Ancient Athens

Ernest Arthur Gardner

• Publisher: Patavium Publishing
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781805232766
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

An archaeological & topological study of the ancient city, richly illustrated with plans, maps and drawings throughout.
"What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens as she really is, and should fall in love with her. When you realize her greatness, then reflect that what made her great was men with a spirit of adventure, men who knew their duty, men who were ashamed to fall below a certain standard. If they ever failed in an enterprise, they made up their minds that at any rate the city should not find their courage lacking to her, and they gave to her the best contribution that they could." – The Funeral Oration of Pericles, quoted by Thucydides.
Ernest Arthur Gardner (16 March 1862 – 27 November 1939) was an English archaeologist. He was the director of the British School at Athens between 1887 and 1895.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• LIST OF PHOTOGRAVURES
• ILLUSTRATIONS
• CHAPTER I — SITUATION AND NATURAL FEATURES
• CHAPTER II — THE WALLS OF THE ACROPOLIS AND THE TOWN
• CHAPTER III — THE ACROPOLIS BEFORE THE PERSIAN WARS
• CHAPTER IV — THE TOWN BEFORE THE PERSIAN WARS
• CHAPTER V — EARLY ATTIC ART
• CHAPTER VI — THE ACROPOLIS IN THE FIFTH CENTURY
• CHAPTER VII — THE PARTHENON
• CHAPTER VIII — THE ERECHTHEUM AND THE TEMPLE OF VICTORY
• CHAPTER IX — THE CITY IN THE FIFTH AND FOURTH CENTURIES
• CHAPTER X — THE THESEUM, THE ASCLEPIEUM, AND THE THEATRE
• CHAPTER XI — THE CERAMICUS
• CHAPTER XII — ATHENS IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN TIMES
• CHAPTER XIII — PAUSANIAS IN ATHENS
• CHAPTER XIV — THE PIRÆUS