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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 28 (2022): Dogs in the Athenian Agora

Whiting, Colin M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... 2022 ... In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. ... Dozens of illustrations of pottery, sculpture, and excavated remains enliven the text. ... Also available in Greek.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 16 (1976): The Athenian Agora, a Short Guide to the Excavations

Camp, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In a newly revised version of this popular site guide, the current director of excavations in the Athenian Agora gives a brief account of the history of the ancient center of Athens. The text has been ... 2003 ... Birthplace of democracy, the Agora remains one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world, and this is the essential companion for any visitor ... Also available in Greek.

[Agora Publication] Corinth I.4: The South Stoa and its Roman Successors

Broneer, Oscar ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... After a discussion of the fragmentary evidence for several buildings of the Greek period which were swept to construct it, the South Stoa at Corinth is treated in detail. Careful description of all the ... 1954 ... After a discussion of the fragmentary evidence for several buildings of the Greek period which were swept to construct it, the South Stoa at Corinth is treated in detail. Careful description of all the remains, both those in situ and reused blocks, forms the basis of the reconstruction of this extensive two-story building of the third quarter of the 4th century B.C. which stretched the full length of the south side of the Corinthian Agora and, more than any other single building, established the size and shape of the center of the Hellenistic and Roman city. One of the largest secular buildings in Greece, the South Stoa appears to have been planned as a kind of hotel to accommodate visitors at a time when Corinth served as the capital of a briefly united Greek world. After the destruction of the city, it remained comparatively undamaged and was taken over by the Roman Colony as the seat of its administrative offices.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 17 (1978): Socrates in the Agora

Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied him ... 1978 ... As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. ... Rather than examining his ideas in abstract, this stimulating little book aims to place Socrates in his physical setting, using textual references to follow his progress through the material remains still visible.