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	Household and City Organization at Olynthus
		Olynthus was occupied for a short period of time, primarily from 432 - 348 BC.
		The reconstruction of domestic and civic life at Olynthus offered in the book is based in part on analysis of the the architecture and artifacts from Robinson's excavations, recorded in his 14-volume series Excavations at Olynthus and in unpublished fieldbooks and other records.
		It contains 11,023 records of artifacts published in the Olynthus publications (2,201 of which have been added to or corrected with unpublished information from the fieldbooks), and 4,167 records of unpublished artifacts recorded only in the fieldbooks or other excavation notes.
	www.unc.edu /awmc/web-householdandcityorganizationatolynthus.html (403 words)

	Olynthus - LoveToKnow 1911
		OLYNTHUS, an ancient city of Chalcidice, situated in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, at some little distance from the sea, and about 60 stadia (7 or 8 m.) from Potidaea.
		The history of the confederacy of Olynthus illustrates at once the strength and the weakness of that movement towards federation which is one of the most marked features of the later stages of Greek history.
		The strength of the movement is shown both by the duration and by the extent of the Chalcidic League.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Olynthus (782 words)

	Olynthus: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		In 379 b.c., Sparta defeated Olynthus and dissolved the league, which was, however, re-formed after the fall of Sparta.
		Olynthus had been allied with Philip II of Macedon against Athens, but, fearing Philip's power, sought Athenian aid.
		Olynthus and Potidaea were the chief towns in antiquity; Poliyiros is today the leading town and an administrative center.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/olynthus.jsp (809 words)

	Settled in an Orderly Fashion
		Only at Olynthus can we study the remains of a planned city occupied for less than three generations, and so relatively unmodified by later rebuilding, and consider not only the architecture of houses but their contents as well, with well-preserved assemblages on the final destruction floors.
		The reconstruction of domestic and civic life at Olynthus offered in the book is based in part on analysis of the the architecture and artifacts from Robinson's excavations, recorded in his 14-volume series
		These were entered into a database to allow me to reassemble all the objects found in each room, reconstruct the activities that took place in different rooms and houses, and study the distribution of artifacts and activities across the site.
	www.stoa.org /olynthus (1068 words)

	Olynthus
		Olynthus, an ancient city of Chalcidice, situated in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, at some little distance from the sea, and about 60 stadia (7 or 8 miles) from Potidaea.
		Twenty years later, in the reign of Philip, the power of Olynthus is asserted by Demosthenes to have been much greater than before the Spartan expedition.
		There are coins of the league in the British Museum which are earlier than 400, and one in the possession of Professor Oman, of Oxford, which he and Mr Head are disposed to think may be as early as 415-420.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Olynthus.html (1013 words)

	House of Many Colors - The Setting
		Olynthus is an ancient city located in Macedonia, an area of northern Greece, about 240 km (150 miles), as the crow flies, north of Athens.
		Olynthus was not a large polis Within these territories would be smaller towns, villages, and farmland, all providing produce and supplies to the whole polis.
		At this time, or shortly thereafter, the new portion of Olynthus was planned and built on the North Hill to accommodate this influx of peoples.
	www.vizin.org /projects/hofmc/html/hofmcsetting.htm (1268 words)

	Olynthus - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Olynthus, an ancient city of Chalcidice, situated in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, at some little distance from the sea, and about 60 stadia (7 or 8 miles) from Potidaea.
		Twenty years later, in the reign of Philip, the power of Olynthus is asserted by Demosthenes to have been much greater than before the Spartan expedition.
		There is a small museum featuring artifacts recovered from old Olynthus, and at least part of the ruins are open to public tours during daylight hours.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/ol/olynthus.php (928 words)

	City Geography and Architecture
		Olynthus did have public spaces, although these have not received as much attention as the residential areas, perhaps because many of the valuable artifacts were taken from the public places by Phillip’s troops and because the houses are a finding unique to Olynthus.
		No sanctuaries have been positively identified at Olynthus, despite epigraphic evidence speaking of a sanctuary of Artemis at Olynthus (an inscription for such a temple was found outside the city).
		Below are figures of an insula (the ground plan is from Nevett, and the photograph is of the North Hill, taken from Cahill).
	web.mit.edu /jbenezry/www/Olynthus/the_city.htm (438 words)

