Didier Laroche
Ensas, Architecture, Faculty Member
- Greek Architecture, Architecture, Classical Architecture, Anatolian Archaeology, Ancient Lycia, Greek sanctuaries, and 28 moreStonehenge, Oracle, History of Ancient Macedonia, Lycian, Delphi, Pergamon, Apollo, Smyrna, Claros, Roman Basilica, Letoon, Delphi architecture, Helios, Fritz Beblo, History of architecture, Archaeology, Heritage Conservation, Urban History, Rehabilitation, Cultural Heritage Conservation, Hittite, Building Conservation, Anatolian Studies, Attale Ier De Pergame, Eumenes, Votive offerings, Roman Archaeology, and Chiosedit
One of the least studied topics about the presentation of archaeological sites is the relationship between how the site is - or has been - excavated and how it looks to visitors. In the case of Delphi, one of the last "great sites"... more
One of the least studied topics about the presentation of archaeological sites is the relationship between how the site is - or has been - excavated and how it looks to visitors. In the case of Delphi, one of the last "great sites" excavated in the 19th century, there is always a gap between the publications relating the excavations, and planning issues, so much that it is quite difficult to know in what summer the site was handed over to the Greek authorities on May 2, 1903.
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A number of observations highlight the decorative rather than structural function of capitals in Egypt and Corinthian capitals in the Greco-Roman world. In both cases, the vegetal references suggest a symbolic signification rather than... more
A number of observations highlight the decorative rather than structural function of capitals in Egypt and Corinthian capitals in the Greco-Roman world. In both cases, the vegetal references suggest a symbolic signification rather than tectonic role.
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Ancient authors attest to a temple of Artemis, close to that of Athena, at Delphi. The sanctuary of the goddess has never been identified, despite suggestions that her temple can be found in certain buildings on the Marmaria terrace. This... more
Ancient authors attest to a temple of Artemis, close to that of Athena, at Delphi. The sanctuary of the goddess has never been identified, despite suggestions that her temple can be found in certain buildings on the Marmaria terrace. This article attempts to take stock of this research, which is one of the aims of the current study program on this site (2017-2027).
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Research Interests: Ancient History, Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Classics, Anatolian Studies, and 15 moreAnatolian Archaeology, Ancient Greek History, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, Ancient Anatolia, Ancient Caria, Fortifications, Arkeoloji, Archaeological Excavation, Epigraphy, Caria, Asia Minor, Anadolu, Carian history, Excavations, and Euromos
Research Interests: Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Anatolian Studies, Anatolian Archaeology, Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, and 15 moreAnatolia, Ancient Anatolia, Arkeoloji, Archaeological Excavation, History and archaeology, Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, Caria, Asia Minor, Anadolu, Hellenistic architecture, Fouilles archéologiques, Archéologie Classique, Hellenistic Archeology, Euromos, and Asie mineure
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Research Interests: History, Ancient History, Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Humanities, and 8 moreHellenistic History, Anatolian Archaeology, Ancient Greek History, Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, History of Late Classical and Hellenistic Asia Minor, Asia Minor, and Roman Archaeology
Arctos welcomes submissions dealing with any aspect of classical antiquity, and the reception of ancient cultures in mediaeval times and beyond. Arctos presents research articles and short notes in the fields of Greek and Latin languages,... more
Arctos welcomes submissions dealing with any aspect of classical antiquity, and the reception of ancient cultures in mediaeval times and beyond. Arctos presents research articles and short notes in the fields of Greek and Latin languages, literatures, ancient history, philosophy, religions, archaeology, art, and society. Each volume also contains reviews of recent books. The website is at www.
