The Ionian city of Priene, the most extensively excavated
Hellenistic city in western Asia Minor, was in its day a model of
town planning. It was sited according to principles corresponding
to Aristotle's description in the Politics of the ideal city of
5,000, laid out on a grid of the type developed by the famous
Hippodamus of the nearby city of Miletus, and ornamented with
buildings designed by Pythius, who was known for his holistic
approach to architecture. Priene provides the researcher with an
unusually clear and complete picture of life in an ancient Greek
city of the late Classical and Hellenistic period.
This study, a collaboration of Greek scholars under the
scientific direction of Nikos A. Dontas at the Foundation of the
Hellenic World and Professor Wolfram Hoepfner of the University of
Berlin, first published in 2000 and now appearing in its Second
Edition, presents for the first time a comprehensive look at the
architecture of the city, combining material from both the first
excavation of 1894 and more recent work at the site. It is lavishly
illustrated with specially redrawn architectural plans and
reconstructions of the major public buildings and spaces as well as
residential and commercial structures.
The accompanying text is aimed at both specialist and
non-specialist and explores in detail the function and context of
these buildings as well as their place in the development of
architecture in Asia Minor and the place of Priene in the history
of the region.
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