Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Κλασική ΑρχαιολογίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Tzeli Maria-Theodora
Supervisors info:
Χρύσανθος Κανελλόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Στυλιανός Κατάκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Κλήμης Ασλανίδης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Σχολή Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών, Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης
Original Title:
Συστήματα ξύλινων φορέων στήριξης στεγών και επίπεδες οροφές στην Ελλάδα και τη Μικρά Ασία της ρωμαϊκής περιόδου
Translated title:
Structural systems of timber framed roofs and flat ceilings in Roman Greece and Asia Minor
Summary:
This study seeks to examine the timber framed roofs and the attached or independent, stone or wooden flat ceilings of Roman Greece and Asia Minor. Today, almost nothing survives from the ancient structures, due to the perishable nature of wood of which they mainly consisted, while any relevant epigraphic and philological evidence is scarce and not very helpful for understanding their morphological and structural features. However, important information about the lost frameworks has often been gained directly from other surviving architectural members, allowing scholars to make assumptions about their forms. To this day, this knowledge is scattered in excavation diaries, archaeological reports and architectural studies of individual buildings or complexes, and remains scandalously unconnected with the general descriptions and analyses of the "Greek" post-and-lintel system and the "Roman" truss, which are still reproduced in handbooks of ancient architecture. In the rich literature around Greek, Etruscan and Roman roofs and building traditions, the absence of a study focused on Roman timber roofs is deafening. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive analysis of timber roofs in Roman Greece and Asia Minor, and make an original contribution to knowledge through the critical evaluation of previous studies and derivation of new conclusions.
Main subject category:
Archaeology
Keywords:
roof, ceiling, coffer, truss, post-and-lintel
Number of references:
136
