City Walls in Late Antiquity: An Empire-Wide Perspective

By: INTAGLIATA, Emanuele EContributor(s): BARKER, Simon J | COURAULT, ChristopherMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford Oxbow Books 2020 Edition: 1stISBN: 9780000000000Subject(s): Architecture, Roman--History | City Walls--History, Ancient | Fortification--History, Ancient
Contents:
Preface - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. BarkerPart 1. New Approaches to the Study of Late-Antique WallsCh. 1 - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. BarkerApproaching late-antique city walls through an Empire-wide perspectiveCh. 2 - Carmen Fernández-Ochoa, Angel MorilloLate Roman city walls in Hispania. A reappraisalCh. 3 - Adriaan De ManThe City Walls of Lusitania revisited: a current perspectiveCh. 4 - Christopher CouraultThe evolution of Cordoba's city walls in Late Antiquity. New research perspectives.Part 2. Construction TechniquesCh. 5 - Cristina-Georgeta AlexandrescuDefence, identity and transformation in the Late Roman cities from Scythia minor:inherited knowledge in new building projectsCh. 6 - Pierre-Antoine Lamy, Mathieu RiboletDismantling, re-carving and re-using: some observations about the late city-wall ofAgedincumCh. 7 - James R. SnyderDefending a New Capital: Ravenna's Circuit Wall and the Revival of the ConstructionIndustry in Late AntiquityPart 3. Regional Styles and TrendsCh. 8 - James CrowPower and Glory: ceremonial gates in Constantinople and the Balkans: prototypes andlegacyCh. 9 - Ayşe Dalyancı-Berns 6An exceptional city wall? Re-thinking the fortifications of Nicaea in an empire-widecontextCh. 10 - Marc HeijmansThe late Roman city walls in southern GaulPart 4. City Walls in Times of Conflict and PeaceCh. 11 - Catharine HofThe revivification of earthen outworks in the eastern and southern empire by theexample of Resafa/SyriaCh. 12 - Simon Esmonde ClearyLate Roman city walls in Gaul: urban monument or state installation?Ch. 13 - Sylvie BlétryHalabiya-Zenobia: a city fortress on the Euphrates. The case of the evolution of itsfortification systemPart 5. The Afterlife of Late-Antique WallsCh. 14 - Francesco Maria Cifarelli, Federica ColaiacomoThe Wall Circuit of Segni in Late Antiquity: Urban and Topographic IssuesCh. 15 - Jon FreyLiving in the shadow of the past: the afterlife of the Byzantine fortress at IsthmiaCh. 16 - Michael GreenhalghWalls in Asia Minor in the accounts of European travelersConclusion - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. Barker
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Proceedings of a conference held at the British School at Rome and the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome on 20-21 June 2018

Preface - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. BarkerPart 1. New Approaches to the Study of Late-Antique WallsCh. 1 - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. BarkerApproaching late-antique city walls through an Empire-wide perspectiveCh. 2 - Carmen Fernández-Ochoa, Angel MorilloLate Roman city walls in Hispania. A reappraisalCh. 3 - Adriaan De ManThe City Walls of Lusitania revisited: a current perspectiveCh. 4 - Christopher CouraultThe evolution of Cordoba's city walls in Late Antiquity. New research perspectives.Part 2. Construction TechniquesCh. 5 - Cristina-Georgeta AlexandrescuDefence, identity and transformation in the Late Roman cities from Scythia minor:inherited knowledge in new building projectsCh. 6 - Pierre-Antoine Lamy, Mathieu RiboletDismantling, re-carving and re-using: some observations about the late city-wall ofAgedincumCh. 7 - James R. SnyderDefending a New Capital: Ravenna's Circuit Wall and the Revival of the ConstructionIndustry in Late AntiquityPart 3. Regional Styles and TrendsCh. 8 - James CrowPower and Glory: ceremonial gates in Constantinople and the Balkans: prototypes andlegacyCh. 9 - Ayşe Dalyancı-Berns 6An exceptional city wall? Re-thinking the fortifications of Nicaea in an empire-widecontextCh. 10 - Marc HeijmansThe late Roman city walls in southern GaulPart 4. City Walls in Times of Conflict and PeaceCh. 11 - Catharine HofThe revivification of earthen outworks in the eastern and southern empire by theexample of Resafa/SyriaCh. 12 - Simon Esmonde ClearyLate Roman city walls in Gaul: urban monument or state installation?Ch. 13 - Sylvie BlétryHalabiya-Zenobia: a city fortress on the Euphrates. The case of the evolution of itsfortification systemPart 5. The Afterlife of Late-Antique WallsCh. 14 - Francesco Maria Cifarelli, Federica ColaiacomoThe Wall Circuit of Segni in Late Antiquity: Urban and Topographic IssuesCh. 15 - Jon FreyLiving in the shadow of the past: the afterlife of the Byzantine fortress at IsthmiaCh. 16 - Michael GreenhalghWalls in Asia Minor in the accounts of European travelersConclusion - Emanuele E. Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. Barker