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New elements about the so-called Marmaria terrace in Delphi (Greece)
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Short paper about the history of the latest temples of Apollo in Delphi (Greece)
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Le site dont il est question ici, dont le nom pré-hellénique « Kiršu » (ou Kirši) est connu grâce à deux inscriptions araméennes, occupe un éperon rocheux de 750 m de long, difficile d’accès, à 8 km à vol d’oiseau au Sud de Gülnar, et... more
Le site dont il est question ici, dont le nom pré-hellénique « Kiršu » (ou Kirši) est connu grâce à deux inscriptions araméennes, occupe un éperon rocheux de 750 m de long, difficile d’accès, à 8 km à vol d’oiseau au Sud de Gülnar, et 14 km au nord de la côte faisant face à Chypre. Ce nom est mentionné dans la chronique de Nériglissar (557-556), où ce roi néo-babylonien se vante d’avoir pris et incendié la ville, le palais et les gens. À l’époque perse, la ville fut probablement reconstruite ..
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Preliminary report of the 2016 excavation campaign at Euromos by the French archaeological mission.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Anatolian Studies, Anatolian Archaeology, Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, and 15 moreHistory of Late Classical and Hellenistic Asia Minor, Ancient Anatolia, Karian archaeology, Arkeoloji, Archaeological Excavation, Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, Caria, Asia Minor, Anadolu, Karia, Hellenistic architecture, Klasik Arkeoloji, Roman Asia Minor, Roman Archaeology, and Hellenistic Archeology
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En dehors des frontons du temple, patiemment reconstitues par Francis Croissant, l’image d’Apollon a Delphes au ive siecle est restee jusqu’a present largement meconnue. Nous proposons, a la suite d’un reexamen des figures centrales de... more
En dehors des frontons du temple, patiemment reconstitues par Francis Croissant, l’image d’Apollon a Delphes au ive siecle est restee jusqu’a present largement meconnue. Nous proposons, a la suite d’un reexamen des figures centrales de ces frontons, de les redistribuer et les reinterpreter. L’interversion, qui en resulte, des representations d’Apollon et de Dionysos s’explique, selon nous, par un programme general qui concerne egalement la figure d’acrotere central du fronton est. Dans cette nouvelle proposition, nous incluons une statue monumentale d’Apollon, qui se trouvait selon nous sur la grande base de l’opisthodome. L’observation de la pierre interpretee comme un omphalos et recemment replacee au sommet de la colonne d’acanthe nous conduit a y reconnaitre une representation non figurative du dieu, rappelant les Agyieis connus a Cyrene et Apollonia d’Illyrie. Cette nouvelle lecture du monument nous amene a l’identifier au Sitalkas de trente‑cinq coudees connu par Pausanias. Par ailleurs, nous replacons sur une fondation anciennement attribuee au monument d’Aristaineta une base pour deux statues, contemporaine, egalement, de l’achevement du temple.
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The pillar facing the new facade of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi was an offering of the "People of Rhodes", supporting a "gilded chariot of Helios". A new study of the remains shows that the pillar was higher than previously restored... more
The pillar facing the new facade of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi was an offering of the "People of Rhodes", supporting a "gilded chariot of Helios". A new study of the remains shows that the pillar was higher than previously restored and that the chariot was represented coming out of the sea, surrounded by dolphins and looking West. A stone with representation of waves belongs to this group, and a pink stone was supporting the chariot. We can get an idea of this sculpted group through images painted on Apulian ceramics of the 4th century BC. Lysippos could be the author of this work, commemorating the liberation of Rhodes after the death of Alexander.
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The Athenian Stoa was one of the earliest portico built in Ancient Greece. The inscription tells us that "weapons taken over the enemies" were exposed there, without précising which enemy. A new examination of the remains shows that on... more
The Athenian Stoa was one of the earliest portico built in Ancient Greece. The inscription tells us that "weapons taken over the enemies" were exposed there, without précising which enemy. A new examination of the remains shows that on the long base applied against the polygonal wall stood pillars erected for the exhibition of these weapons (Pausanias only mention shields). The stylistic evidence refers to the period around 506BC, when the Athenians started to take over their neighbors, especially the Aegineans.
Traces of the terracotta entablature against the rear wall shows that there was a half gable on the Eastern return of the stoa.
