The Piraeus: From the Fifth to the First Century BC

by Robert Garland

Book Overview

The Piraeus was one of the largest and most impressive ancient ports in the Mediterranean. During the fifth century BC it was laid out on a grid pattern by the urban planner Hippodamos and linked by the Long Walls with the city of Athens, some 8km away. It served as headquarters for the Athenian navy during the time of Athens' Aegean empire. Its emporion or commercial sector handled the bulk of Athenian imports, especially the grain on which the Athenians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185399622X
• ISBN13: 9781853996221
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.6"