Strolling Through Athens: A Guide to the CityPenguin Books, 1991 - 363 من الصفحات Athens, city of the gods, birthplace of modern democracy, artistic and cultural center of the ancient world, is steeped in myth and legend. Now, in this newly reissued book publishing just in time for the 2004 Olympics being held in Athans, travel writer John Freely guides readers on a series of walks to the city's most vibrant and historic areas, from the magnificent Parthenon, center of Athens for four thousand years, to the winding streets of Plaka, the crumbling ruins of the Agora and the color and bustle of Monastiraki. We are led to the theatre of Dionysus, scene of the tragic plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles and to the spot where Phidippides ended his legendary run from Marathon. Vivid descriptions of Athens' most famous monuments and archeological sites are interwoven with mythology and anecdote; secret gems are discovered and the past resurrected with every step. This guide, more than any other available, reveals how the heart of ancient Athens still beats beneath the living, modern city. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Athens the City of Athena | 3 |
The South Slope of the Acropolis | 30 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
Academy Acropolis Agora altar Amalias ancient Athens antiquities archaeological architrave archon Areopagus Artemis Athenians Attalos Attica building built Byzantine cella central centre chapel colonnade columns corner courtyard dated decorated dedicated defence wall Dimitrios Dionysos Dipylon Doric Dromos east entrance Erechtheion erected excavations exhibited façade fifth century BC fortifications foundations frieze front funerary Gate goddess Greece Greek Hadrian Hephaisteion Herodes Atticus Hill identified Ilissos inscription Kaisariani Kerameikos King Kolonos later Leoforos marble metopes modern monastery Monastiraki monuments mosque Museum Mycenaean Nike Odeion Odos Olympieion original Ottoman Panathenaea Panathenaic Parthenon Pausanias pediment Peisistratus period Persian Piraeus Plaka Pnyx porch portico Propylaia propylon relief remains Roman Agora Room ruins sacred sanctuary sculptures shrine side south slope south-east square statue Stoa Stoa of Attalos street stroll structure Syntagma Square Temple of Athena theatre Themistoclean walls Theseus tomb Turkish Turks turn left turn right walk Zeus