Sacred and Public Land in Ancient Athens

by Nikolaos Papazarkadas

Landed wealth was crucial for the economies of all Greek city-states and, despite its peculiarities, Athens was no exception in that respect. This monograph is the first exhaustive treatment of sacred and public - in other words the non-private - real property in Athens. Following a survey of modern scholarship on the topic, Papazarkadas scrutinizes literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence in order to examine lands and other types of realty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199694001
• ISBN13: 9780199694006
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"