Corinth in Late Antiquity: A Greek, Roman and Christian City Contributor(s): Brown, Amelia R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 178453823X ISBN-13: 9781784538231 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece) - Religion | Christian Church - General - History | Ancient - Greece |
Dewey: 938.495 |
LCCN: 2019403451 |
Series: Library of Classical Studies |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Late antique Corinth was on the frontline of the radical political, economic and religious transformations that swept across the Mediterranean world from the second to sixth centuries CE. A strategic merchant city, it became a hugely important metropolis in Roman Greece and, later, a key focal point for early Christianity. In late antiquity, Corinthians recognised new Christian authorities; adopted novel rites of civic celebration and decoration; and destroyed, rebuilt and added to the city's ancient landscape and monuments. Drawing on evidence from ancient literary sources, extensive archaeological excavations and historical records, Amelia Brown here surveys this period of urban transformation, from the old Agora and temples to new churches and fortifications. Influenced by the methodological advances of urban studies, Brown demonstrates the many ways Corinthians responded to internal and external pressures by building, demolishing and repurposing urban public space, thus transforming Corinthian society, civic identity and urban infrastructure. |