Oikèma ou pièce polyvalente: recherches sur une installation commerciale de l’Antiquité grecque

By (author) Pavlos Karvonis

Book cover: Oikèma ou pièce polyvalente: recherches sur une installation commerciale de l’Antiquité grecque

Extent: 136 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Classical Studies

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(October 2018)

ISBN: 9781784919399

7.99 x 10.87 inches

Price: $55.00

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This volume discusses the evolution of oikema-the most common type of commercial facility in ancient Greece-through a study that covers a large area including Continental Greece, the Aegean islands, the Ionian islands and the west coast of Asia Minor.


This volume discusses the evolution of oikema, which is the most common type of commercial facility in ancient Greece. The study covers a large area including Continental Greece, the Aegean islands, the Ionian islands and the west coast of Asia Minor. The author, after a thorough analysis, proposes a new terminology for commercial and industrial facilities. The book also presents the architectural characteristics and the equipment of oikemata and discusses their location and relationship with other buildings. The ownership, use and maintenance of oikemata are also discussed. It is argued that oikemata provided merchants and craftsmen with a suitable working space and contributed to the gradual abandonment of houses as working places, especially in cities that developed in the Hellenistic period. Their characteristics corresponded perfectly well to the needs of Greek commerce.

  • By (author) Pavlos Karvonis