Book contents
- Ancient Greek Housing
- Ancient Greek Housing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- 1 Introducing Ancient Greek Housing
- 2 Greek Domestic Architecture ca. 950–500 BCE
- 3 Classical Athens and Attica
- 4 Housing in Mainland Greece during the Classical Period
- 5 Housing Greek Households in the Eastern, Western and Southern Mediterranean and Northern Black Sea Littoral
- 6 Housing, Power and Wealth in Greek Communities during the Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Periods
- 7 Greek Housing into the Hellenistic Period
- Epilogue: The Single-Entrance, Courtyard House and Beyond
- Glossary
- Selection of Ancient Texts in Translation
- Bibliographic Essay
- References
- Index
2 - Greek Domestic Architecture ca. 950–500 BCE
Reinventing the House
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2023
- Ancient Greek Housing
- Ancient Greek Housing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- 1 Introducing Ancient Greek Housing
- 2 Greek Domestic Architecture ca. 950–500 BCE
- 3 Classical Athens and Attica
- 4 Housing in Mainland Greece during the Classical Period
- 5 Housing Greek Households in the Eastern, Western and Southern Mediterranean and Northern Black Sea Littoral
- 6 Housing, Power and Wealth in Greek Communities during the Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Periods
- 7 Greek Housing into the Hellenistic Period
- Epilogue: The Single-Entrance, Courtyard House and Beyond
- Glossary
- Selection of Ancient Texts in Translation
- Bibliographic Essay
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2 explores archaeological evidence for housing in mainland Greece, the eastern Aegean islands, and Greek settlements on the west coast of Asia Minor. The period covered runs from around 950 BCE to about 600 BCE. The Chapter highlights the fact that a growth in the scale and complexity of the communities themselves during this period was accompanied by the creation of a broader variety of buildings with more specialised roles, as well as by an increase in the size and segmentation of residential buildings. While the exact reason for this change in domestic architecture cannot be pinpointed (and may have been different in different settlements) social factors are suggested as playing a significant role. The Chapter discusses how to interpret the archaeological remains at a number of sites including: Nichoria (Peloponnese), Eretria (Euboia), Lefkandi Toumba (Euboia), Skala Oropou (Attica) and Zagora (Andros). Emphasis is placed on the diversity of house forms in different locations and on differences in the ways in which houses changed through time.
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- Ancient Greek Housing , pp. 31 - 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023