Description
Book SynopsisExpanding both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households views Greek houses and the archaeological artifacts found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household.
Trade Review"The volume represents a significant step towards a deeper and more nuanced understanding of Greek houses and households." *
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"An excellent update on new finds in the domestic sphere in Greece and a cautious start to the development of new theories and methods for addressing the archaeological and textual evidence." *
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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
1. Introduction
—Lisa C. Nevett
2. Structural Change in Archaic Greek Housing
—Franziska Lang
3. Security, Synoikismos, and Koinon as Determinants for Troad Housing in Classical and Hellenistic Times
—William Aylward
4. Household Industry in Anatolia and Greece
—Nicholas Cahill
5. Living and Working around the Athenian Agora: A Preliminary Case Study of Three Houses
—Barbara Tsakirgis
6. Between Urban and Rural: House-Form and Social Relations in Attic Villages and Deme Centers
—Lisa C. Nevett
7. Houses at Leukas in Acarnania. A Case Study in Ancient Household Organization
—Manuel Fiedler
8. Modest Housing in Late Hellenistic Delos
—Monika Trümper
9. Housing the Poor and Homeless in Ancient Greece
—Bradley A. Ault
10. Summing Up: Whither the Archaeology of the Greek Household?
—Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
Contributors
