The large built water clock of amphiaraeion

Theodossiou, E; Katsiotis, M; Manimanis, VN; Mantarakis, P

dc.contributor.author	Theodossiou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsiotis, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Manimanis, VN	en
dc.contributor.author	Mantarakis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:34:46Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:34:46Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1108-9628	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20846
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dc.subject	Ancient Greece	en
dc.subject	Attica	en
dc.subject	Oropos	en
dc.subject	Water clocks	en
dc.title	The large built water clock of amphiaraeion	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	A very well preserved ancient water clock was discovered during excavations at the Amphiaraeion, in Oropos, Greece. The Amphiaraeion, a famous religious and oracle center of the deified healer Amphiaraus, was active from the pre-classic period until the replacement of the ancient religion by Christianity in the 5th Century A.D. The foretelling was supposedly done through dreams sent by the god to the believers sleeping in a special gallery. In these dreams the god suggesting to them the therapy for their illness or the solution to their problems. The patients, then threw coins into a spring of the sanctuary. In such a place, the measurement of time was a necessity. Therefore, time was kept with both a conical sundial and a water clock in the form of a fountain. According to archeologists, the large built structure that measured the time for the sanctuary dates from the 4th Century B.C. © 2010 MAA.	en
heal.publisher	UNIV AGEAN, DEPT MEDITERRANEAN STUD	en
heal.journalName	Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000279518200009	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	159	en
dc.identifier.epage	167	en