The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital and its Role in the Evolution of the Corinthian Order in Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Roman Architecture

Contents

Preface ;

Introduction ;

Chapter I ;
The Creation of the Alexandrian Corinthian Capital in Context of Hellenistic Architecture ;
Corinthian Capitals of the Hellenistic World (Excluding Egypt) ;
The Alexandrian Corinthian Capital: Typology and Analysis ;
Corinthian, Corinthianized, and Blocked-Out Capitals from the Ptolemaic and Nabataean Kingdoms ;

Chapter II ;
Italo-Hellenistic, Late Republican, and Roman Imperial Corinthian Capitals ;
Italo-Hellenistic and Roman Republican Corinthian Capitals – Examples from Rome and Italy ;
Augustan Architecture and the Rise of the Canonical Roman Orthodox Corinthian Capital ;
Alexandrian and Egyptian Corinthian Capitals between 1st Century BC and 1st Century AD ;
Post-Augustan Corinthian Capitals until the 4th Century AD ;
Alexandrian and Egyptian Roman Corinthian Capitals ;

Chapter III ;
Late Antique Corinthian Capitals from Alexandria and the Byzantine World ;
Corinthian, Corinthianized, and Corinthian-related Capitals in Late Antique Alexandria and Egypt ;
The Alexandrian Corinthian Capitals in Byzantine Architecture ;

Conclusion ;

Bibliography ;

Appendices

About the Author

Ahmed Bassioni is currently a PhD candidate at Alexandria University. He earned his diploma in 2018 and his MA in 2021 from the Alexandrian Center for Hellenistic Studies. He also works as a part-time translator.