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Raum Und Religion Im Kaiserzeitlichen Griechenland – Die Sakralen Landschaften Der Argolis, Achaias Und Arkadiens Raum und Religion im kaiserzeitlichen Griechenland – Die sakralen Landschaften der Argolis, Achaias und Arkadiens Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Philosophischen Fakultät I der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg vorgelegt von Ioanna Margarita Felten aus Salzburg Frankfurt 2007 1 Erstgutachter: Professor Dr. Ulrich Sinn Zweitgutachter: Professor Dr. Detlev Kreikenbom Tag des Kolloquiums: 12. Februar 2008 2 I NHALT VORWORT ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 7 EINLEITUNG ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 9 DIE TOPOGRAPHIE DER SAKRALEN LANDSCHAFTE N ................................ ..... 21 I. Die Argolis ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 22 I.1 Argos ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 2 3 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 23 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 52 Nemea ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 59 Heraion ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 64 I.2 Epidauria ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 68 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 68 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 74 Das Asklepios - Heiligtum ................................ ................................ .......................... 75 Das Heiligtum des Apollon Maleatas ................................ ................................ ...... 106 I.3 Troizenia ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 113 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 113 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 120 Kalaureia ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 122 I.4 Methana ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 126 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 126 I.5 Hermionis ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 128 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 128 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 132 II. Achaia ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 135 II.1 Patras ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 136 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 136 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 155 3 Dyme ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 159 II.2 Aigion ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 165 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 165 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 170 II.3 Keryneia ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 172 II.4 Boura ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 173 II.5 Aigai ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 174 II.6 Aigeira ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 175 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 175 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 180 II.7 Pellene ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 182 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 182 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 184 III. Arkadien ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 186 III.1 Kynaitha ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 187 III.2 Pheneos ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 188 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 188 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 192 III.3 Kleitor ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 194 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 194 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 196 Lousoi ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 197 III.4 Psophis ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 200 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 200 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 201 III.5 Thelpousa ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 203 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 203 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 205 III.6 Heraia ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 209 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 209 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 210 III.7 Alipheira ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 212 III.8 Phigaleia ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 214 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 214 4 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 217 III.9 Stymphalos ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 220 III.10 Alea ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 224 III.11 Kaphyai ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 225 Polis ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 225 Chora ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 226 III.12 Orchomenos ................................ ................................ ...............................
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