Overview
The last several decades have seen a dramatic increase in interest in the Roman period on the island of Crete. Ongoing and some long-standing excavations and investigations of Roman sites and buildings, intensive archaeological survey of Roman areas, and intensive research on artefacts, history, and inscriptions of the island now provide abundant data for assessing Crete alongside other Roman provinces. New research has also meant a re-evaluation of old data in light of new discoveries, and the history and archaeology of Crete is now being rewritten. The breadth of topics addressed by the papers in this volume is an indication of Crete’s vast archaeological potential for contributing to current academic issues such as Romanisation/acculturation, climate and landscape studies, regional production and distribution, iconographic trends, domestic housing, economy and trade, and the transition to the late-Antique era. These papers confirm Crete’s place as a fully realised participant in the Roman world over the course of many centuries but also position it as a newly discovered source of academic inquiry.
Full Product Details
Author: Jane E. Francis ,
Anna Kouremenos
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.238kg
ISBN: 9781785700958
ISBN 10: 1785700952
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 March 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The volume will be an important one for various audiences--including specialists of Roman Greece to those of the wider Roman Empire --who wish to include Crete in Empire-wide trends. --Dylan Kelby Rogers Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2016.12.35
The volume will be an important one for various audiences including specialists of Roman Greece to those of the wider Roman Empire who wish to include Crete in Empire-wide trends. --Dylan Kelby Rogers Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2016.12.35
-The volume will be an important one for various audiences--including specialists of Roman Greece to those of the wider Roman Empire --who wish to include Crete in Empire-wide trends.---Dylan Kelby Rogers -Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2016.12.35 -
With contributions from a mix of leading and newer experts, Roman Crete, New Perspectives is all that the title claims it to be. -- Michael Curtis It is clear from this volume and other works that Roman Crete is beginning to receive more attention, including by scholars working outside of Greece. The editors of the volume should be commended for bringing together such a rich discussion about Roman Crete. -- Dylan Kelby Rogers
Author Information
Anna Kouremenos is a Senior Associate member of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens specialising in the study of identity and material culture in the Greco-Roman world. Her research explores aspects of social, cultural, and island identities and focuses on bringing interdisciplinary perspectives to the fi eld of archaeology.
