Poseidonia [Paestum], Italy, plan, c. 500 BCE.
Title
Poseidonia [Paestum] , Italy , plan , c . 500 BCE .
Date
500 BCE?
Cultural Context
Greek Ancient Greek Aegean Italian European Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Subject
Architecture Cities & towns Drawings Architectural drawings Plans City planning Streets Roads Forums Gates City walls Walls Buildings Temples Religious facilities
Description
Shows "the outline of the city wall , the regularized street plan , the urban sanctuaries of Athena and Hera , the agora , the suburban sanctuary of Aphrodite at Santa Venera (and the site of the later Roman forum). " (Caption , p.139) ; Also included : Aurea Gate ; Sea Gate ; Sirena Gate ; Giustizia Gate .
Location Depicted
Italy Paestum (Extinct city) Poseidonia (Extinct city)
Technique
Drawing (image-making) Architectural drawing (process)
Work Type
Architecture Cities & towns Drawings Architectural drawings Plans
Source
Pedley, John Griffiths. Greek Art and Archaeology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/ Prentice Hall, 2007.(fig. 5.22, p.139)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Pedley courtesy: "Many of the line drawings in this book have been drawn by Technical Art Services, Stanstead Abbots, and by Taurus Graphics, Abingdon."
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 975-23.jpg
Rating
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