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6 - Housing, Power and Wealth in Greek Communities during the Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Periods

Stretching the Ideal?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2023

Lisa C. Nevett
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Chapter 6 looks at some of the roles played by the domestic buildings of the wealthier and more powerful members of society in Greek communities, particularly during the fourth and third centuries BCE. Over time there was a dramatic growth in the size and opulence of the largest houses. It seems to be the case that the symbolic role of the house began to shift, with owners using their properties as statements of personal power and wealth to an extent which had not been acceptable before. Such changes are most obvious in the late Classical and Hellenistic periods at royal cities such as Vergina and Pella (Greek Macedonia), where monumental palatial buildings covered thousands of square metres. It is argued that, to some extent, their emergence can be viewed as the continuation of a trend already visible by the earlier fourth century BCE in cities like Olynthos and Priene.

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Ancient Greek Housing , pp. 186 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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