A Companion to Greek Architecture

A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. Covers both sacred and secular structures and complexes, with particular attention to architectural decoration, such as sculpture, interior design, floor mosaics, and wall painting Makes use of new research from computer-driven technologies, the study of inscriptions and archaeological evidence, and recently excavated buildings Brings together original scholarship from an esteemed group of archaeologists and art historians Presents the most up-to-date English language coverage of Greek architecture in several decades while also sketching out important areas and structures in need of further research

Preface viii List of Illustrations ix List of Maps xix Notes on Contributors xx Introduction xxiv Part I Invention, Design, and Construction 1 1 Landscape and Setting 3 Betsey A. Robinson 2 Early Greek Temples 15 Alexander Mazarakis Ainian 3 Monumentality and Foreign Influence in Early Greek Temples 31 †Barbara A. Barletta 4 Origins and Design of Terracotta Roofs in the Seventh Century bce 46 Philip Sapirstein 5 The Greek East: Temples and Engineering 60 John R. Senseney 6 The Greek West: Temples and their Decoration 75 Clemente Marconi 7 The Use of Geometry by Ancient Greek Architects 92 Rocco Leonardis 8 How Buildings Were Constructed 105 Nancy L. Klein Part II Temples and Sanctuaries 119 9 “Internationalism” in Architecture: Olympia 121 Nancy L. Klein 10 Prestige in Greek Sanctuaries: Delphi 135 Michael Scott 11 The Periclean Acropolis 147 Robin F. Rhodes 12 Color and Carving: Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece 164 Jenifer Neils 13 Attic Sanctuaries 178 Jessica Paga 14 Inscribing Construction: The Financing and Administration of Public Building in Greek Sanctuaries 194 Robert K. Pitt 15 The Interiors of Greek Temples 206 Margaret M. Miles 16 Scale, Architects, and Architectural Theory 223 John R. Senseney Part III Civic Space 239 17 Urban Planning and Infrastructure 241 Betsey A. Robinson 18 Protection and Trade: Girding the City 254 Spencer Pope 19 The Architecture of Greek Houses 273 Barbara Tsakirgis 20 Hellenistic Royal Palaces 288 Stella G. Miller 21 The Greek Agora 300 John McK. Camp II 22 Athletics: Stadia, Gymnasia, Palaistrai, and Hippodromes 314 David Gilman Romano 23 Greek Baths 328 Sandra K. Lucore 24 Bouleuteria and Odeia 342 John McK. Camp II 25 The Greek Theater 360 Jessica Paga 26 Commemorating the Dead: Grave Markers, Tombs, and Tomb Paintings, 400–30 bce 374 Olga Palagia Part IV Reception 391 27 The Spread of Greek Architecture: Labraunda 393 Gretchen Umholtz 28 Pergamon and Pergamene Influence 406 Kristen Seaman 29 New Directions in Hellenistic Sanctuaries 424 Bonna D. Wescoat 30 Three Seaside Wonders: Pharos, Mausoleum and Colossus 440 Ingrid D. Rowland 31 From Hellenistic to Roman Architecture 454 Rhys F. Townsend 32 Hellenistic Architecture in Italy: Consuetudo Italica 470 Thomas Noble Howe 33 French Architectural Thought and the Idea of Greece 487 Christopher Drew Armstrong 34 The Reception of Greek Architecture in Eighteenth]Century Britain 509 Jason M. Kelly 35 Ancient Ruins and Their Preservation: The Case Study of the Parthenon’s East Porch 526 Lena Lambrinou Glossary 546 Index 553