Excavations at Sparta
The Roman stoa, 1988–91. Part 2
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10965016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G B Way Well (King's College London, corresponding author), J J Wllkes (University College London) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Pages | 377-432 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annual of the British School at Athens (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0068-2454 • E-ISSN: 2045-2403 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s006824540001546x |
| OpenAlex | W2317099762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
Survey and excavation between 1988 and 1991 have revealed new evidence for the form, date, and history of the Roman stoa at Sparta. Nearly 200 m long, it was double-fronted and colonnaded, finished in marble, with two storeys on the S side and perhaps a single portico to the N, set either side of a central row of brick-faced concrete compartments that helped consolidate the acropolis plateau. Its order may have been archaizing Doric; it may have represented a reconstructed version of the Persian stoa. At the W end it buttressed the Round Building and its square podium. Evidence of the stratigraphy and architecture suggests it was built c . AD 130 and that the colonnades collapsed in the late 4th cent., after which it was partly incorporated into the late Roman wall circuit. The nearly central, cross-vaulted nymphaeum (bays XI–XII) was reused in the Middle Byzantine period for religious purposes, when a church was built nearby; possibly this was the church and monastery founded by St Nikon Metanoeites c .975. Occupation continued until c .1350. Interpretation of the topography of Sparta in the light of the new evidence from the stoa suggests that the still elusive agora may have been on the upper plateau N of the stoa, rather than beneath the stadium to the S
Acropolis · Agora · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Excavation · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Geology · History · Paleontology · Stratigraphy
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| Citations per year | 0.22 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |