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Morgantina Studies VII. The City Plan and Political Agora
Results of the excavations conducted by Princeton University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Virginia
The orthogonal city plan was adopted in the mid-fifth century BCE and implies a democratic constitution. Almost entirely excavated, Morgantina’s large agora offers a detailed...
Studies on the Urban History of Meninx (Djerba)
The Meninx Archaeological Project 2015–2019
This volume offers a synthesis of the multifaceted results of a Tunisian-German research project carried out at the ancient seaport of Meninx on Djerba. Geophysical prospection...
Privatporträts mit Repliken
Zur Sozialgeschichte römischer Bildnisse der mittleren Kaiserzeit
The main intention of this book is to show, that during the Roman Empire the portraits of non-imperial citizens were dublicated in the same way as the portraits of the Emperors....
Hellenistische Wanddekorationen
Syntax, Semantik und Chronologie des Ersten Stils im westlichen Mittelmeerraum
The study analyses decorations of the First Style in terms of their appearance, diffusion, application, and importance in the Western Mediterranean. Based on fragments from more...
Ansichten des Krieges
Kampfreliefs klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit im Kulturvergleich
The study is dedicated to the visual language and the messages of reliefs showing images of battle and fight, which provided the contemporary viewers with models of explanation...
Herodotus’s Scythians and Ptolemy’s Central Asia
Semasiological and Onomasiological Studies
The present book deals with semasiological and onomasiological questions in Herodotus's (5th century B.C.) famous portrayal of the Scythians and in Ptolemy's description of the...
Die antiken Architekturformen im nördlichen Schwarzmeergebiet
Herkunft und Entwicklung
The study investigates the appearance and further development of architectural orders in the major Greek colonies in the North Pontus, especially in the main cities Tyras, Olbia,...
Sokotra
Mensch und Natur
Sokotra in the Indian Ocean is one of the best preserved tropical islands. This copiously illustrated volume presents the unique and evolutionarily interesting flora and fauna of...