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Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora (Modern Greek)

Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora (Modern Greek)

Dumont, Sylvie

Hardcover

Ancient GreeceGeneral World HistoryGreek History

ISBN10: 960706710X
ISBN13: 9789607067104
Publisher: Amer School Of Classical
Published: Feb 21 2020
Pages: 276
Weight: 3.30
Height: 0.80 Width: 9.20 Depth: 12.20
Language: Greek, Modern (after 1453)
Between 1931 and 1939, central Athens was transformed by the expropriation and demolition of the Vrysaki neighborhood at the foot of the Acropolis. In these few years, more than 5,000 inhabitants were displaced and 348 properties were torn down so that the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) could excavate the ancient Agora; the scale of the project and the degree to which it was documented make this a unique episode in the history of Greek archaeology. Using materials from the ASCSA Archives and a large collection of photographs from the 1930s, this volume details the history of the negotiations, the expropriations, and, most importantly, the Vrysaki neighborhood itself. Illustrating its streets, shops, houses, names, and faces, the author provides a vivid recreation of the community that was Vrysaki.

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