Senza templi, tra una casa e una bottega. Note di topografia del sacro nell’Atene di età classica

Abstract

The paper considers the mode of expression of the sacred places within the City of Athens showing that, contrary to common belief, the urban reality was characterized by extreme fragmentation of the presence of shrines scattered among private homes and installations craft ('ergasteria'). It also highlights how even the monuments of the sanctuaries were, as a matter of in fact, very different from what is generally supposed: basic elements were indeed not the temple, but rather altars, a space cut out ('temenos') and possibly cult images.