Geology and Settlement: Greco-Roman PatternsOxford University Press, 18. dec. 2003 - 384 sider This study explains the Greco-Roman urban form as it relates to the geological basis at selected sites in the Mediterranean basin. Each of the sites--Argos, Delphi, Ephesus, and Syracuse among them--has manifested in its physical form the geology on which it stood and from which it was made. "By demonstrating the dependence of a group of cities on its geological base," the author writes, "the study forces us to examine more closely the ecology of human settlement, not as a set of theories but as a set of practical constraints..." Exacting attention will be given to local geology (types of building stones, natural springs, effect of earthquakes, silting, etc.) The findings are based on site publications, visits to the sites, and the most recent archaeological plans. The book is illustrated with original photographs and geological maps indicating the known Greco-Roman features--the first such maps published for any of the sites. Sequel to Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities, now available by Publication on Demand |
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| 3 | |
History Geology Engineering and Archaeology | 17 |
Western GrecoRoman Cities | 27 |
Morgantina | 47 |
Selinus | 70 |
Syracuse | 89 |
Central GrecoRoman Cities | 110 |
Corinth | 129 |
Ephesus | 215 |
Comparisons of Cities | 245 |
General Conclusions | 253 |
Physical and Intellectual Issues | 260 |
Chronologies | 267 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 282 |
Notes | 293 |
Bibliography | 301 |
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Acrocorinth acropolis agora Agrigento alluvial alluvium ancient Apollo Temple aqueduct aquifer archaeological archaic architecture Argos Athena bath blocks Brückner buildings built Byzantine calcarenite catacombs channels cisterns clay coast construction Corinth Crouch Delphi deposits drainage early earthquakes east edge Ephesus Ercoli erosion excavation fault fifth flysch fourth century Gate geological geologists Greco-Roman Greek Gulf of Corinth harbor Hellenistic Higgins hill houses human island karst land landslides later layer Lerna limestone lower marble Meander River Mediterranean Miletus modern monumental Morgantina mountains Mycenaean Ortygia Panayir Peirene period plain population port pottery Priene quarries rampart rebuilt reservoir ridge road rock Roman sanctuary sand sediments Selinus settlement seventh century shrine Sicily silt sixth century B.C.E. slopes springs stadium stoa stone street surface Syracuse tectonic terrace theater town trade Tuttahs urban valley visible walls water supply waterline western
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