The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital and Its Role in the Evolution of the Corinthian Order in Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Roman Architecture : A Comparative Study (3rd Century BC - 7th Century AD)

The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital and its Role in the Evolution of the Corinthian Order in Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Roman Architecture discusses the evolution of the Corinthian capital in Antiquity and how this centred around Alexandria rather than Mainland Greece. It tackles the rise of the Corinthian capital in Classical Greece and its adaptation on in Hellenistic Alexandria. It describes the different designs of the Alexandrian capitals and later their adaptations throughout the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, and the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire and neighbouring countries. The book also shows how the Hellenistic versions of the Alexandrian capitals continued to be used in the Roman period both directly and indirectly. The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital and its Role in the Evolution of the Corinthian Order in Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Roman Architecture discusses the evolution of the Corinthian capital in Antiquity and how this centred around Alexandria rather than Mainland Greece. It tackles the rise of the Corinthian capital in Classical Greece and its adaptation on in Hellenistic Alexandria. It describes the different designs of the Alexandrian capitals and later their adaptations throughout the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, and the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire and neighbouring countries. The book also shows how the Hellenistic versions of the Alexandrian capitals continued to be used in the Roman period both directly and indirectly. About the Author Ahmed Bassioni is currently a PhD candidate at Alexandria University. He earned his diploma in 2018 and his MA in 2021 from the Alexandrian Center for Hellenistic Studies. He also works as a part-time translator. Cover 1 About Access Archaeology 2 Title page 3 Copyright information 4 Table of Contents 5 Acknowledgments 6 List of Figures 7 Preface 18 Introduction The Rise of the Corinthian Order in Classical Greece 21 Chapter I The Creation of the Alexandrian Corinthian Capital in Context ofHellenistic Architecture 28 Chapter II Italo-Hellenistic, Late Republican, and Roman Imperial CorinthianCapitals 66 Chapter III Late Antique Corinthian Capitals from Alexandria and the ByzantineWorld 135 Conclusion 171 Bibliography 175 This study discusses the evolution of the Corinthian capital in Antiquity and how this centred around Alexandria rather than Mainland Greece. It tackles the rise of the Corinthian capital in Classical Greece and its adaptation on in Hellenistic Alexandria.