Traces of the terracotta entablature against the rear wall shows that there was a half gable on the Eastern return of the stoa.
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Preliminary results relating to the functioning of the cult (processions, sacrifices ...) in the enclosure of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi: topography, access routes and structure of the altar.
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Based on the experience of studying antique buildings on different sites in Greece and Turkey, we noticed that the destruction phase of these buildings shows recurrent facts which can be useful for the understanding of the structures.... more
Based on the experience of studying antique buildings on different sites in Greece and Turkey, we noticed that the destruction phase of these buildings shows recurrent facts which can be useful for the understanding of the structures. Natural causes (land sliding, earthquakes ...) have been frequently raised to explain the destruction of constructions which were in fact destroyed by humans at the end of antiquity. Some of them have been undergoing substantial transformations, whose particularities can be mistaken through their historical development and use.
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Η αρχαία πόλη και η σημασία της κατά τον Πελοποννησιακό Πόλεμο και τα ελληνιστικά χρόνια Η στρατηγική σημασία της Ναυπάκτου στην αρχαιότητα οφειλόταν στο λιμάνι της, το οποίο βρίσκεται σε καίριο σημείο του Κορινθιακού κόλπου. Η πόλη... more
Η αρχαία πόλη και η σημασία της κατά τον Πελοποννησιακό Πόλεμο και τα ελληνιστικά χρόνια Η στρατηγική σημασία της Ναυπάκτου στην αρχαιότητα οφειλόταν στο λιμάνι της, το οποίο βρίσκεται σε καίριο σημείο του Κορινθιακού κόλπου. Η πόλη υπήρξε σύμ-μαχος των Αθηναίων κατά τη διάρκεια του Πελοποννησιακού Πολέμου και συνέβαλε στη νίκη τους κατά των Σπαρτιατών κατά τον Αρχιδάμειο πόλεμο (431-421 π.Χ.). Επί-σης το 217 π.Χ. η Ναύπακτος γίνεται ξανά κέντρο πανελληνίου ενδιαφέροντος εξαι-τίας του συνεδρίου μεταξύ της Αιτωλικής Συμπολιτείας από τη μια και του Φιλίππου Ε' της Μακεδονίας, της Αχαϊκής Συμπολι-τείας και της Μεσσήνης από την άλλη, προ-κειμένου να τερματίσουν τον Συμμαχικό Πόλεμο. Το πιο αξιοπερίεργο φαινόμενο της κλασικής Ναυπάκτου είναι η συγκατοί-κηση δύο πληθυσμών στην ίδια πόλη, των Οζολών Λοκρών και των Μεσσηνίων της Ιθώμης τους οποίους επέβαλλαν οι Αθη-ναίοι το 457 π.Χ. όταν αυτοί εξεδιώχθησαν από τα εδάφη τους από τους Σπαρτιάτες. Οι κάτοικοι αυτοί της Ναυπάκτου αφιέρωσαν στην Ολυμπία τη Νίκη του Παιωνίου για να γιορτάσουν τις νίκες τους κατά των Σπαρ-τιατών και των συμμάχων τους καθώς και ένα ανάλογο μνημείο στους Δελφούς, το οποίο όμως χάθηκε. Ο παρών τόμος δημο-σιεύει τα Πρακτικά μιας ημερίδας που έλα-βε χώρα στη Ναύπακτο στο Ίδρυμα Μπό-τσαρη το 2014 με θέμα τη Ναύπακτο κατά την αρχαιότητα.
