An Island Economy: Hellenistic and Roman Pottery from Hierapytna, Crete Contributor(s): Garrison, Daniel H. (Other), Gallimore, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433130114 ISBN-13: 9781433130113 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $118.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: 939.18 |
LCCN: 2014047058 |
Series: Lang Classical Studies |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.50 lbs) 366 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Italy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book offers the first presentation of Hellenistic and Roman period ceramic assemblages from the city of Hierapytna, located on the southeast coast of Crete. Recovered from three rescue excavations in the heart of the ancient city, this pottery records a diachronic history of Hierapytna from the third century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. Through meticulous analysis of these assemblages, including a detailed catalogue of all of the major ceramic categories encountered on Greco-Roman sites and an exhaustive economic synthesis that places Hierapytna in regional and international contexts, Scott Gallimore documents the growth and decline of this ancient city. An evolving role in numerous exchange networks enabled Hierapytna to grow from a promising Hellenistic center into a major Roman metropolis before it succumbed to pressures that led to a steady decline throughout the Late Roman period. An Island Economy outlines the historical trajectory of an eastern polis and demonstrates that its rise and fall are connected to pan-Mediterranean exchange networks, a subject that will be of great interest to archaeologists, ceramicists, economic historians, and students of the Greco-Roman world. |