Antioch : the lost ancient city /
edited by Christine Kondoleon
- xiii, 253 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 32 cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Mass., Oct. 7, 2000-Feb. 4, 2001, at the Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 18-June 3, 2001, and at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 16-Dec. 30, 2001
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index
City of Antioch : an introduction / People and identity in Roman Antioch / Late antique Antioch / Jews of ancient Antioch / Antioch and Christianity / Houses at Antioch / Mosaics of Antioch / Household furnishings / Sculptures of Roman Syria / Mint of Antioch / Exotic taste : the lure of Sasanian Persia / Baths and bathing in Roman Antioch / Magic tablets and the games at Antioch / Dining as a fine art : tablewares of the ancient Romans / Pagan cults at Antioch / Church building at Seleucia Pieria / Mosaic pavement of the church building at Seleucia Pieria / Relief decoration of the church building at Seleucia Pieria / Christine Kondoleon -- Michael Maas -- Clive Foss -- Bernadette J. Brooten -- Susan Ashbrook Harvey -- John J. Dobbins -- Christine Kondoleon -- James Russell -- Cornelius Vermeule -- William E. Metcalf -- Anna Gonosová -- Fikret Yegül -- Florent Heintz -- Sandra Knudsen -- Sarolta A. Takács -- W. Eugene Kleinbauer -- Christine Kondoleon -- Susan Boyd
"Antioch, the magnificent city known for its Hellenic culture and luxurious way of life, once ranked with Rome, Alexandria, and Constantinople as one of the great metropolises of the Roman and Early Christian world. Located in what is now southern Turkey, Antioch was the capital of Ancient Syria, a vital marketplace at the crossroads between East and West. It was here that Saint Paul preached to the first gentile community to be called "Christians" and where a Greek-speaking Jewish culture flourished alongside Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern traditions. A large middle-class shared in the wealth and culture of the city, and art abounded in numerous forms, especially in beautiful mosaics depicting scenes from mythology and everyday life Featuring 118 objects excavated from the city's ruins, all reproduced in full color, Antioch: The Lost Ancient City recreates the spatial sensation, visual splendor, and cultural richness of this urban center."--Jacket