During the last decades growing attention has been paid to the way ‘space’ is organised in both houses and settlements and the way that this organisation influences human life. The study of ‘space’... Show moreDuring the last decades growing attention has been paid to the way ‘space’ is organised in both houses and settlements and the way that this organisation influences human life. The study of ‘space’ as an important force in the shaping of social processes, identities and other aspects of life has become as important for understanding past societies as the study of their artefacts and architectural remains (Blake 2004, 234). Spatial studies have revealed patterns of social interaction and deeper insights into the functioning of settlements, neighbourhoods and houses (e.g. Stöger 2011; 2014). The article presented here builds on pioneering studies by applying similar methods in a thus far unexplored area as it seeks to shed light on various aspects of Olynthian society in Northern Greece through a spatial examination of its built and non-built environment. Especially since the siege and subsequent destruction of the city by Philip II’s army had important consequences for the state of the material record, the employment of spatial analyses offers an additional perspective on Olynthos’ urban life, and more precisely on movement, social activity areas and matters of social control and privacy in the city’s streetscape. Show less
