The Excavations at Ancient Halieis, Vol. 1: The Fortifications and Adjacent Structures - Hardcover

McAllister, Marian Holland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253347106 ISBN 13: 9780253347107

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Volume 1 describes the development of the fortification system at Halieis, from simple earthwork defenses to massive walls with towers and gates. Halieis's excellent natural harbor made it a target for attacks from other cities. The increasingly complex defenses are the city's response to this aggression and new developments in siege warfare. McAllister presents both an extensively illustrated overall view of the fortifications and a detailed analysis of the materials and methods of construction. Other contributions include a study of the fortifications that are now submerged in the ancient harbor, a study of the city mint, and a report on an engineering study to establish the elevations at the site.

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Synopsis:

This volume explores the organization and contents of five houses at Halieis. It is based on the structure of each house and its contents and includes detailed room-by-room analyses of the excavated finds. From this it expands into a general consideration of the Greek household and domestic economy, topics of growing interest among archaeologists. In particular, it considers division of labour within the household and the allocation of domestic space for men and women. Bradley A. Ault received his Ph.D. in Classical archaeology from Indiana University and is associate professor of classics at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has been awarded Horstman and Fulbright Fellowships for research at the Freie Universitat, Berlin, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens respectively. He has also held the Blegen Research Fellowship at Vassar College. Ault has participated in archaeological research at Greek and Roman sites from Britain to Israel. One of his areas of specialization is the archaeology of the ancient Greek city and household. With Lisa C.

Nevett, he has edited a collection of papers, "Ancient Greek Houses" and "Households: Chronological, Regional, and Social Diversity" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005). He is also the author of a number of articles on Greek domestic architecture and household matters that have appeared in the journals "Hesperia" and "Classical World", as well as in several edited volumes.

About the Author:

Marian Holland McAllister gained field experience at excavations at Agora and Mycenae as well as Halieis. She is retired as Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0253347106
• ISBN 13: 9780253347107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248