Download or read book Mediaeval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora written by American School of Classical Studies at Athens and published by ASCSA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the thousands of pieces of Late Roman small change discovered trodden into beaten earth floors and dropped into wells to the hoards of 19th-century A.D. silver French francs discovered beneath modern houses, many post-classical coins have been discovered during excavations at the Agora. This booklet presents Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, Turkish, and modern Greek coins, with many pieces illustrated with clear black and white photos of both obverse and reverse.
Download or read book Excavations at Nemea The early Hellenistic Stadium written by Darice Elizabeth Birge and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1974, under the direction of Stephen G. Miller, the Classics Department of the University of California, Berkeley, has been excavating at Nemea, one of four sites in Greece of ancient athletic games and festivals. This second volume in theExcavations at Nemeaseries presents the Early Hellenistic stadium, used to celebrate the games from around 330 to 271 b.c. The presentation of remains includes findings on related structures--the entrance tunnel, with its ancient graffiti, and the Apodyterion, or undressing room, used by the athletes who competed--as well as on the track, the hydraulic system, the seating for judges and spectators, the starting line, the starting mechanism, and the turning post for foot races. All the structures and artifacts are set into the broader context of other contemporaneous stadia. The contributing authors provide insight into the Games at Nemea by analyzing the coins found at the site and relating them to the makeup of the crowds and by giving a human dimension to the Games by focusing on an inscription honoring the death of a Lydian there. The architectural remains at Nemea give a "stop action" picture of the stadium and the activities associated with it at the beginning of the Hellenistic era. They represent evidence of an entertainment industry that began to develop, in both theatrical performances and athletic contests, in the time of Alexander the Great--one that set apart professional performers from citizen spectators, a separation that also reflected changes in Hellenistic education and society.
Download or read book Coins and the Archaeologist written by P. J. Casey and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora written by Fred S. Kleiner and published by ASCSA. This book was released on 1975 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens's far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins themselves, a building that may have served as the Athenian mint is described in this booklet. After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage.
Download or read book Metals and Metal Working in Old Japan written by Gowland William 1842-1922 and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land written by Michael Avi-Yonah and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. translation of Entsi©økclopedyah la-©øhafirot arkhe℗ʼologiyot be-Erets Yi©Øsra℗ʼel. Includes bibliographies. Vol. 2-4 edited by Michael Avi-Yonah and Ephraim Stern.
Download or read book Money and Exchange in Europe and America 1600 1775 written by John J. McCusker and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1992-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Money and Exchange in Europe and America, 1600-1775: A Handbook
Download or read book Coin Hoards written by Martin Price and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
