Themes - 16

Question 1

Location of preplanned cities

Answer 1

Best to found on virgin soil (Priene) or as way of rebuilding after large segment is destroyed (Miletos by Persians)

Question 2

Houses in Olynthos

Answer 2

Built around central inner courtyard functioning not only as domestic space but as area for craft and food production. Each house equipped with storage area, an oikos unit (private living area), cooking area, bathroom.

Question 3

Olynthos organization

Answer 3

Rectilinear street system with uniform width from side to side. Streets that run north/south, however, are wider in the center and narrower at edges, allowing for heavier traffic through the center of the city.