Architectural Networks in the North Aegean : Thasos, Samothrace, and the Formation of Hellenistic Design

by: Aylward, W. Des Courtils, J. Wescoat, B.D.

Architectural networks in the north Aegean : Thasos, Samothrace, and the formation of Hellenistic design

Authors:
William Aylward (Editor),
Jacques Des Courtils (Editor),
Bonna D. Wescoat (Editor)

Series:
Wisconsin studies in classics

xi, 307 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.

During the Hellenistic period, the North Aegean Sea was a dynamic and diverse area, linked by robust trading networks and sometimes precarious political allegiances.The islands of Thasos, Samothrace, and Lesbos in particular played crucial roles in their position between Anatolia, Macedonia, Thrace, and Greece

Contents:
List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction: Thasos, Samothrace, and Macedonia in the Formation of Hellenistic and Roman DesignPart 1. Sanctuaries and Monuments1. Commemorating the Sea in the Hellenistic North Aegean - Philip Katz2. The Messon Temple on the Island of Lesbos: The Pseudo-dipteral Ionic Temple of Hera, Zeus, and Dionysus - Yannis Kourtzellis3. The Ancient Theater of Aigai at Vergina: Previous Excavations and New Observations - Stella Drougou4. The Ancient Theater at Maroneia in Thrace - Chryssa Karadima, Costas Zambas, Nikos Chatzidakis, Gerasimos Thomas, and Eirini Doudoumi5. Sanctuaries of Athena in the Northern Aegean - Alice OgnierPart 2. Technique and Design6. Putting the Marble Back in the Quarry: Visualizing the Thasian-Samothracian Network That Built the Propylon of Ptolemy II - Samuel Holzman7. Particularities of the Northwest Stoa in the Agora of Thasos - Tony Koželj and Manuela Wurch-Koželj8. Water Management and Monumentality on Thasos and Samothrace - Andrew Farinholt Ward and Vincent Baillet9. The Window in Northern Aegean Architecture: Integration of Openings in Thasian and Samothracian Buildings - Marietta Dromain10. Technical Innovation and Building Policy in the North Aegean - Jacques des CourtilsPart 3. Ornament11. Architecture and Ornamentation in the North Aegean: Specificities, Connections, Interactions - Laurence Cavalier12. The Lesbian Kyma in Northern Greece - Vincent Baillet13. The Gorgon in the Architectural Decoration of the North Aegean - Madeleine Glennon14 . Bucrania: The Samothracian Origins of a Significant Hellenistic Ornament - Cassandre Mbonyo-KieferReferencesContributorsIndex

Architectural Networks in the North Aegean : Thasos, Samothrace, and the Formation of Hellenistic Design

by: Aylward, W. Des Courtils, J. Wescoat, B.D.

• ISBN-13: 9780299350109 / 978-0-299-35010-9
• ISBN-03: 029935010X / 0-299-35010-X
• The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, 2025