Planned cities
Most Greek cities had an agora where markets and government meetings were held. Many also had an acropolis, a high, heavily defended area where temples stood and citizens sheltered in times of enemy attack. These were the places in which people lived their public lives. To find out how they lived in private, archaeologists have dug up ordinary houses in cities such as Olynthos.
-Town planning
Athen grew up naturally over hundreds of years, houses in many shapes were built almost anywhere that they were needed. Archaeologists have dug up a few of these buildings, but not enough to give them a clear picture of home life in ancient Greece.
Discovering Olynthos
Olynthos is in the northern region of Chalkidike. In very ancient times,
Most Greek cities had an agora where markets and government meetings were held. Many also had an acropolis, a high, heavily defended area where temples stood and citizens sheltered in times of enemy attack. These were the places in which people lived their public lives. To find out how they lived in private, archaeologists have dug up ordinary houses in cities such as Olynthos.
-Town planning
Athen grew up naturally over hundreds of years, houses in many shapes were built almost anywhere that they were needed. Archaeologists have dug up a few of these buildings, but not enough to give them a clear picture of home life in ancient Greece.
Discovering Olynthos
Olynthos is in the northern region of Chalkidike. In very ancient times,