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- Collection: Library of Pantainos (Athens, Greece)
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Close-up of peristyle column bases, Library of Hadrian
Two photographs. A peristyle surrounded the big green and large fountain area in front of the library.
The first photograph is a close-up of some…
Antefixes from ancient Greek buildings and an antefix and lion spouts on the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, Athenian agora.
Four photographs.
The first three photographs are examples of antefixes from Greek buildings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These antefixes joined the tiles together as well as provided decoration.
The fourth photograph is a detail of the…
The first three photographs are examples of antefixes from Greek buildings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These antefixes joined the tiles together as well as provided decoration.
The fourth photograph is a detail of the…
Benches behind two column bases marking the the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos.
Two column bases mark the end of the north stoa of the LIbrary of Pantainos. Today, what would have been inside the stoa (and perhaps some shops) are benches for weary visitors to the agora.
Close-up of the Herulian Wall, Athenian agora.
In 267 AD the Heruli, a Germanic tribe from beyond the Danube, broke through Rome's defenses and made their way down into Greece, where they sacked the city, completely destroying the Library of Pantainos and other buildings. As a result, the…
Inside the Stoa of Attalos looking towards the wall where the Library of Pantainos once stood.
The marble archway of the Stoa of Attalos has three column capitals blocking it as an entrance/exit. Across the paved road is a wall marking where the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos would have been.
Ionic capital with traces of painted decoration, 5th century BC.
Two photographs. This is a capital from an Ionic column of the 5th century BC. The columns of the stoas of the Library of Pantainos were believed to have been Ionian columns.
The Ionic capital would have looked something like this, and was…
The Ionic capital would have looked something like this, and was…
Library rules, Library of Pantainos
Two photographs, showing the fragment of a marble stele with the library regulations. This is the only known surviving rules of an ancient library.
Translation: "No book is to be taken out because we have sworn an oath. [The library] is to be open…
Translation: "No book is to be taken out because we have sworn an oath. [The library] is to be open…
Model of the Library of Pantainos.
Two photographs. One several models of the Athenian agora in the Stoa of Attalos. This model of the Library of Pantainos is taken from two directions.
In the first photograph, the view is from the southwest agora. Beside the library is the Stoa of…
In the first photograph, the view is from the southwest agora. Beside the library is the Stoa of…
North stoa of the Library of Pantainos along the road between the Roman and Greek agoras.
Four photographs taken from Pikiis Street, the modern road, which covers the ancient road running between the Roman and Athenian agoras.
Photograph one is a view of the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos, which is marked on the right by the…
Photograph one is a view of the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos, which is marked on the right by the…
On top of the wall over the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos and looking towards the Roman agora.
Looking towards the Roman agora, standing on top of the wall covering the north stoa of the Library of Pantainos. In the distance, the pediment over the entrance to the Roman agora can be seen in the middle of the photograph.
Plan of the Library of Pantainos and surrounding area.
The plan shows the layout of the Library of Pantainos and its north and east stoas. There is a central peristyle court, common in Roman libraries where natural light could be used to read.