	Schulers Books (The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes - 1/16)
		Olynthus was a city in Macedonia, at the head of the Toronaic gulf, and north of the peninsula of Pallene.
		Over all this tract the sway of Olynthus was considerable, and she had waged wars anciently with Athens and Sparta, and been formidable to Philip's predecessors on the throne of Macedon.
		I have followed the common order, as adopted by Bekker, whose edition of Demosthenes is the text of this translation; and indeed my opinion is, on the whole, in favor of preserving the common order, though the plan of this work prevents my entering into controversy on the question.
	www.schulers.com /books/de/o/The_Olynthiacs_and_the_Phillippics_of_Demosthenes (1433 words)

	OLYNTHUS - Online Information article about OLYNTHUS
		After three years of indecisive warfare Olynthus consented to dissolve the confederacy (379).
		broke out between Philip and Athens (357), Olynthus was at first in alliance with Philip.
		It is probable that the strength of the league was more seriously undermined by the policy of Athens than by the action of Sparta.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OLYNTHUS.html (1164 words)

	Callisthenes of Olynthus
		Callisthenes of Olynthus (ca.370-327): early biographer of Alexander the Great.
		When Alexander, the young king of Macedonia, invaded Asia in 334, in his company was a professional historian named Callisthenes of Olynthus.
		The two men may have met as members of the circle around the Macedonian philosopher Aristotle of Stagira, who was an uncle of the historian and the teacher of the future king.
	www.livius.org /caa-can/callisthenes/callisthenes.html (680 words)

	New Page 1
		Ellingson was a graduate student in archaeology studying under Robinson and was entrusted with the supervision of up to 60 Greek workmen excavating 5 different houses at the site.
		The Robinson's excavations at Olynthus continue to be of great importance to classical archaeologists.
		Thus Olynthus offers unrivaled evidence for ancient Greek domestic architecture and life in the average home which is simply not found at any other Greek site.
	faculty.evansville.edu /ak58/Ellingson/index.htm (415 words)

	AllRefer.com - Olynthus (Ancient History, Greece) - Encyclopedia
		B.C., and Olynthus, as the head of this Chalcidian League, vigorously opposed the threats of Athens and Sparta.
		B.C., Sparta defeated Olynthus and dissolved the league, which was, however, re-formed after the fall of Sparta.
		See M. Gude, A History of Olynthus (1933); D. Robinson et al., Excavations at Olynthus (13 vol., 1929–50).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Olynthus.html (241 words)

	Hellenica - Chapter III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		On their side the men of Olynthus, seeing the rapid approach of the light infantry, wheeled and quietly retired until they had recrossed the river, drawing the enemy on, who followed with conspicuous hardihood.
		All members of these classes were, by the general's strict injunctions, further to be provided with arms, and loans were to be raised for the purpose without delay.
		Moreover, Agesipolis was admirably suited to Agesilaus, sharing with the merriment of youth in tales of the chase and horsemanship and boyish loves;[12] while, to crown all, the touch of reverence due from younger to elder was not wanting in their common life.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/historical/Hellenica/chap28.html (2128 words)

	Detail Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Located on the coastal plain of the Chalcidic mainland, at the head the Gulf of Torone, Olynthus was originally a settlement of the non-Greek, native Bottiaeans.
		Soon thereafter, Olynthus became the capital of the newly formed local federation known as the Chalcidic League.
		He razed Olynthus to the ground and sold the inhabitants as Slaves.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0363 (276 words)

	The History of the Peloponnesian War eBook
		Meanwhile the Potidaeans and the Peloponnesians with Aristeus were encamped on the side looking towards Olynthus on the isthmus, in expectation of the Athenians, and had established their market outside the city.
		Being at a loss which of the two risks to choose, whether to go to Olynthus or to Potidaea, he at last determined to draw his men into as small a space as possible, and force his way with a run into Potidaea.
		Meanwhile the auxiliaries of the Potidaeans from Olynthus, which is about seven miles off and in sight of Potidaea, when the battle began and the signals were raised, advanced a little way to render assistance; and the Macedonian horse formed against them to prevent it.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/7142/27.html (385 words)

	Exile From Olynthus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In the spring of 1928, she and two other ASCSA students participated in the first year's excavation at the site of the City Olynthus.
		Willy documented the fateful year in ~100 long letters written to her mother and in her diary.
		Combining these documents - now held in the Special Collections of the Newman Library at Virginia Tech - with both primary sources dealing with the history of the ASCSA and recent publications analyzing Olynthus and Greek archeology, it is possible to reconstruct the broken fragments of that important year.
	filebox.vt.edu /r/rcheng/WorkStuff/Exile (138 words)

