the Acropolis."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-295) and index.
Abridged, rev., updated, and reorganized version of the author's The Athenian Acropolis: history, mythology, and archaeology from the Neolitihic era to the present, published in 1999.
On CD-ROM: Images by Jeffrey M. Hurwit ; CD-ROM by Adam D. Newton.