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After Sulla: study in the settlement and material culture of the Piraeus peninsula in the Roman and Late Roman period
No full textModem text-based and ancient historical accounts take the sack of Piraeus, the port of Athens in Greece, by the Romans under Sulla in 86 ВС as the terminal point of the history of the area in antiquity. Archaeological work on the town has tended so far to regard the post-Classical phases of the settlement as less interesting than those marking the 'heyday' of the port in the Classical period. This thesis explores the nature and scale of settlement in the area in the centuries spanning the town's destruction by the Romans in 86 ВС and the Late Roman period. The study is based on a re-assessment of archaeological data from old and recent rescue excavations in the modem town up to 1997. It also presents and discusses in detail the results of post-excavation work by the author on unpublished material from an extensive site excavated in the early 1980s, These results are compared to and synthesized with epigraphic and other testimonies to answer questions about the nature of settlement and the degree of social and cultural change in the area during the period in focus. The discussion focuses in particular on; 1) exploring continuity and change in the settlement patterns, demography and topography of the town, 2) the changing nature of domestic space and its organization, and 3) investigating patterns of pottery consumption and trade. These issues are examined in the context of the social, economic and cultural changes documented for the Roman imperial and Late Roman period by previous archaeological fieldwork and excavations in the region of southern Greece and the Aegean
Anthropology of Roman Housing
No full textLe volume de synthèse issu du colloque Anthropology of Roman Housing, qui s'est tenu à l'Ecole Française de Rome en 2018 a été publié aux éditions Brepols Alexandra Dardenay et Nicolas Laubry (éd.), Anthropology of Roman Housing, Turnhout, 2020. Éditeur : BrepolsCollection : Antiquité et sciences humaines, vol. 5324p., 47 b/w + 10 col. ill. pagesISBN : 978-2-503-58860-5 Combining concepts from historical anthropology with archaeological, iconographical and textual methods, this volume aims t..
A re-examination of the evidence for parade-grounds at auxiliary forts in Roman Britain
No full textThis Thesis examines the underlying evidence for parade-grounds at auxiliary forts in Roman Britain. Firstly by examining the evidence supporting forts with actual physical remains, such as the altars and the tribunal at Maryport and the artificially levelled area at Hardknott, and those with flagged areas which have been interpreted as parade-grounds, such as Ambleside and Gelligaer. The literary evidence of ancient authors is examined with particular reference to training and exercising and where this might have been undertaken. The occasions when a parade might have been appropriate in Roman times are examined, as is the possibility of a modem concept being superimposed on an ancient action
The Roman and Late Antique architectural remains of Tavium (Galatia)
No full textChristof Eva, Koiner Gabriele, Puhm Alexandra. The Roman and Late Antique architectural remains of Tavium (Galatia). In: Anatolia Antiqua, Tome 12, 2004. pp. 187-189
Die Erfahrung der Liminalität in Alexandra Tobors Roman Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer
No full text Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit dem 2013 veröffentlichten Roman Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer von Alexandra Tobor. Als eine Geschichte des Dazwischen-Seins, kann es als ein Diagnostikum des Schwellenzustands verstanden werden. Da in dem Buch eine Migrationsgeschichte erzählt wird, bietet es sich auch an, den Roman nach Turners dreiteiligem Liminalität-Modell zu untersuchen. Demnach sei zu analysieren, inwieweit die Zeit in Polen als eine Bruch- und Trennungsphase, der Aufenthalt im Aussiedlerlager als die Schwellen- oder Übergangsphase und die Zeit in der deutschen Schule als die Angliederungs- oder Reintegrationsphase aufgefasst werden darf. Somit ist der Beitrag ein Versuch der Operationalisierung der genannten Kategorie der Liminalität.Experience of liminality in the novel by Alexandra Tobor Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer This article is devoted to Alexandra Tobot’s novel Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer published in 2013. As a story of “being in-between” the text enables one to analyse the omnipresent state of being in a limbo. At the same time we deal with a migrational story, so we are given the possibility of analysing the novel in the context of Victor Turner’s three-part liminal model. The author of the article has been looking for an answer to the following question: To what extent can the time spent in Poland be understood as a stage of exclusion, the time spent in the refugee camp as a transitory stage and the time at a German school as the stage of integration? In this way the article is an attempt at putting the category of liminality into operation. Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit dem 2013 veröffentlichten Roman Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer von Alexandra Tobor. Als eine Geschichte des Dazwischen-Seins, kann es als ein Diagnostikum des Schwellenzustands verstanden werden. Da in dem Buch eine Migrationsgeschichte erzählt wird, bietet es sich auch an, den Roman nach Turners dreiteiligem Liminalität-Modell zu untersuchen. Demnach sei zu analysieren, inwieweit die Zeit in Polen als eine Bruch- und Trennungsphase, der Aufenthalt im Aussiedlerlager als die Schwellen- oder Übergangsphase und die Zeit in der deutschen Schule als die Angliederungs- oder Reintegrationsphase aufgefasst werden darf. Somit ist der Beitrag ein Versuch der Operationalisierung der genannten Kategorie der Liminalität.Experience of liminality in the novel by Alexandra Tobor Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer This article is devoted to Alexandra Tobot’s novel Sitzen vier Polen im Auto. Teutonische Abenteuer published in 2013. As a story of “being in-between” the text enables one to analyse the omnipresent state of being in a limbo. At the same time we deal with a migrational story, so we are given the possibility of analysing the novel in the context of Victor Turner’s three-part liminal model. The author of the article has been looking for an answer to the following question: To what extent can the time spent in Poland be understood as a stage of exclusion, the time spent in the refugee camp as a transitory stage and the time at a German school as the stage of integration? In this way the article is an attempt at putting the category of liminality into operation
Scripts and Texts
No full textManual of Roman Everyday Writing Volume 1: Scripts and Texts describes the kinds of documents that are written in Latin cursive script and tabulates the main published collections and individual items of texts in cursive script from across the Roman world, ranging in provenance from northern England to Africa, Egypt and Syria. The types of cursive script, conventionally labelled Old Roman Cursive (1st-3rd centuries) and New Roman Cursive (from the 3rd century) are illustrated, with layout of different kinds of documents, tables of letter forms and the most important abbreviations, signs and conventions. This makes important contributions to our knowledge of the origins and early history of Roman cursive as well as the long-standing debate among palaeographers about how and why the essential character of the scripts underwent obvious technical and stylistic changes in the course of the third century CE. A practice-based approach to the subject examines the evidence for the ways in which people may have learnt to read and write cursive in antiquity and the implications for the spread of literacy. For the modern reader, it provides a step-by-step guide to deciphering and interpreting Roman cursive texts, including video tutorials. Finally, it offers an exploration through text and video of the technologies of the digital age, including multispectral analysis and Reflectance Transformation Imaging, which have been pioneered at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents since the 1990s and have greatly improved the image-capturing techniques and the visibility of damaged documents written on wood, papyrus and various metals
Re-Thinking Ritual Traditions: Interpreting Structured Deposition in Watery Contexts in Late Pre-Roman Iron Age and Roman Britain
No full textThis investigation seeks to define the strands of continuity and change in structured deposition across the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age to Early Roman transition in Britain, and interpret their significance in terms of cultural interaction. These interpretations not only examine and re-think structured deposition in relation to ritual traditions, but also explore how the continuity of such traditions was impacted by the transition between these two periods. Metalwork is a central focus but a wide range of other finds are also considered in order to take a holistic perspective on deposition. Watery deposits were an obvious starting point but comparisons with dry context deposits were necessary to provide a more complete understanding of these practices. The data were gathered from a number of individual sites throughout two contrasting case study zones defined by major waterways and labelled as such: the Severn-Thames Axis in the south and the Solway-Forth Axis in the north of Britain. Through the use of site reports as the main source of data, the analysis took a two-tiered approach. Individual episodes of structured deposition were examined and interpreted on a site-by-site basis. This then led to investigations on a broader scale by examining changes in the continuity of practices in the type of finds deposited, the contexts into which deposition took place and pre-deposition practices, such as deliberate breakage to determine patterns of deposition across the case study zones as a whole. With this comparative analysis it can be concluded that watery contexts were not a unique locus of structured deposition, and indeed that this practice is highly diverse across the zones studied. The tempora
The Empire, the Land, and the Exodus: A Study of How the Roman Empire Literally Shaped Christianity: 1 C.E. - 280 C.E.
