Architectural Networks in the North Aegean by Aylward, William; Courtils, Jacques des; Wescoat, Bonna D.;

Long description:

During the Hellenistic period, the North Aegean Sea was a dynamic and diverse area, linked by robust trading networks and sometimes precarious political allegiances. The islands of Thasos, Samothrace, and Lesbos in particular played crucial roles in their position between Anatolia, Macedonia, Thrace, and Greece. Migration, trade, and politics—not to mention the specifics of sites and climate—shaped the development of architecture, which pioneered many innovations that subsequently spread across the Mediterranean.

Employing the idea of networks to effectively describe the interconnectedness of design, materials, technology, religion, and politics, the contributors to this volume establish the need to understand this important region holistically and on its own terms. Taking a close look at major buildings and monuments—while considering technique, design, and decoration as elements of a vigorous web—this volume offers important insights about the area’s significance in the history of Hellenistic architecture, including lasting innovations in architectural illusion, Ionic entablature, and groundbreaking uses of marble and plaster. From the North Aegean, such principles and tactics were transmitted to the rest of the Hellenistic world, influencing Roman architecture and, from there, Western architectural history.

Table of Contents:

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Introduction: Thasos, Samothrace, and Macedonia in the Formation of Hellenistic and Roman Design
• Part 1. Sanctuaries and Monuments
• 1. Commemorating the Sea in the Hellenistic North Aegean - Philip Katz
• 2. The Messon Temple on the Island of Lesbos: The Pseudo-dipteral Ionic Temple of Hera, Zeus, and Dionysus - Yannis Kourtzellis
• 3. The Ancient Theater of Aigai at Vergina: Previous Excavations and New Observations - Stella Drougou
• 4. The Ancient Theater at Maroneia in Thrace - Chryssa Karadima, Costas Zambas, Nikos Chatzidakis, Gerasimos Thomas, and Eirini Doudoumi
• 5. Sanctuaries of Athena in the Northern Aegean - Alice Ognier
• Part 2. Technique and Design
• 6. Putting the Marble Back in the Quarry: Visualizing the Thasian-Samothracian Network That Built the Propylon of Ptolemy II - Samuel Holzman
• 7. Particularities of the Northwest Stoa in the Agora of Thasos - Tony Koželj and Manuela Wurch-Koželj
• 8. Water Management and Monumentality on Thasos and Samothrace - Andrew Farinholt Ward and Vincent Baillet
• 9. The Window in Northern Aegean Architecture: Integration of Openings in Thasian and Samothracian Buildings - Marietta Dromain
• 10. Technical Innovation and Building Policy in the North Aegean - Jacques des Courtils
• Part 3. Ornament
• 11. Architecture and Ornamentation in the North Aegean: Specificities, Connections, Interactions - Laurence Cavalier
• 12. The Lesbian Kyma in Northern Greece - Vincent Baillet
• 13. The Gorgon in the Architectural Decoration of the North Aegean - Madeleine Glennon
• 14 . Bucrania: The Samothracian Origins of a Significant Hellenistic Ornament - Cassandre Mbonyo-Kiefer
  
• References
• Contributors
• Index