Reconstructing the settled landscape of the Cyclades : the islands of Paros and Naxos during the Late Antique and Early Byzantine centuries / Konstantinos Roussos.

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Roussos, Konstantinos Z. [Browse]
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Book
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English
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  • Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
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333 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 28 cm

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    Summary note
    The aim of this book is to offer a fresh approach to the history and archaeology of the Cyclades in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Early Middle Ages in light of current archaeological investigations. It is an attempt to interpret human-environmental interaction in order to 'read' the relationship between islands, settlements, landscapes and seascapes in the context of the diverse and highly interactive Mediterranean world. 0It offers an interdisciplinary approach, which combines archaeological evidence, literary sources, and observations of the sites and micro-landscapes as a whole, using the advantages offered by the application of new technologies in archaeological research (Geographic Information Systems). The islands of Paros and Naxos are used as case-studies. The author traces how these neighbouring insular communities reacted under the same general circumstances pertaining in the Aegean and to what extent the landscape played a role in this process.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-333).
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: 1.1. The Late Antique and Early Medieval Cyclades as case studies
    • 1.2. Methodological approaches, aims and methods
    • 1.3. The historiographical questions and the contribution of Landscape Archaeology in Late Antique and the Byzantine period
    • 1.4. A history of research
    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2. Geography and geomorphology
    • 3.1. Introduction
    • 3.2. Aegean Sea: connectivity and integration
    • 3.3. Late Antique or the Late Roman Era (early 4th-middle 7th c.)
    • 3.3.1. Introduction
    • 3.3.2. The political and military history of the Cyclades
    • 3.3.3. The ecclesiastical history of the Cyclades
    • 3.3.4. Social and economic aspects
    • 3.4. The Byzantine Early Middle Ages (late 7th-early 10th c.)
    • 3.4.1. Introduction
    • 3.4.2. The administrative history of the Cyclades
    • 3.4.3. Life in the Aegean under the shadow of the Arab presence
    • 3.4.4. Internal conflicts
    • 3.4.5. The ecclesiastical history of the Cyclades
    • 3.4.6. Natural disasters
    • 3.5. The Middle Byzantine Period (middle 10th-early 13th c.)
    • 3.5.1. Introduction
    • 3.5.2. The political and ecclesiastical history of the Middle Byzantine Cyclades
    • 3.5.3. The social and economic conditions in the Cyclades
    • 3.6. Summary and conclusions
    • 4.1. The Parian landscape
    • 4.2. The region of Parikia: a diachronic Aegean coastal urban centre
    • 4.2.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 4.2.2. A history of research
    • 4.2.3. The ancient city of Paros: a brief historical background
    • 4.2.4. The urban topography (Archaic to Roman times)
    • 4.2.5. The Late Antique city of Paros: aspects of urban change
    • 4.2.6. Socioeconomic aspects of the Late Antique city of Paros: a re-evaluation of the sculptural decoration of Ekatontapiliani
    • 4.2.7. Ekatontapiliani and Paros: a monumental church in a small island
    • 4.2.8. Extramural topography and ancient road network in the region of Parikia throughout Late Antiquity
    • 4.2.9. Evidence of the "Dark Ages" in the region of Parikia
    • 4.3. The region of Naoussa: an Aegean coastal pottery production centre
    • 4.3.1. A unique Cycladic landscape
    • 4.3.2. A history of research
    • 4.3.3. The region of Naoussa from the Prehistoric to the Roman period
    • 4.3.4. Archaeological evidence in the region of Naoussa from Late Antiquity
    • 4.3.5. Evidence of the Byzantine Early Middle Ages in the bay of Naoussa
    • 4.3.6. The region of Naoussa in its Aegean context
    • 4.4. North central Paros
    • 4.4.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 4.4.2. The Parian marble and sculpture workshops in Late Antiquity
    • 4.4.3. The settlement pattern within the Marathi basin in Late Antiquity
    • 4.5. Eastern coast of Paros: an extensive productive zone
    • 4.5.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 4.5.2. A rural community at Stavros in the northern part of the plain
    • 4.5.3. The settlement pattern along the coastline of Isterni, Glifades and Tsoukalia
    • 4.5.4. The settlement pattern in the regions of Archilochos and Marpissa (Kato Choria) in the south part of the plain
    • 4.6. Southwest Paros
    • 4.6.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 4.6.2. The region of Voutakos: a settlement with twofold orientation
    • 4.6.3. Placing Voutakos in a wider regional and Aegean context
    • 4.6.4. The area of Episkopiana: a small rural site
    • 4.7. Conclusions
    • 5.1. The Naxian landscape
    • 5.2. The region of Chora: a diachronic Aegean coastal urban centre
    • 5.2.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 5.2.2. The ancient city of Naxos: a brief history of research and a historical background
    • 5.2.3. The Roman and Late Antique city of Naxos: a changing townscape
    • 5.2.4. The periphery of the ancient city of Naxos
    • 5.2.5. Late Antique material culture and trade networks
    • 5.2.6. The city of Naxos in the Byzantine Early Middle Ages
    • 5.3. Western lowland Naxos
    • 5.3.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 5.3.2. The regions of Eggares and Faneromeni
    • 5.3.3. The valley of Plaka
    • 5.3.4. The small plateau of Kechrees
    • 5.3.5. The plain of Polichni
    • 5.3.6. The region of Saggri
    • 5.3.7. Material culture from Gyroulas: the evidence of sculpture
    • 5.3.8. The region of Marathos
    • 5.3.9. The Kastro Apalirou
    • 5.3.10. Apalirou environs
    • 5.3.11. Placing western Naxos in a wider Aegean context
    • 5.4. Mountainous central Naxos
    • 5.4.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 5.4.2. The region of Potamia
    • 5.4.3. The region of Tragea
    • 5.4.4. The regions of Apiranthos and Danakos
    • 5.4.5. A comparative view of the settled landscapes of central Naxos
    • 5.4.6. Evidence of a mixed agro/pastoral economy on central Naxos
    • 5.5. Southeast Naxos
    • 5.5.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 5.5.2. The production centre of Chimarros and the commercial port of Panormos
    • 5.6. North Naxos
    • 5.6.1. Landscape and micro-topography
    • 5.6.2. Evidence for settlement pattern on northern Naxos
    • 5.7. Conclusions
    • 6.1. A comparative view of the settled landscapes of Paros and Naxos during Late Antiquity
    • 6.1.1. Urban landscape
    • 6.1.2. Rural landscape
    • 6.1.3. Aspects of social life in the insular societies of Paros and Naxos
    • 6.1.4. Paros, Naxos and the Cyclades within the highly interactive Mediterranean world during Late Antiquity
    • 6.2. Paros and Naxos in the transition to the Byzantine Early Middle Ages: two different stories
    • 6.2.1. The Early Byzantine Aegean world from a different perspective
    • 6.2.2. Naxos: an example of gradual and smooth transition to the Byzantine Early Middle Ages
    • 6.2.3. Paros: a diametrically opposed story
    • 6.2.4. The involvement of landscape in the contrasting picture between Paros and Naxos
    • 6.3. Naxos, Paros and the Cyclades from the Middle 9th to the 12th century.
    ISBN
    • 9789087283032 ((paperback))
    • 9087283032 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    1005730328
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