The Acropolis in the age of Pericles /
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| Author / Creator: | Hurwit, Jeffrey M., 1949- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | xxvi, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5534578 |
| Summary: | This book is an abridged and revised edition of the author's monumental The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. It focuses specifically on the development of the Acropolis in the fifth century BC and the building program initiated by Pericles. Placing the century-long development within its historical and cultural contexts, Jeffrey Hurwit explores the physical nature of the Acropolis itself, the character of the goddess Athena, and how the building program exploits and reveals the Acropolis's own venerable history. He also offers an interpretation of the thematic unity that links the many structures of the Periclean Acropolis. Incorporating the latest discoveries and research on individual monuments of the Acropolis, this edition is illustrated with 145 halftones as well as a CD-ROM including 180 colour images of the monuments of the Acropolis. |
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| Item Description: | Abridged, rev., updated, and reorganized version of the author's The Athenian Acropolis: history, mythology, and archaeology from the Neolitihic era to the present, published in 1999. On CD-ROM: Images by Jeffrey M. Hurwit ; CD-ROM by Adam D. Newton. |
| Physical Description: | xxvi, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521820405 0521527406 |
