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Author Fedak, Janos, 1946-

Title Monumental tombs of the Hellenistic age : a study of selected tombs from the pre-classical to the early imperial era / Janos Fedak.

Publication Info. Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 1990.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 498 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 27 = Phoenix. Tome supplémentaire, 0079-1784 ; 27
Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 27.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Introduction""; ""MAPS""; ""1 Types of Monumental Tombs and Terminology""; ""2 Monumental Tombs prior to the Fourth Century""; ""I: Built Tombs""; ""A: Use of Pyramidal Structures in Tombs before the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos""; ""B: Other Types of Built Monumental Tombs""; ""II: Rock-cut Tombs""; ""III: Tumuli and Underground Tombs""; ""3 The Development of Tomb Structures in Asia Minor from the Nereid Monument Onwards""; ""I: The Nereid Monument at Xanthos""; ""II: Heroon at Limyra""; ""III: The Mausoleum at Halikarnassos""; ""IV: The Large Tomb at Labraynda""
""V: Tombs at Knidos, Alinda, and Antiphellos""""VI: The Belevi Mausoleum near Ephesos""; ""VII: The Charmyleion on the Island of Kos""; ""VIII: Tombs at Lindos and Rhodini""; ""IX: Ta Marmara near Didyma""; ""X: Diocaesarea Tower Tomb""; ""XI: Heroa at Gölbaşi-Trysa, Miletos, and Termessos""; ""XII: Simple FaÃade-Tombs""; ""4 The Development of Hellenistic Monumental Tombs outside Asia Minor""; ""I: Funerary Monuments in Greece""; ""A: The Tomb at Kallithea""; ""B: The Tombs in Arkadia""; ""C: The Tombs in Macedonia""; ""II: Funerary Monuments in Albania (ancient Illyria)""
""III: Funerary Monuments in Italy""""A: The Tombs at Canosa""; ""B: The Tombs at Sovana and Norchia""; ""C: Middle and Later Republican Tombs in Italy: Some Hellenistic Influences""; ""D: The 'Tomb of Theron' in Sicily""; ""E: The Tomb of M. Vergilius Eurysaces in Rome""; ""IV: Funerary Monuments in North Africa""; ""A: Tombs at Cyrene and Ptolemais""; ""B: Tombs in Alexandria""; ""C: Taposiris Magna, Lighthouse Tomb""; ""D: Tombs in Northwestern Africa""; ""V: Funerary Monuments of the Near and Middle East""; ""A: Tombs in Jerusalem""
""B: The Tomb of Hamrath, Suweida (Syria), and the Monuments at Hermel and Kalat Fakra (Lebanon)""""C: Tombs of the Nabataeans""; ""VI: The Temple Tomb at Ai-Khanoum (Afghanistan)""; ""Conclusions""; ""Appendix 1: Technical Aspects of Some of the Roof Constructions of Tumulus Tombs""; ""I: True Arches and Vaults""; ""II: Corbel Vaulting""; ""III: 'Lantern, ' or 'Diagonal, ' Roofing""; ""Appendix 2: The Relationship of Monumental Sarcophagi, Tholoi, and Other Buildings to Monumental Tombs""; ""I: Monumental Sarcophagi""; ""II: Tholoi""; ""III: Choragic Monuments and Monumental Altars""
""Notes""""selected bibliography""; ""illustrations""; ""index""; ""a""; ""b""; ""c""; ""d""; ""e""; ""f""; ""g""; ""h""; ""i""; ""j""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""x""; ""y""; ""z""
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Subject Tombs -- Mediterranean Region.
Tombs.
Mediterranean Region.
Architecture, Hellenistic -- Mediterranean Region.
Architecture, Hellenistic.
Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Fedak, Janos, 1946- Monumental tombs of the Hellenistic age. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1990 9780802026941 (DLC) 91157623 (OCoLC)26015412
ISBN 9781442677340 (electronic book)
1442677341 (electronic book)
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9780802026941