Ritorno al Pireo. Alcune riflessioni sull'organizzazione urbana e sulla cronologia dell'impianto

In this paper the author discusses the town plan of Piraeus to shed further light on some aspects he already examined in a previous article (Longo 2008). Starting from the most recent archaeological data that were overlooked in some recent studies, and the literary and epigraphic documentation, the author attempts to capture the essential elements informing the development plan of Hippodamus of Miletus, viz., functionality and the likely pre-existence of the main street axes; the characteristics of the urban grid; a clear demarcation of public and private spaces; and the issue of the location of the two agorai mentioned in literary sources.