[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... Each volume covers a particular chronological period, set of buildings, or class of material culture. ... The texts are given in the original Greek or Latin, followed by a translation and a commentary. ... Each section on a monument opens with a brief synopsis of the evidence contained in the texts which follow.

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Each booklet describes a particular aspect of everyday activity, as revealed through the work of archaeologists and historians. ... Using original materials and techniques, the modern builders learned much about the construction and purpose of stoas, a ubiquitous classical building type. ... Its color plates also provide a useful guide to identifying modern Greek vegetation.