Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (5.1886-1890)

PEE FACE.

The present volume includes the work of the American
School of Classical Studies at Athens from 1886 to the summer
of 1890. With reports of the work of the School at Sikyon,
Ikaria, Stamata, Anthedon, Thisbe, and Plataia, a larger part of
this volume is given up to the results of actual excavation than
has been the case with any of its predecessors. In surveying
these results, the School can fairly claim that some real gains
have been made in the domains of Greek topography, archi-
tecture, and art.

The thanks of the Managing-Committee are due to Dr.
Theodor Mommsen, who has placed his high authority at their
service in his article commenting on the fragment of the Edict
of Diocletian found by the School at Plataia, which forms one
of the papers presented.

In pursuance of an agreement made in March, 1889, by the
Managing-Committee with the American Journal of Archaeology,
the papers collected in this volume have appeared already, from
time to time, in the Journal. The object of the agreement was
to secure earlier publication for the work of the School than
would, in general, be possible were it necessary to await the
accumulation of sufficient material for a volume of the regular
series. As a consequence of this agreement, the system of spell-
ing adopted by the Journal for Greek proper names has been
allowed to stand in the following pages, though the system in

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