Overview
This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. It provides essential information on the style, iconography and chronology of the material, as well as discussion of the craftspeople who created them and the technologies they used. The contextualized mosaic evidence also reveals a new understanding of Roman and Late Antique Crete. It helps shed light on the processes by which Crete became part of the Roman Empire, its subsequent Christianization and the pivotal role the island played in the Mediterranean network of societies during these periods. This book provides an original approach to the study of mosaics and an innovative method of presenting a diachronic view of provincial Cretan society.
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Author: Rebecca J. Sweetman (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN: 9781139087704
ISBN 10: 1139087703
Publication Date: 05 June 2013
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Reviews
'... the first of its kind to focus on the rich corpus of mosaics from Crete dated to the Roman and late antiquity periods. ...well-written and beautifully illustrated ... provides an excellent overview of the mosaics in an area of the Roman empire with much potential for further work.' Anna Kouremenos, The Classical Review
'... the first of its kind to focus on the rich corpus of mosaics from Crete dated to the Roman and late antiquity periods. ...well-written and beautifully illustrated ... provides an excellent overview of the mosaics in an area of the Roman empire with much potential for further work.' Anna Kouremenos, The Classical Review ... the first of its kind to focus on the rich corpus of mosaics from Crete dated to the Roman and late antiquity periods. ...well-written and beautifully illustrated ... provides an excellent overview of the mosaics in an area of the Roman empire with much potential for further work. Anna Kouremenos, The Classical Review
Author Information
Rebecca J. Sweetman is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the School of Classics, University of St Andrews. She has published widely on Roman and Late Antique Greece, including articles in the American Journal of Archaeology, the Annual of the British School at Athens and the Journal of Late Antiquity and is the editor of Roman Colonies in the First Century of Their Foundation (2011). Her excavations and research have received funding from the British Academy, the British School at Athens, the Carnegie Foundation and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
