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

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.

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