No full textThis paper explores the factors and trends involved in the movement of Christian communities from Palestine into Asia Minor and regions west of the Aegean Sea. Because the first generation of Christians generally continued to identify themselves as Jewish, this paper looks into the factors that affected the Jewish community with the perspective that a large portion of the early Christians were still members of the Jewish community. Roman land control policies, taxation, and continuous loss and division of land all but pushed many Jews out of the region while the peace of Augustus led many more to depart more voluntarily. It was the culmination of all these factors that led to Jewish emigration from the Palestinian region. The paper will begin with a brief history of the birth of Christianity and the Jewish-Roman relationship in Palestine, followed by a discussion of factors that led to emigration from Palestine, and then end with an analysis of the locations of the Christian communities
Beyond the Foreigner: representations of non-roman individuals and communities in latin historiography, from Sallust to Ammianus Marcellinus
No full textFrom the foundation of the city of Rome in 753 BCE to the capture of the same in 476 CE, the ancient Romans came into contact with a diverse range of peoples. The Romans did not want only to conquer these peoples and incorporate them into the empire, but also they displayed a genuine interest in learning about foreigners. Roman historical narrative demonstrates clearly this prevailing curiosity. This thesis examines the representations of foreign individuals and communities in five works: SaUust, helium lugurthinum; Livy, Ab Vrhe Condita 21-30; Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus, Historiae Philippicae 11-12; Tacitus, Germania; Ammianus MarcelHnus, Res Gestae 23.6. These authors represent a broad range of types of history writing (monograph, AUG history, universal history), and they span most of die history of Rome as an empire (40s BCE to the late 300s CE). Moreover, these works represent a diverse range of geographic locations in that they include the three major parts of the world as understood by the Romans: Africa, Europe and Asia. Finally, they cover—or they exist within the context of—the full range of the Roman-Foreign experience: victory (Numidia, Carthage), defeat (Persia), and non- result (Germani).This thesis demonstrates that Roman historians employ a diverse range of presentations of non-Roman individuals and communities. Roman historians appear not to have been constrained by a narrow set of rules when it comes to writing non- Romans; rather, each author can be seen to be engaging in a wider Roman discourse on the foreigner. And this discourse extends beyond the Roman world and Roman historical writing: the historians of Rome can be seen as building upon, and responding to, the so-called father of history, Herodotus, whose own narrative established firmly that exploration of the foreigner is an important part of historical inquiry. Close analysis clearly demonstrates each presentation of a non-Roman character or community to be an intricate and fascinating construction, and understanding how the foreigner is conceptualised in the work is of critical importance. On the one hand, the presentation of foreigners fits into the historian’s overarching aims and objectives in his work; on the other hand, the representation of foreigners can dictate the ways in which the Roman history is narrated. Non-Romans both fit into and they provide direction for, Roman historical narrative. By studying the complexities of the presentation of non-Romans, therefore, this thesis enhances our understanding of the sophistication of Roman historical writing. Despite the continuing acknowledgement of the important role ethnography plays in writings of Herodotus and his Greek and Roman successors and imitators, there has not so far been a genre-wide detailed study of the ethnography in Greek or Roman historiography. This thesis, therefore, seeks to rectify partially this omission on the part of scholarship, and establish a foundation for future study of the non-Roman in Latin literature and Roman culture
Epitome of Roman history [electronic resource] /
No full textFlorus (second century CE) wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a two-book summary of Roman history (especially military) in order to show the greatness and decline of Roman morals. Based chiefly on Livy and perhaps planned to reach Florus' own times, the extant work ends with Augustus's reign (30 BCE-14 CE).First published (with Cornelius Nepos) 1929; this separate edition 1984.Includes bibliography and index.Florus (second century CE) wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a two-book summary of Roman history (especially military) in order to show the greatness and decline of Roman morals. Based chiefly on Livy and perhaps planned to reach Florus' own times, the extant work ends with Augustus's reign (30 BCE-14 CE).Mode of access: World Wide Web.Description based on print version record
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