Description
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece. The contributors include those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monuments.
Presented here are the legendary sites of ancient Greece, including the Athenian Acropolis, Olympia, Delphi, Schliemann’s Mycenae, and the Athenian Agora; the most iconic sculptures in the Greek world, such as the Aphrodite of Melos and the Nike of Samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology that discuss the Kyrenia and Uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the sea. This is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient Greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discovery.
An introductory text by Vasileios Petrakos, member of the Academy of Athens, sets the historical context and describes the course of Greek archaeology from the foundation of the modern Greek state to the present day.
650 colour illustrations.
Trade Review"Opulent. . . . The hundreds of color photographs that overflow its pages exhibit uncontested masterpieces of Greek art in all their glory."—New York Times Book Review
“The main point of appeal of Great Moments is the many images, mostly large and excellent photographs, and, for many chapters, fascinating illustrations and archival photographs, especially for early excavations in Greece. . . . The illustrations alone make the book a pleasure to read.”—Bryn Mawr Classical Review
“It will bring home to scholars and students the enormous scale and complexity of early archaeological work in Greece.”—American Journal of Archaeology
"This magnificently illustrated book with essays by leading scholars--frequently the excavators themselves--tells the story of Greek archaeological discoveries, capturing the excitement and rendering details accessible to a wide audience."—Library Journal
“Owners of this book—professional archaeologists and armchair enthusiasts alike—will consider it the ultimate trophy.”—The Anglo-Hellenic Review
Table of ContentsFOREWORD Angelos Delivorrias
INTRODUCTION Panos Valavanis
THE STAGES OF GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY Vasileios Petrakos
GREAT MOMENTS IN GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY
THE VICISSITUDES OF THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS IN THE 19TH CENTURY. FROM CASTLE TO MONUMENT Fani Mallouchou-Tufano
KERAMEIKOS I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE ANCIENT CEMETERY (1863) Jutta Stroszeck
KERAMEIKOS II. THE ARCHAIC SCULPTURES OF THE SACRED GATE, SPRING 2002 Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier
DELOS. THE EXCAVATION OF THE SACRED ISLAND OF APOLLO (1873) Dominique Mulliez
OLYMPIA. EXCAVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES AT THE GREAT SANCTUARY (1875) Helmut Kyrieleis
SCHLIEMANN AND HOMER’S “MYCENAE RICH IN GOLD” (1876) Spyros Iakovidis
DELPHI. THE EXCAVATION OF THE GREAT ORACULAR CENTRE (1892) Dominique Mulliez
KNOSSOS. THE DISCOVERY OF THE MINOAN PALACE (1901) Colin F. Macdonald
SESKLO AND DIMINI. THE PREHISTORIC CITADELS (1903) George Ch. Chourmouziadis
POLIOCHNI ON LEMNOS. THE EARLIEST CITY IN EUROPE (1930) Alberto G. Benvenuti
THE ATHENIAN AGORA. ENCOUNTER WITH THE FIRST DEMOCRACY (1931) Panos Valavanis
THE “ROYAL” TOMBS AT SALAMIS IN CYPRUS (1957) Vassos Karageorghis
AKROTIRI ON THERA. THE EXCAVATION OF A BURIED CITY (1967) Christos Doumas
VERGINA. ON THE TRACKS OF THE MACEDONIAN KINGS (1977) Stella Drougou
DISPILIO NEAR KASTORIA. THE PREHISTORIC LAKE SETTLEMENT (1992) George Ch. Chourmouziadis, Marina Sophronidou
GREAT MOMENTS IN MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY
THE ANCIENT SHIP OF KYRENIA, BENEATH CYPRUS SEAS (1968) Susan Womer Katzev
THE KYRENIA II. AN ATTEMPT IN EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY (1984) Harry E. Tzalas
ULUBURUN. A BRONZE AGE SHIPWRECK (1984) George F. Bass
MASTERPIECES OF GREEK SCULPTURE SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY
THE APHRODITE OF MELOS (1822) Aliki Samara-Kauffmann
THE VICTORY OF SAMOTHRACE (1863) Aliki Samara-Kauffmann
THE PIRAEUS BRONZE STATUES (1959) Georgios Steinhauer
MEMORIES OF PHRASIKLEIA (1972) Evangelos Ch. Kakavoyiannis
THE LARGE KOUROS OF SAMOS (1980) Helmut Kyrieleis
BRONZE STATUES FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA Harry E. Tzalas
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