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Study of the Agora of Smyrna (2005)
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Reinterpretation of the area in front of the stoa of the Athenians in the sanctuary of Apollo as the real Agora of Delphi. A new monument (monumental tripod) appears at the western border of this space previously identified as the... more
Reinterpretation of the area in front of the stoa of the Athenians in the sanctuary of Apollo as the real Agora of Delphi. A new monument (monumental tripod) appears at the western border of this space previously identified as the "Halos" mentioned in antique sources
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Trying to define specific characters of an architecture according to the modern system of slicing time with centuries is probably illogical. Nevertheless, looking to the buildings erected during the third century a.C. in Delphi shows... more
Trying to define specific characters of an architecture according to the modern system of slicing time with centuries is probably illogical. Nevertheless, looking to the buildings erected during the third century a.C. in Delphi shows that this moment is a transition between late classical architecture represented by the new temple of Apollo and new types of monuments which became popular during the Hellenistic times. In particular, the twin columns monuments erected by Etolian families show technical specificities common to earlier constructions but usher a new typology of high pedestal. Origin of the contributors must also be taken in account to understand the changes which occur during this time of transition.
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Presentation of the different activities of the Letoon archaeological mission in 2005 : temple of Leto, Hadrian cult ensemble and Hellenistic theatre
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The so-called "Bâtiment A", on the acropolis of Meydancıkkale (ancient Kirshu) is known by the fact that a big monetary treasury was found there in 1980. The architecture of the building dates from the Hellenistic period but its plan... more
The so-called "Bâtiment A", on the acropolis of Meydancıkkale (ancient Kirshu) is known by the fact that a big monetary treasury was found there in 1980. The architecture of the building dates from the Hellenistic period but its plan seems quite original and refers to oriental housing or official places. We suggest that it was very similar to the "palace" of Iraq-al-Amir, a place for both housing the local ruler and for worship. This type of building would be an illustration of mixed tradition of the West (Macedonian) and the East (Persian) during the reign of the Diadochi.
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Nous revenons sur la restitution de quatre trésors de Delphes bien connus. La barrière de cippes qui ferme à l’est la terrasse orientale du trésor des Athéniens invite à s’interroger sur la fonction de cet enclos. De nouvelles données... more
Nous revenons sur la restitution de quatre trésors de Delphes bien connus. La barrière de cippes qui ferme à l’est la terrasse orientale du trésor des Athéniens invite à s’interroger sur la fonction de cet enclos. De nouvelles données permettent de proposer des hypothèses de restitution du plan de la lesché des Cnidiens et de son élévation tenant compte des nécessités liées à la présence de peintures, mais aussi de réinterpréter le mur de soutènement au sud. Le réexamen du trésor des Thébains conduit à changer son orientation et à interpréter la fenêtre de la publication comme une ouverture destinée à la ventilation du prodomos. Le trésor des Cyrénéens est doté d’une nouvelle porte, plus conforme aux usages de l’architecture grecque classique. Les circonstances de sa consécration sont revues dans le cadre de la nouvelle datation imposée par sa nouvelle situation sur la fondation SD 302.
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Claude Rolley has identified the female figure next to Poseidon exhibited in the Museum of Art and History of Izmir as his wife Amphitrite. Untill this new identification which is based on the woman attitude, it was supposed, without any... more
Claude Rolley has identified the female figure next to Poseidon exhibited in the Museum of Art and History of Izmir as his wife Amphitrite. Untill this new identification which is based on the woman attitude, it was supposed, without any argument, to be Demeter.
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New graphic restoration of the Altar of Apollo, dedicated by the Chians.
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Delphi is today the best-known site in the area of Ancient Phocis, but the discussion on its archaeological remains has focused so far on monuments, architecture, sculpture and other monumental finds. The re-evaluation of the... more
Delphi is today the best-known site in the area of Ancient Phocis, but the discussion on its archaeological remains has focused so far on monuments, architecture, sculpture and other monumental finds. The re-evaluation of the archaeological data in the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia allows to reopen the discussion on the sacrifices and performances in the city’s space of Delphi and to explore cultic plurality phenomenon. The location of the sanctuary, in the entrance of the city by coming from Athens and Boeotia, adds a topographic and functional prospect to the practice of the sacrifices on the Delphi’s and pan-mediterranean scale of the consultations of the oracle.