GREEK CITY
BACKGROUND Greek an Ancient Civilization (6th -3rd C BC). The life of Greek city state was founded upon
agriculture and remained dependent on it. Climate had a beneficial determining influence on the basis of everyday life. It was generally both agreeable and reliable throughout the year. Dry but not very hot, low rainfall and late winter etc.this attractive situation encourage an open air, communally oriented attitude to life.
Which in turn assisted the development of Greek
Democracy. It had a slave society. Surplus production, so that half of work feed the whole year. This permitted spare time for civic activities. A self Governing city state.
GREEK CONTRIBUTION(DEVELOPMENTS) Greek made a quite few significant
contributions to urban history. First came the colonizing movement that took the excess population out from parent city. Trade contact were developed between such colony towns. There were 60 colony in Hellenic empire where Miletus is the one.
• Hellenic period marks the beginning of planned
grid cities in Greece. • Miletus is 1st such cities planned by Hippodamus. With this movement was the evolution of the twin foci of the Greek Cities. The Acropolis-as the religious center and The Agora-as the gathering, market place.
Lastly, there was the use
made of gridiron by Greek town planners from the early of the 5th c BC as the basis of a systematic approach to the organization of cities. Classical Greek cityAthens (unplanned, Greek new towns which was systematic planning and planned for definite population, gridiron. Those towns wore Miletus Priene
GREEK NEW TOWNS
Priene Miletus
Miletus—It was a reconstruction and
replacement of the old city in 479 BC.There was Roman period expansion and the population at that time was between 80,000100,000 in an area of about 220 acre. From 2ndc on, the city began to decay. Priene—NS-EW street, Public spaces at central zone. 29x36 m blocks with 4 dwelling units.
URBAN COMPONENTS City wall Acropolis, Agora Residential district Leisure center Religious precinct Harbor Industrial district
The city centered on Agora Agora is a square around which numerous function of the city population were built. Major functions elements were: 1. stoa- market (pati like structure) 2. Bouleterion-city council 3. Temples 4. Heliaia-supreme court 5. Tholos-government hall In addition in such a great city there were: 1. Gymnasium 2. Arena
Greek Urbanism ď‚— There was no recognized body of theory on
city planning and urbanism. ď‚— The atmosphere of philosophica land intellectuals were in search for ORDER in the city.