Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Κλασική ΑρχαιολογίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Spyropoulou Eirini-Chrysovalantou
Supervisors info:
Χρύσανθος Κανελλόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας ΕΚΠΑ, επιβλέπων
καθηγητής
Στυλιανός Κατάκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας ΕΚΠΑ
Jean-Charles Moretti, Διευθυντής Ινστιτούτου Έρευνας για την Αρχαία Αρχιτεκτονική του CNRS
Original Title:
Η αρχιτεκτονική του ναού της Άνω Μέλπειας: συμβολή στη μελέτη της αρκαδικής ναοδομίας
Translated title:
The architecture of the temple at Ano Melpeia: contribution to the study of the temple architecture of Arcadia
Summary:
The excavation, which was conducted at "Petroula", north of the current settlement of Ano Melpeia in Messenia, revealed the remains of a peripteral temple, while the demolition of the modern church, which was built on the east side of the temple, exposed the components of a Doric entablature and a small number of column drums. The aim of this Thesis is the study of the architecture and construction of the temple in Ano Melpeia. At the same time, the special features of the Doric genus of the scattered members are presented and an attempt is made to determine the architectural type of the building from which they come.
The first chapter defines the characteristics and the remarkable peculiarities of the Arcadian temples, in order to set a framework within which the architecture of the temple of Ano Melpeia will be examined. In the second chapter, an analysis is given of the architecture and construction of the temple in Ano Melpeia and an attempt is made to restore the missing layer of stylobate on the euthynteria and the axial distances of the columns. In the third chapter, which is essentially an examination of the scattered architectural members, the special elements of the Doric system are investigated and the stylistic characteristics of the members are determined, in order to allow their dating, since they were found out of context. In the fourth chapter, the entablature is applied to the facades of the temple, the issues arising from this combination are examined and the restored elevations are drawn in AutoCAD.
Main subject category:
Archaeology
Keywords:
ancient Greek architecture, Greek temple, Ano Melpeia Messenia, peripteral plan, Doric order, Arcadian temples, stoa, Archaic period, Hellenistic period
Number of references:
105
