A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, 2 Volume Set (eBook)

Barbara Burrell (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
1008 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-11360-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A one-of-a-kind exploration of archaeological evidence from the Roman Empire between 44 BCE and 337 CE

In A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, distinguished scholar and archaeologist Professor Barbara Burrell delivers an illuminating and wide-ranging discussion of peoples, institutions, and their material remains across the Roman Empire.

Divided into two parts, the book begins by focusing on the "unifying factors," institutions and processes that affected the entire empire. This ends with a chapter by Professor Greg Woolf, Ronald J. Mellor Professor of Ancient History at UCLA, which summarizes and enlarges upon the themes and contributions of the volume. Meanwhile, the second part brings out local patterns and peculiarities within the archaeological remains of the City of Rome as well as almost every province of its empire.

Each chapter is written by a noted scholar whose career has focused on the subject. Chronological coverage for each chapter is formally 44 BCE to 337 CE, but since material remains are not always so closely datable, most chapters center on the first three centuries of the Common Era, plus or minus 50 years. In addition, the book is amply illustrated and includes new and little-known finds from oft-ignored provinces.

Readers will also find:

* A thorough introduction to the peoples and operations of the Roman Empire, including not just how the center affected the periphery ("Romanization") but how peripheral provinces operated on their own and among their neighbors

* Comprehensive explorations of local patterns within individual provinces

* Contributions from a diverse panel of leading scholars in the field

* A unique form of organization that brings out systems across the empire, such as transport across sea, rivers and roads; monetary systems; pottery and foodways; the military; construction and technology

Perfect for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of archaeology and the history of the Roman Empire, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire will also earn a place in the libraries of professional archaeologists in other fields, including Mayanists, medievalists, and Far Eastern scholars seeking comparanda and bibliography on other imperial structures.

Autor

Barbara Burrell is a Roman archaeologist who teaches Classics at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Her professional focus is on Roman imperial architecture, art, and history, with a subspecialty in ancient coinage.

Inhalt

Volume 1

Part I Inter-Regional Factors 1

Introduction: The Material Roman Empire 3
Barbara Burrell

2 The Sea 14
Deborah N. Carlson

3 Roads and Waterways 37
R. Bruce Hitchner

4 Coinage 51
Barbara Burrell

5 Pottery and Foodways 69
Nicholas F. Hudson

6 The Military 91
Alexandra W. Busch

7 Technology 156
Lynne C. Lancaster

8 Summation 177
Greg Woolf

Part II Regional Factors 187

9 The City of Rome 189
Stephen Dyson

10 Italy 206
Annalisa Marzano

11 Sicilia 232
Roger J.A. Wilson

12 Raetia 257
Günther Moosbauer

13 Dacia 273
Alexandru Diaconescu

14 Dalmatia 297
Dino Demicheli

15 Macedonia 322
Vassilis Evangelidis

16 Epirus 346
David R. Hernandez

17 Achaea 373
Dimitris Grigoropoulos

18 Crete and the Cyclades 398
Rebecca J. Sweetman

19 Thrace 419
Ivo Topalilov

20 Bithynia and Pontus 443
Owen Doonan

21 Asia 468
C. Brian Rose

Volume 2

22 Galatia and Pisidia 492
Karl Strobel

23 Cappadocia 520
Guido Rosada, Maria Teresa Lachin, and Jacopo Turchetto

24 Lycia 537
Oliver Hülden

25 Pamphylia 559
Matthias C. Pichler

26 Cilicia 582
Dominique Krüger and Richard Posamentir

27 Syria 606
Andreas Kropp

28 Cyprus 632
Jody M. Gordon

29 Judaea 660
Barbara Burrell

30 Arabia 688
Sarah Wenner

31 Egypt 712
Willeke Wendrich

32 Cyrenaica 740
Susan Kane

33 Africa/Numidia/Mauretania 757
David J. Mattingly

34 Lusitania 781
Daniel Osland

35 Hispania Citerior and Hispania Baetica 804
Isabel Roda and Oliva Rodríguez Gutiérrez

36 Gallia Aquitania and Gallia Lugdunensis 831
Jane DeRose Evans

37 Gallia Narbonensis 854
Ralph Haeussler

38 Germania 880
David Wigg-Wolf

39 Britannia 911
Pete Wilson

Names and Places 935

Index 954

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.3.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Schlagworte: Ancient & Classical History • Antike • Antike u. klassische Geschichte • archaeology • Archäologie • Classical Studies • Greek & Roman Archaeology • Griechische u. Römische Archäologie • Humanistische Studien
• ISBN-10: 1-119-11360-1 / 1119113601
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-11360-7 / 9781119113607