Classical Studies 2904A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Herules, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Temple Of Hephaestus
14 Mar 2017
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Major questions: where is the athenian agora, what is an agora, what purposes did it serve, what are the major components of the. Athenian agora: why does it matter, how do we know about the physical remains of the athenian agora, excavations of the american school of. Classical studies: used for commerce, law, administration, ritual, housed the various groups of the democracy, once the romans took over they ignored the open space concept and built things in the middle of the agora. The temple to ares dates back to the classical. The romans dismantled a temple that already existed and placed it in the agora. Visible before excavations: the hephaisteion, temple to hephaistos, the giants and titans from agrippa"s odeon, the theatre, circa 150 ad. First excavation: the first limited excavations were conducted from 1891 1898 by wilhelm dorpfeld, they were carried out in the north and west sides of the agora.
