The Sepulchral landscape of the Halikarnassos peninsula in Hellenistic times

This contribution focuses on the sepulchral landscape of the Halikarnassos peninsula during the Hellenistic period. It is based on the assumption that the theatrical sense, described by J. J. Pollitt as series of stage settings, which seems to have been a leading principle behind the Hellenistic ter...

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Main Author Carstens, Anne Marie
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Ausonius Éditions 2010
Subjects
Classics
History
Rhodes
île de Cos
archipel du Dodécanèse
Carie
mer Égée
Asie Mineure / actuelle Turquie
military campaign
Antiquité grecque
Hellenistic period
Antiquity
Hellenistic civilization
période hellénistique
culture anatolienne
satrapie
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Summary:This contribution focuses on the sepulchral landscape of the Halikarnassos peninsula during the Hellenistic period. It is based on the assumption that the theatrical sense, described by J. J. Pollitt as series of stage settings, which seems to have been a leading principle behind the Hellenistic terrace sanctuaries, also played a prominent role in the sepulchral architecture and planning in the south-eastern Aegean. The first part of the paper presents different examples of the ‘Role of Setti...
ISBN:9782356130365
2356130365
DOI:10.4000/books.ausonius.2795