	Battle of Chalcis at AllExperts
		An army from Chalcis, Spartolus, and Olynthus met the Athenians in battle, but their hoplites were defeated and they retreated to Spartolus; their cavalry, however, was victorious against the Athenian troops.
		Reinforcements soon arrived from Olynthus, and they launched a second attack on the Athenians.
		The Athenians panicked and were routed, with all of their generals and 430 other men killed.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_chalcis.htm (193 words)

	Domestic space in the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods
		Although classical archaeologists are sometimes criticized for their focus on public, monumental remains, the published archaeological record of private houses from the late classical and hellenistic periods is rivalled by few if any periods of history anywhere in the world.
		First, read the Perseus Project entry on the site of Olynthus. When you are done, you should have some idea of the city's layout. (Aerial photos of the North and South hills and of the North Hill may help.) Be sure you can answer the following questions:
		Read the Perseus Project description of House A vii 4 at Olynthus; compare the description with this plan of the house.
	shot.holycross.edu /courses/ICA/F02/classprep/domesticspace (465 words)

	Household and City Organization at Olynthus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Olynthus, an ancient city in northern Greece, was preserved in an exceptionally complete state after its abrupt sacking by Phillip II of Macedon in 348 B.C., and excavations in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered more than a hundred houses and their contents.
		In this book Nicholas Cahill analyzes the results of the excavations to reconstruct the daily lives of the ancient Greeks, the organization of their public and domestic space, and the economic and social patterns in the city.
		Nicholas Cahill is associate professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin.
	yalepress.yale.edu /yupbooks/bookprinter.asp?isbn=0300084951 (248 words)

	Olynthus - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		&BC;, and Olynthus, as the head of this Chalcidian League, vigorously opposed the threats of Athens and Sparta.
		In 379 &BC;, Sparta defeated Olynthus and dissolved the league, which was, however, re-formed after the fall of Sparta.
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	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=Olynthus (293 words)

	Olynthus - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Olynthus, ancient city of Greece, on the peninsula of Chalcidice (now Khalkidhikí), NE of Potidaea.
		Philip destroyed (348 BC) the city despite Athenian aid.
		Bibliography: See M. Gude, A History of Olynthus (1933); D. Robinson et al., Excavations at Olynthus (13 vol., 1929-50).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Olynthus.html (499 words)

	Thucydides-Passages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The allies had chosen Aristeus general of all the infantry, and of the cavalry Perdiccas, for he had no sooner joined than he again deserted the Athenians and was now fighting on the side of the Potidaeans, having appointed Iolaus to be his lieutenant at home.
		But Callias the Athenian general and his colleagues sent the Macedonian horse and a few of the allied troops towards Olynthus that they might check any movement in that quarter, while they themselves, quitting their position, marched against Potidaea.
		The wing led by Aristeus, which was composed of his Corinthian followers and other picked troops, routed their opponents and chased them far away; but the rest of the army, both Potidaeans and Peloponnesians, were defeated by the Athenians and fled into the city.
	classicpersuasion.org /pw/thucydides/thucydides-passages.php?pleaseget=1.62-66 (854 words)

	Household and City Organization at Olynthus by Cahill, Nicholas
		Household and City Organization at Olynthus by Cahill, Nicholas
		Olynthus, one of the best-preserved ancient Greek cities, was excavated in the 1920s and 1930s, revealing more than a hundred houses and their exceptionally complete contents.
		In this copiously illustrated book, Nicholas Cahill analyzes this archaeological information and provides important new insights into the daily lives of the ancient Greeks, the organization of their public and domestic space, and the economic and social patterns in Olynthus.
	www.heritagemp.com /titles.asp?cstk=173844 (156 words)

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		NORTH AEGEAN CONQUEST In 356, he took ove Potidaea, which he handed over to Olynthus, successfully frustrating Athens hope of forming an aliance aginst Philip with olynthus.
		In 355 he took Methone and then Olynthus now controlling all the European coast of the North Aegean.
		Athens divided its efforts, sending half the Olynthus, whoarrived to late, and half to Euboea, and they passed out of the Athenian Confediacory.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/hastings/155/philip.doc (1204 words)

	Olynthus * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Olynthus * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
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		"People, Places and Things: Olynthus", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Olynthus_1.html (187 words)

	The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes eBook
		In Olynthus some of the statesmen were in Philip’s interest, doing every thing for him; some were on the honest side, aiming to preserve their fellow-citizens from slavery.
		A body of five hundred horse were led by him into an ambuscade, and captured by the besiegers.
		The creatures of Philip; they that, while the city stood, slandered and calumniated the honest counselors so effectually, that the Olynthian people were induced to banish Apollonides.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/6878/50.html (465 words)

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