University of Ioannina
School of Philosophy
Department of History and Archaeology

Alexandra Alexandridou
Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology

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TAUGHT COURSES

 

AKL 605 Geometric and Archaic Art (General Overview) - Thursday 15.00-18.00 (Α31)

The course examines in detail the archaeological remains and artefacts in central Greece and the islands from the end of the Mycenaean period (1200 BC) to the end of the Archaic period (480 BC). Architecture, sculpture, pottery, clay figurines, and metalwork are examined in close conjunction with their historical and social background. The aim of the course is twofold. On one hand, it seeks to familiarize students with the material means of expression, the artefacts, and the techniques of creation during the Geometric and Archaic periods. On the other hand, it aims at introducing students to the use of material culture as a tool for the study and reconstitution of their contemporary social and historical reality. Students are invited to approach archaeological remains and artefacts, as well as their creators, as products of social processes and integral elements of the environment with which they interact.
Written Exam.

Possibility of written essay.

Visit at the Archaeological Museum of Ioannina.

Course Outline

Geometric period (11th - 8th c. BC)

• Social, political and economic background.
• Architecture: settlements, houses, city walls, temples buildings,
• Sculpture: clay and metal figurines,
• Pottery: production, shapes, iconography. Most important ceramic workshops throughout Greece.

Archaic period (7th-6th c. BC)

• Historical, political and economic background
• Architecture: materials, Doric and Ionic orders.
• Sculpture: Daedalic Style, kouroi and korai, free-standing statues, funerary monuments and architectural sculpture.
• Pottery: black-figure and early red-figure production of Attica. Corinthian workshops. Shapes, iconography, functions of vases.

General Bibliography (in English)

Coldstream, J.N., 2003. Geometric Greece: 900-700 BCE, London.
Hall, J.M., 2007. A History of the Archaic Greek World ca. 1200-479 BCE.  Malden, MA.
Lemos, Ι.S., 2002. The Protogeometric Aegean: The Archaeology of the Late 11th and 10th Centuries BC. Oxford.
Plantzos, D., 2011.  Greek Art and Archaeology 1100-30 π.Χ. Athens: Kapon.
Snodgrass, A.M., 1971. The Dark Age of Greece: An Archaeological Survey of the Eleventh to the Eighth Centuries BC. Edinburgh.
Snodgrass, A.M., 1980. Archaic Greece: The Age of Experiment. London.

 

ΑKL 690: Monumental Topography of ancient Athens - Friday 9.00-12.00 (A31)

The course focuses on the history and development of the city of Athens from the Neolithic times until the end of the Roman period. The urban development of the city in the course of time, the activity in the Agora, but also the evolution of the most important necropoleis, and its sanctuaries are examined.
The topography of Athens is studied in close connection with its historical background and the combined use of historical sources, epigraphic testimonies and related artefacts. The course seeks to introduce students to the meaning and importance of topography for archaeological research. In addition, students will get to know the most important archaeological sites and monuments of Athens, one of the most important cities of ancient Greece, which played a decisive role in the development of European culture.

Course Outline

  • Introduction. Geography, setting of Athens
  • Early Athens (Neolithic to end of Geometric)
  • The wall of Athens
  • Acropolis
  • Monuments on the slopes of the Acropolis
  • Agora
  • Kerameikos
  • South area of Athens
  • Roman Athens
  • Piraeus
  • Laurion

    • Written Exam.

    Visit of the archaeological sites of Acropolis, Agora, Kerameikos, Olympieion in Athens.

    General Bibliography (in English)

    Camp J., 2001. The Archaeology of Athens. London.
    Curtius E. and Kaupert J.A., Karten von Attika. Berlin, 1881-1900.
    Etienne R., 2004. Athènes. Espaces urbains et histoire. Paris.
    Ιakovidis S., 2006. The Mycenaean Acropolis of Athens. Αθήνα.
    Greco E., 2010-2014. Topografia di Atene. Sviluppo urbano dalle origini al III secolo d.C., τόμ. 1-8. Paestum.
    Goette H., 2001. Athens, Attica, and the Megarid: An Archaeological Guide. London.
    Hurwit, J. 1999. The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. Cambridge.
    Travlos J., 1971. Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Athens, New York.
    Wycherley R.E., 1978. The Stones of Athens, Princeton.

    Webography

    Archaeology of the City of Athens  (National Foundation of Research)
    http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/En/index.aspx
    Ancient Agora
    http://www.agathe.gr/
    The ancient city of Athens)
    http://www.stoa.org/athens/about.html
    Greek Ministry of Culture
    http://www.culture.gr/
    Perseus Project
    http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/