The archaeology of Roman Macedonia : urban and rural environments / Vassilis Evangelidis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evangelidis, Vassilis, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities.

Macedonia--Antiquities.

Macedonia.

Macedonia--Antiquities, Roman.

Thrace--Antiquities.

Thrace.

Thrace--Antiquities, Roman.

Macedonia--History--168 B.C.-1389 A.D.

Thrace--History--To 1362.

Europe--Macedonia.

Mediterranean Region--Thrace.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps, plans ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Archeology of Roman Macedonia

Roman Macedonia

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2022.

Summary:

"Macedonia is a region that provides its own intriguing questions due to its position on the fringe of the classical Greek world. It is also an area which is of special interest to students of history and archaeology of Roman period Greece since it was the first to be incorporated in the Roman state. Macedonia shared a similar path of development with Achaea during the imperial period. As provinces far from productive zones and frontiers, both played a minor role in the imperial administrative structure. Beneath this similarity, however, lie many differences: in Macedonia's proximity to the Balkans, its early contact with Rome, its relatively low level of urbanization, its multicultural context and its sizeable economy, which played their own role in the formation of the urban and rural environments. With a focus on elements of the built environment and human habitat, this book examines old and new archaeological evidence to present a concise overview of the archaeology of the area and develop a better perception of the region in terms of archaeology of the built environment, architecture and architectural influences, urbanization and use of land and resources from the 2nd century BCE to the early 4th century CE. Driven by a set of key questions that are addressed through the archaeological evidence, the book explores key issues in understanding the archaeology of the area, like the role of architectural tradition and innovation, the interdependency between practical bases of architecture and socio cultural aspects, the exploitation of local resources, and the role of external influences. Special importance is given to the interaction of Greek, Roman and local cultures and the ways that the formation of the built environment eventually led to the assimilation of ideas from East and West in terms of workmanship, use of materials, design and function"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The historical framework: Roman Macedonia. From the revolt of Andriscus to the reign of Galerius / D. Grigoropoulos

1.1. The period of the Principate / D. Grigoropoulos

1.2. Late Roman Macedonia / D. Grigoropoulos

1.3. Human geography: the different people of Roman Macedonia / D. Grigoropoulos

1.4. Epilogue to the historical overview / D. Grigoropoulos

2. Land and resources: ownership and exploitation / D. Grigoropoulos

2.1. The geographical setting of Provincia Macedonia / D. Grigoropoulos

2.2. Land and agriculture / D. Grigoropoulos

2.3. Pastoralism / D. Grigoropoulos

2.4. Mining / D. Grigoropoulos

2.5. Quarries / D. Grigoropoulos

3. Decline and continuity of settlements: urban and rural sites / D. Grigoropoulos

3.1. Roman colonies: a new addition to the provincial landscape / D. Grigoropoulos

3.2. Urbanization patterns / D. Grigoropoulos

3.3. Rural settlement patterns / D. Grigoropoulos

4. Via Egnatia and the provincial road network / D. Grigoropoulos

5. The archaeology of built environment. A short history of the archaeological research of Roman Macedonia / D. Grigoropoulos

6. The transfoimation of old and the construction of new public spaces: agoras and fora / D. Grigoropoulos

7. Public and administrative buildings / D. Grigoropoulos

7.1. A Late Roman administrative and ritual complex: the palace of Galerius in Thessaloniki / D. Grigoropoulos

8. Buildings for commerce and industry / D. Grigoropoulos

9. The architecture of ritual space: temples and sanctuaries / D. Grigoropoulos

10. An architecture of entertainment: theatres and spectacle buildings / D. Grigoropoulos

11. An architecture of water: aqueducts, baths, latrines, fountains / D. Grigoropoulos

11.1. Aqueducts / D. Grigoropoulos

11.2. Baths / D. Grigoropoulos

11.3. Latrines / D. Grigoropoulos

11.4. Water fountains and krenai / D. Grigoropoulos

11.5. Epilogue: a culture of water in Macedonia / D. Grigoropoulos

12. An architecture of movement and passage: colonnaded streets and gates / D. Grigoropoulos

12.1. An architecture of passage: gates and arches / D. Grigoropoulos

13. Housing in urban and peri-urban contexts / D. Grigoropoulos

13.1. Houses in the Imperial period / D. Grigoropoulos

13.2. Domestic architecture: from the urban mansions of the rich to the modest houses of the non-elites / D. Grigoropoulos

14. An architecture of defence: the refortification of the cities / D. Grigoropoulos

15. Deathscapes: urban and rural burial grounds / D. Grigoropoulos

15.1. Layout and organization / D. Grigoropoulos

15.2. Elite prominence / D. Grigoropoulos

15.3. Burial types and monuments / D. Grigoropoulos

15.4. Rural burial grounds / D. Grigoropoulos

15.5. Cross-provincial trends in the formation of deathscapes / D. Grigoropoulos

16. Outside the cities: villas, farms and other types of rural sites / D. Grigoropoulos

16.1. Epilogue: rural sites in perspective / D. Grigoropoulos

17. Building methods - construction techniques / D. Grigoropoulos

18. Urban environments: the course of development / D. Grigoropoulos

18.1. First phase: Late Hellenistic to Early Roman / D. Grigoropoulos

18.2. Second phase: from the mid 2nd century AD to the early 4th century AD / D. Grigoropoulos

18.3. Old and new urban landscapes / D. Grigoropoulos

18.4. A new urbanism: the case of the colonies / D. Grigoropoulos

18.5. The formation of a new environment: the city in the Imperial period / D. Grigoropoulos

19. Rural environments. Villas and beyond / D. Grigoropoulos

19.1. Beyond the villa economy model / D. Grigoropoulos

19.2. Rural continuity / D. Grigoropoulos

19.3. Rural space outside the economic sphere / D. Grigoropoulos

20. Macedonia in a wider perspective: contrasts and comparisons / D. Grigoropoulos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1789258014

9781789258011

OCLC:

1266256193

Publisher Number:

99991151160